Sentences with phrase «rather than inflation»

Furthermore, the news that more and more «economists» are concerned about deflation rather than inflation leads me to think that an inflationary trend is more likely than not.

Maybe what's needed is a full - court press to reform teachers» grading toward candor and honesty rather than inflation and good feelings.

Most benefits will rise by one per cent rather than inflation for the next three years.

Much of this is due to the uprating of benefits, which will only increase by one per cent rather than inflation.

This could include setting targets for nominal GDP growth rather than inflation, investing in a wider range of risk assets, making plans to allow base rates to turn negative, and underscoring the importance of avoiding a new recession.

The inflation target in Australia is defined on average over the [business] cycle, which, if taken literally, suggests that it may be interpreted as a price - level, rather than an inflation - rate, target.

Ball, Mankiw and Reis (2003) argue that a price - level target rather than an inflation - rate target should be the optimal goal for a central bank.

Not exact matches

Allan Small, a senior investment adviser with DWM Securities, likewise recommends growth - with - income stocks because they can beat inflation with a one - two punch, rather than just with capital gains or dividends.

While gold is often considered an inflation hedge, Julius Baer said in a note, the fact that price pressures were being driven by confidence about growth rather than dollar weakness and rising oil prices meant it was failing to react positively.

Those of us outside the inner circles of power are glad there's no inflation, because we'd rather get more for our money (deflation) rather than less for our money (inflation).

With a background as an investment banker rather than as an economist rooted in a particular analytical framework, Powell will lead «a more data - driven Fed, which at the current juncture means a more dovish Fed,» until and if inflation recovers, said Robin Brooks, chief economist at the Institute of International Finance.

rather than a realistic portrayal of legitimate inflation fears - wage or otherwise.

Bullard insists that tracking headline inflation rather than core doesn't force the Fed into anything.

True, the bond market's implied inflation forecast has shot up since last year; but that's almost entirely because of oil rather than economic fundamentals.

Then... this is the best part... he made it clear that a 6.5 percent unemployment rate would not necessarily be the threshold for raising rates, then went on a long discussion of the conditions under which he would NOT raise rates, including if the unemployment rate dropped mostly due to cyclical declines in the labor force participation rate rather than gains in unemployment, as well as persistently low inflation.

Isn't the Fed's job to manage inflation rather than pander to the market?

Therefore, you should ride the inflation wave through investments, rather than get crushed by the inflation wave as your purchasing power loses power every year you don't invest.

The chart shows estimates by the International Monetary Fund of output gaps and credit gaps during that period; while such estimates are obviously imprecise, they suggest that in most of those countries, inflation targeting and financial stability may have been complementary, rather than conflicting goals.

In my experience, a dividend growth portfolio strategy seems to be performing better as an investment than owning a home, in my honest opinion, I would rather rent in a great area than own a home in that area, jeez if I were able to get a lease agreement for 10 years indexed at inflation or at 2.5 % increase annually I would take it and take my down payment and invest it in my portfolio, and continue to contribute the max in my 401K, HSA, and Roth IRA, while enjoying living in a low tax bracket because of my contributions.

At a time when markets are pointing to the problem over the next generation as being inadequate rather than excessive inflation, central bankers need to spur demand and co-operate with governments.

How this disinflation happened, caused a dip among inflation indicators meaning that real wages accelerated at 2.5 % rather than 3 % which is where we were headed with a stable energy price environment.

With core inflation at 1.8 %, it is likely that inflation achieves a «two - handle» (2 %) soon, and rather than risk falling behind the curve, the Fed...

However, the intent of this language is that the target is a «thick point» rather than a range, or in other words, the desirable rate of inflation for the Australian economy is «2 point something» (Stevens and Debelle 1995).

Quantitative easing could also have a psychological impact, helping to raise expectations that inflation will begin to rise and thus encourage people to spend now rather than wait.

Indeed in the presence of chronic excess supply structural reform has the risk of spurring disinflation rather than the contributing to a necessary increase in inflation.

Potential supply in some areas of the economy falls, but aggregate demand will probably rise rather than fall, due to the terms of trade gain, and it is more likely that there will be a problem of inflation in the non-traded sector.

We see higher inflation expectations, rather than rising real yields, driving rises in nominal bond yields.

I hope it will also emphasize the two sided character of the 2 percent inflation target to mitigate the risk that markets will think the US has an inflation ceiling rather than target.

Persistently low interest rates, weak inflation and a lack of supply relative to demand for bonds leaves Rieder advocating for equities rather than the fixed income market.

In a similar vein, EM central banks will hike rates in the coming quarters, but this will be in a countercyclical fashion warranted by stronger domestic growth and inflation rather than the pro-cyclical tightening that we had in 2013.

If China is truly rebalancing, at least part of this is going to show up in upward inflationary pressure, although it is likely to be the «right» kind of inflation — i.e. it will hurt the rich more than the poor because it will be based on non-food rather than food items.

If the Bank believes that another cut is required to achieve the inflation target over the medium term it is preferential to move sooner rather than later.

Early on, we had some indication that she would be highly emphasizing the plight of the underemployed, for example, and also there were some chances she would think about approaching the inflation target from above rather than below, essentially delaying rates until it was clear that inflation was above target.

One option proposed in a new Government Green Paper would see firms linking annual rises to the consumer price index measure of inflation, rather than the higher retail price index

I hope it will also emphasize the two sided character of the 2 percent inflation target to mitigate the risk that markets will think the U.S. has an inflation ceiling rather than target.

Rather than stressing vigilance about future inflationary risks, Fed policymakers re-iterated their view that core inflation was likely to rise only gradually, eventually stabilizing around their 2 % target level.

I like how you accept that investments are essentially a hedge against inflation rather than a means in themselves for building wealth.

The results offer generally good news, as stocks have mostly interpreted rising interest rates as a signal of better economic growth rather than harmful inflation.

In part, this increase might be a mechanical response of nominal yields to developments in world bond markets, rather than signalling a lasting change in the financial market's view of the inflation outlook in Australia.

By stimulating growth and enabling an inflation increase that would permit a reduction in real capital costs, fiscal expansion now would crowd investment in rather than out.

But if the primary culprit were declining supply (as opposed to declining demand), one would expect to see inflation accelerate rather than decelerate.

Then it needs to acknowledge that although inflation is persistent, it is very difficult to forecast and signal that it will focus on inflation and inflation expectations data rather than measures of output and employment in forecasting inflation.

It would actually be fun to see a full employment situation with companies forced to respond to wage inflation by making productivity investment rather than the fed tapping on the brakes.

Could this cause inflation in consumer prices because now the U.S. actually have to make the dishwasher or microwave oven here rather than importing it because of the large tariffs.

That sort of deterioration would help to pull down monetary velocity (that is, individuals would be likely to demand more cold, hard cash rather than bank deposits or securities), and that in turn would short - circuit inflation pressures that are becoming evident here.

Conclusion In general, the historical movement of inflation provides evidence that real rates of return on T - bills will revert closer to historical norms rather than what we experienced during the Great Bull Market.

BRUSSELS (AP)-- Consumer price inflation in the eurozone was stuck at 0.2 percent in August, a low rate that could encourage the European Central Bank to offer more stimulus sooner rather than later.

While the central forecast for underlying inflation remains similar to that provided in February, the risks around this outlook now appear more evenly balanced, rather than on the upside as indicated in previous Statements.

Computations of real interest rates should really be made by deducting an expectation of future, rather than past, inflation from the relevant nominal interest rate.

Another example is that the housing component of inflation in the U.S. is based on imputed rent rather than the cost of purchasing a house.