Sentences with phrase «upward pressure on the price level»
In the short run, increasing federal spending and / or reducing taxes can promote more employment and output, but these policies also put upward pressure on the price level and interest rates.
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Another standard measure of the economy's ability to grow without putting upward pressure on prices is the «output gap,» which is the difference between current GDP and the non-inflationary level of output.
I expect that we'll be inclined to increase our exposure in long - term bonds on any substantial price weakness and upward yield pressure, but that inclination will be gradual and proportionate - I don't think it's useful to think of any particular level on say the 10 - year or the 30 - year Treasury as a «buy.»
Higher after - tax profits should eventually place upward pressure on wages and downward pressure on prices, resulting in earnings returning to normal levels.
The reduction in rig count in the US will support upward pressure on price, but for now, OPEC is standing firm on its decision to maintain production levels.
«What's ailing the housing market, and continues to weigh on overall sales, is the inadequate levels of available inventory and the upward pressure it's putting on prices in several parts of the country.
Energy prices could remain stubbornly high, exerting upward pressure on the cost of producing goods and services, and Wall Street investors could scale back their activity until their comfort level with new Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke increases.
«What's ailing the housing market and continues to weigh on overall sales is the inadequate levels of available inventory and the upward pressure it's putting on prices in several parts of the country,» Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, said in a statement.
Limited inventory levels, reported in virtually all agricultural centres, continued to contribute to strong upward pressure on the price per acre in 88 per cent (15 of 17) of the markets examined in the report.