Sentences with phrase «term economic concerns»

The popular and scholarly debate has become increasingly sophisticated in recent months, but attention remains excessively directed to short - term economic concerns.

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Also unsurprisingly, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, dissenter - in - chief at the bank, voted against the motion to stay the course, citing «economic and financial imbalances,» as well as, further down the road, «an increase in long - term inflation expectations» as reasons for concern.

«Looking ahead, consumers were marginally less optimistic about the short - term outlook compared to July, primarily due to concerns about their earnings,» said Lynn Franco, director of economic indicators at the Conference Board.

The IMF cites a number of risks to their optimistic outlook for the next two years, risks that are more concerning for the medium term (2020 and beyond), including geopolitical strains, a sudden and severe tightening of monetary policies, waning popular support for global economic integration, and a move toward protectionist trade policies that would impact global trade.

White House spokesperson Raj Shah said on Thursday that the «president, like the rest of the White House, is concerned about long term economic indicators,» adding that the «factors and fundamentals in terms of long term are very strong.»

Hold debt levels static, and that rate of economic decline would force Italy's debt to GDP ratio to rise to 122 % from 118 % - clearly the wrong direction if the hope is to ease long - term solvency concerns.

At present, investors have no reasonable incentive at all to «lock in» the prospective returns implied by current prices of stocks or long - term bonds (though we suspect that 10 - year Treasuries may benefit over a short horizon due to continued economic risks and still - unresolved debt concerns in Europe, which has already entered an economic downturn).

Two weeks into his term and the president has been focused primarily on immigration and trade, causing a reevaluation among analysts at some banks that harks back to pre-election concerns about Trump's uncertain effect on markets and U.S. economic growth.

Analysts at Barclays said in a note that macroeconomic concerns would continue to crimp optimism in coming months: «Although we continue to believe that the global economic prospects are likely to recover into the second half of the year, data are likely to remain choppy in the near term and keep investors concerned about the future trajectory.»

Still, slowing economic growth in China, a prolonged slide in commodity prices, and a strong dollar continue to raise concerns about the heavy - equipment maker's near - term prospects, with negative earnings comparisons likely over the balance of 2015.

Setting aside the discussion of these technical and short - term factors, China faces significant economic and financial headwinds, and a series of policy missteps have raised concerns about its ability to successfully manage these challenges.

Progress ultimately concerns the inflation of private choice in terms of increased technologies and economic opportunities.

Ryan's advocacy for cutting taxes and trimming the deficit — he is the architect of the GOP's proposed federal budget — married with his willingness to talk about fiscal belt - tightening in moral terms and his low - key social conservatism speak to a political moment in which the economic concerns of the Tea Party and the social focus of the Christian right have merged into a relatively cohesive anti-Obama movement.

She is concerned not with the salvation of the world in social or economic terms — no agricultural experts here!

These data provoke concern in terms of economic justice, but another real issue is that media owners and players are «gatekeepers,» with the power to define who has access to information.

In most cases they have overcome both political fragmentation and government overload by replacing their old governmental bureaucracies with an innovative and effective form of governance: coalitions (composed of business, government, nonprofits, universities, neighborhood and minority associations, and religious groups) that develop a cooperative agenda to improve the city and that assume many of the city government's traditional functions (economic development, long - term planning, educational reform, even care of the homeless), and that also operate like political parties of yore (providing the point of access for new groups and a public realm for discourse, debate, and negotiation concerning matters of the common good).

This may be reformulated in terms of the Golden Rule, found in various religions, and in terms of «irrevocable directives» concerning commitment to cultures of truth and tolerance, nonviolence and respect for life, economic justice, and equal rights and partnership between men and women.

Voters who place cultural or moral concerns above economic self - interest are obviously beset by a form of false consciousness (Frank never uses the term, but his analysis presupposes it).

The latter is concerned primarily with a mere fragment of human behavior, our «economic» actions, those which can be quantified in terms of money.

As a result, courts have found that parental conflict related to divorce is a societal concern because children suffer potential short - term and long - term detrimental economic, emotional, and educational effects during times of family transition due to divorce.

As far as capital spending is concerned, it certainly does make economic sense now, as the IMF has urged, to bring forward capital spending to support growth and invest in our long - term infrastructure — creating jobs now, bringing long - term returns and taking advantage of very low interest rates.

Indeed, China's rapid emergence as an economic power since the early 1980s has been accompanied by growing concerns over its environmental impacts, particularly in terms of pollution.

Trustees called for a solution «that will make it possible for the Commonwealth to quickly reach a stable financial footing» and noted their fiduciary duty to NYCERS does not «preclude our expressing well - founded concern that a rush to short - term solutions may not provide a long term path to economic recovery and debt repayment.»

The Common Council sees the long - term potential for real economic growth that will help address the City's fiscal concerns.

Town Supervisor Scott Russell said the town is trying to «balance out the economic benefits of these short - term rentals and at the same time address the community's concerns.»

Adele Morris, a senior fellow and policy director for Brookings» Climate and Energy Economics Project, said one strategy for getting policymakers to act on environmental concerns is to frame the challenges in economic terms.

Climate researchers have benefited enormously in economic terms by getting the public excited; they (presumably including yourself) have a vested interest in maintaining this level of concern.

Even the teachers unions have been in the grip of neoliberal education policies, although for years I have advocated a social movement unionism — that is dedicated to engage beyond workplace concerns, but also in terms of wider political struggle for social and economic justice, for human rights, and for participatory and direct democracy.

Maro: «I think Alejandro's concerns in terms of economic resources are what also Elena mentioned: We do not need a specific economic resource to buy; we need permanent financial resources with which to not only cover costs but also pay wages, pay somehow everything that each of us is doing; it is an economic recognition of our qualifications, our work, and all that.

While stocks fell around the world this week amid growing concerns over global economic growth, Europe's slowdown can't stop emerging market population growth that drives long - term commodity demand.

With today's economic concerns and wary consumers wanting to reduce potential risks associated with «exotic» mortgage loans, FHA home loan programs offer stable loan terms at competitive mortgage rates.

Given weaker economic growth in the first quarter and lingering global economic concerns, the Federal Reserve already seemed unlikely to push aggressive increases in short - term rates this year.

A primary concern related to the low saving rate is that we have the inability to sustain levels of domestic investment critical to long - term economic growth without infusion of and dependence on foreign capital.

In light of the improving economy, Mr. Hoenig was concerned that a continued high level of monetary accommodation would increase the risks of future economic and financial imbalances and, over time, would cause an increase in long - term inflation expectations that could destabilize the economy.

Voting against the action was Esther L. George, who was concerned that the continued high level of monetary accommodation increased the risks of future economic and financial imbalances and, over time, could cause an increase in long - term inflation expectations.

I believe that all parties concerned about economic recovery should be pushing for a huge marketing campaign aimed at educating investors that it is every bit as critical to engage in long - term timing as it is to avoid short - term timing.

«While current fiscal policy and robust economic growth remain a tailwind for risk assets, the recent uptick in market volatility, alongside the long - term shift in monetary policy, have created real reasons for concern among investors about their traditional market exposure,» Context's chief investment officer, John Culbertson, said in the statement.

Evidently, concerns like long - term human wellbeing, biodiversity preservation and the integrity of Earth's body are momentarily at odds with powerful economic and political forces which relentlessly and unrealistically maintain an economic system marked by unrestricted and increasing per capita consumption, unbridled and expanding economic globalization, and continuous and rapid growth of the human population.

The real - time demand for energy and economic vigor continues to trump long - term climate concerns, as has been clear in the climate talks for years.

Despite the considerable uncertainties relating to existing and future economic development in the Arctic, concerns about the long term and sustainable development of the Arctic marine region are set to increase.

CBDR is grounded in a concern for social equity, best explained in terms of examining (1) who are historically culpable for GHG emissions while giving consideration to (2) per capita emissions and (3) the relative economic development status of each country.

I am not a «warmist», but a «realist» who realizes the global warming concerns is a long - term sideshow compared to our current economic concerns.

Many global banking and insurance companies, concerned about the long - term health of their industries, recognize the long - term economic consequences and are supporting sustainable energy sources as part of the solution.

The impacts would already be so visible and concerning that they would overtake the more short term issues of survival, economic, schools, kids, medicine, health.

Big, long - term investments in new technologies are made only by governments and are almost always motivated by concerns about national security or economic competitiveness, from the threat of the Soviet Union in the 1950s to OPEC in the»70s.

It would seem that the economic powers - that - be, or ruling class in Marxist terms, in the USA are not too concerned at all by the ever increasing so - called national debt.

It is tempting to reduce this retrenchment to economic pressures alone, with concrete short - term concerns trumping more abstract worries about the future.

Will short term economic fears and property value concerns drive other coastal projects away?

In this scenario, the only economic concern is whether there's a buyer for a project's power long - term.

How would you say is the US» retreat from the international stage becoming more and more of a concern in terms of global economic powers?