Sentences with phrase «other economic shocks»

This is why Hormel was able to continue growing its dividend not just during the Great Recession, but also throughout numerous other economic shocks over the past half century.

The study also adds to the evidence that factory closings, mass layoffs and other economic shocks have widespread negative effects on communities, reaching beyond the individuals who lose work.

Not exact matches

«A U.K. exit (Brexit) would be a major negative shock to the U.K. economy, with an economic fallout in the rest of the OECD, particularly other European countries,» the body, which represents 34 major international economies, said in a report published Wednesday.

Minutes of the meeting released three weeks later showed that some policymakers indicated they were ready for another small rate hike, while other officials wanted to wait until incoming data «provided a greater level of confidence that economic growth was strong enough to withstand a possible downward shock to demand.»

Those countries with less - developed institutions and financial systems, limited policy credibility, greater foreign currency debt and / or more precarious economic situations are certainly more exposed than others to external shocks.

In the face of an oil shock and other weakness, monetary policy is expected to do the heavy lifting of beating an economic funk.

On the other hand, the Poloz - led Bank's record at identifying the timing and magnitude of economic shocks on output has been bad — granted, the sample size is small (1!).

Analysts believe that investors are gradually beginning to pay more attention to these assets since they are unrelated to a country's economy — unlike fiat currencies and other traditional forms of money exchange, which are extremely vulnerable to internal and external economic shocks — leading to the popularity of cryptos such as bitcoin and a few others.

On the other hand, were an economic shock to cause a faster - than - anticipated rise in global policy rates, these positions could be reversed very sharply, causing dislocation in financial markets.

The other way currency can absorb economic shock is that all earnings coming from abroad become worth more when converted into pounds.

«Job loss was not simply a proxy for other aspects of the state's economic climate, but instead represented a meaningful economic shock, which led to changes in girls» and black adolescents» suicide - related behaviors,» Gassman - Pines writes.

1.5 by 2030 build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations, and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate - related extreme events and other economic, social and environmental shocks and disasters

When the 2009 PISA scores were released, noted Zhao, «The results received extensive media coverage in the United States, all emitting a sense of shock, urgency, and anxiety» (p. 56) about American students» ability to compete with peers from China and other economic rivals.

Inflation tends to bring shocks or other economic events into the picture that can challenge the market.

A portfolio consisting of a house, with few other assets, is vulnerable to economic shocks, both local and global.

About four - in - ten college - educated student debtors possess total debts exceeding the value of their assets, hence asset liquidation will not entirely meet their outstanding debts in the event of job losses and other unforeseen economic shocks.

At the other extreme, understandable economic insecurity and fear of radical change have been exploited by ideologues and vested interests to whip up ill - informed, populist rage, and climate scientists have become the punching bag of shock jocks and tabloid scribes.

They lack port and emergency services, and are as vulnerable to economic shocks as any other facet of global commerce: Shipping along the Northern Sea Route across Europe and Russia grew from 33 vessels in 2011 (a record number at the time) to 46 in 2012 and 71 in 2013 — before skidding down to 22 in 2014.

What inspired the «green activism» of the 1970s was not as much pretty pictures of «Gaia» as much as it was the oil shock, and the other economic and Cold War crises that developed as the postwar economic boom turned to bust.