Sentences with phrase «running an economy on»

The advantage of running an economy on gold, silver and other precious commodities is that tragic boom / bust cycles are avoided.

Heath, for Marquand, «was a whig imperialist of sorts»; he did his awkward best to practice the politics of inclusion, power - sharing was one the central themes of his statecraft and he sought to run the economy on a more explicit form of social partnership, embracing the state, organised labour and business.

We now run the economy on the basis of a simple indicator of total economic activity, the Gross Domestic Product.

Okay, so I sign that treaty, get it passed, pass all the laws to get us running the economy on hope and dew drops and then no 20 foot wall of water?

Somalia is hosting a multi-stakeholder meeting Friday in Lisbon to advance its efforts to run its economy on clean energy.

The inevitable consequences of trying to run an economy on the whims of the weather are universal.

Not exact matches

Tim Berners - Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, recently laid out a scenario in which A.I. that's used in business settings eventually becomes so smart, it runs entire companies and financial institutions on its own — and thus controls entire economies.

The Financial Stability Board, a global watchdog that runs financial regulation for G - 20 economies, took a cautious tone in responding to calls from some countries to crack down on digital currencies.

Now, it's selling investors on the idea of a futuristic blockchain - based messaging system that, if all goes as planned, will be up and running by 2021 and create a «VISA / Mastercard alternative for the new decentralized economy,» according to a primer published online.

Hammond's team reportedly wanted to focus on macroeconomic measures that will ensure the economy runs as efficiently as possible, while Theresa May wanted the statement to include the sort of microeconomic policies that were a hallmark of former Chancellor George Osborne's statements.

«Were the FOMC to delay increases in the federal funds rate for too long, it could end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of the Committee's longer - run policy goals» on inflation and jobs, Yellen said.

«But that does not square with their focus on saying we need to plan for the long - run growth of the economy,» Yalnizyan said.

Finally, the economy is on a hot streak: employers have been adding jobs steadily for a year, and growth is running at an annualized rate in excess of 3 %.

Peter Schiff, a prominent investment strategist (who is also running as a Republican for a Senate seat in Connecticut this fall), believes the U.S. economy must remain on life support indefinitely.

Some members of the group say they are being squeezed by a tough economy, Western sanctions on Russia, and powerful state - run companies that are muscling in on nearly all sectors of the economy.

In his first speech on the economy since taking over at the Federal Reserve, Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday that growth is running at a solid pace and continued gradual rate hikes will be necessary.

Harry Campbell, who runs The Rideshare Guy, a blog that covers the on - demand workforce, writes that while gig - economy startups are trying to challenge the turnover rate, employees are still mostly unhappy with their take - home pay.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney had surprised many investors on Wednesday as he said the U.K.'s central bank could be required to lift interest rates as the economy came close to running at full capacity.

These Chief Executive Networks are made up of a sample of YPO's global network of 24,000 top executives from 120 countries who are on the front lines of the economy and run companies that collectively generate $ 6 trillion in annual revenue.

The decision, which ended an unusually public, months - long search, offers a bit of both worlds, allowing Trump to select a new Fed chief while getting continuity with a Yellen - run central bank that has kept the economy and markets on an even keel.

But the cruel irony is that any improvement in demand and output conditions in these three countries will partly leak out and benefit the euro area countries with large trade surpluses because their economies are running on exports rather than domestic demand.

«My assessment would be based on this evidence that the economy has a little more room to run than might have been previously thought, and that's good news.»

Not that there will ever be a run on German banks, but the effects of a bank run right across Southern Europe are going to be felt by the economy.

On the sidelines of the Pyeongchang Olympic Games, CNBC's Carl Quintanilla takes a look at the huge family - run conglomerates that power the South Korean economy.

The main issue continues to be the potential for the Chinese economy to run too hot, putting upward pressures on the prices of goods and services and on housing prices.

President Xi Jinping told Politburo members last month that China should place a strong emphasis on financial stability as a pillar of a strong economy, Xinhua, the state - run news agency, reported.

In the short run, we can not wipe out the pain that the change in the oil economy has inflicted on many Canadian businesses and households.

Over at WaPo, with a focus on this biz about «the economy still has running room.»

His comments, made to the U.K.'s Daily Mail, came on the same day as a «raft of dismal economic news from around the world, with manufacturing output falling in Britain and Europe, unemployment jumping in the eurozone and America, and fast - emerging economies such as Brazil and China showing signs of running out of steam.»

Just as the annual Kentucky Bourbon Festival geared up for another successful run last Tuesday, Gov. Matt Bevin helped kick off events by praising the $ 8.5 billion industry for its incredible impact on the state's economy and boost in tourism.

The company has highlighted the number of jobs created by the so - called app economy, an ecosystem of software and services that run on the iPhone and other Apple products.

While the Fed is not expected to raise rates at Fed Chair Janet Yellen's final meeting, it could indicate that the economy is improving and comment on inflation, which is running below its target.

We all know that in the long run money is neutral — that is, that while monetary policy can help the economy return to full employment following a shock, the full employment level of output, employment and real income depends on factors outside of monetary policy.

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That's not just because of wobbly data and economic risks on the near - term horizon; it's also because of the way the Bank has begun to see the Canadian economy evolving over the long run.

Finally, the economy is on a hot streak: employers have been adding jobs steadily for a year, and growth is running at an annualized rate in excess of three per cent.

China's trade outlook for 2012 is worsening, darkened especially by growing problems in Europe, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday as it revealed the longest run of falling inward investment growth in the economy since the 2008 - 09 global crisis.

In the run - up to the UK's Autumn Statement on 5 December, the news from the UK economy is brighter.

On the other hand, economist Larry Summers argues in Foreign Affairs that running deficits can stimulate the economy — like giving a car battery a boost to get it going.

Poloz's remarks suggest the Bank is willing to conduct what amounts to an experiment: letting the economy run hot on the demand side to encourage investment and boost the supply side.

A MacIver / Brian Jean reunion is going to take us back decades with decisions that will hurt the transition to a new economy and new thinking on alternatives to one sector economy run from interests outside of our province.

We must do something to change it as soon as possible and I am doing my part by stepping up to the plate to run as a United Conservative Party candidate, under the strong leadership of Jason Kenney, to defeat the NDP government in 2019 and to put Alberta's economy back on track!

It is clear that we should be prepared for a higher current account deficit in the short run — to try to avoid it would place intolerable strains on the rest of the economy.

USD traders have been reacting favourably to the fortifying in US data flow relative to that from other major economies and in particular the EU given that expectations on the EU data landscape had been running high amongst investors..

The recent federal election featured something of a debate on fiscal policy, with the Liberals promising to run modest deficits for three years in order to stimulate a sagging economy and finance needed long - term investments in infrastructure and social programs.

For instance, in the UK, the government has run a pretty tight fiscal policy, essentially relying on the central bank to keep the economy moving forward.

This rise partly reversed earlier declines, which had reflected a number of factors: the expected negative impact of the Asian situation on the local economy, associated concerns about the possibility of global deflation, and the projected fall in the stock of bonds on issue reflecting the expected run of Budget surpluses and the proposed sale of the remainder of Telstra.

In the longer run, two things make me particularly bullish about Mastercard: its intent focus on technology, and the massive global opportunities as cash economies like India turn cashless.

In his longtime role as New York Bureau Chief and Senior Correspondent for public television's Nightly Business Report, Scott Gurvey covered the financial markets, business and the economy for the first and longest - running daily program dedicated to financial news on broadcast television.

His comment on Keynesian economics is in reference to the theory that governments should spend more — even by running deficits — to stimulate the economy during hard times and government should pay off debt and prepare for future recessions during good times.