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Indeed, the last-minute agreement to raise the debt
ceiling
is proof that the politicians did what they were sent to Washington to do: represent their constituencies and only compromise in the interests of the country as a whole.
Likewise, the Bank of England is effectively buying almost every new British government bond that is issued, even with annual inflation above the legally established
ceiling
of 3%.
Of course, Congress could spook investors and increase the likelihood of a bond-market attack by failing to raise the debt
ceiling
in 2013.
A possible political impasse in the US in September over the budget and debt
ceiling
complicates the outlook further.
Under this plan, policymakers would establish a
ceiling
for the trade deficit each year and impose limits on trading partners’ surpluses.
In the US case, this
ceiling
would largely affect China, Mexico, Japan, and Germany, which contributed $375 billion, $71 billion, $69 billion, and $64 billion, respectively, to the overall trade deficit in 2017.
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a helpful report in July that spelled out some of the consequences of the 2013 confrontation over the debt
ceiling
– including how it pushed up the government’s borrowing costs and the negative impact this had on the economy.
The proposed reforms would make it easier for firms to dismiss employees, decentralize bargaining between employers and workers in small firms (by eliminating sector-level agreements), and introduce a
ceiling
on indemnity for wrongful dismissal, providing firms relief from the unpredictability of damages awarded through arbitration.
Second, a clear cost
ceiling
should be set for these schemes;I have suggested basing this limit on the percentage of pensionable pay financed by the taxpayer.
Back then, I argued that $50 or thereabouts would turn out to be a long-term
ceiling
for the oil price.
Since then, $50 has indeed proved to be a
ceiling
for the oil price.
More important, the fundamental arguments are more compelling than ever that $50 or thereabouts will continue to be a price ceiling, rather than a floor.
A clear illustration of the “regime change” that has taken place in the oil market is the current rebound in prices to around the $50 level (the likely
ceiling
of the new trading range).
But now that the $50
ceiling
is being tested, we can expect the next major move in the trading range to be downward.
The draft British-French resolution would provide for an authorized
ceiling
of 19,555 military troops and 6,400 police officers, with an estimated cost of over $2 billion during its first year.
Last year’s congressional showdown over the federal debt
ceiling
may have cost the US its AAA sovereign rating with Standard & Poor’s, but the federal government’s borrowing costs are actually lower now than they were then.
In his view, the post-crisis economic policies being carried out in the United States, Europe, and Japan are putting a
ceiling
on long-term interest rates that is “much like the effect of a price
ceiling
in a rental market where landlords reduce the supply of rental housing.”
When a government agency imposes a rent ceiling, it prohibits landlords from charging more than a set amount.
While US corporate profits, which have been rising for seven years, have probably hit a ceiling, the cyclical upswing in profits outside the US has only recently started and will create new investment opportunities.
The acknowledged uncertainty about the “climate sensitivity” parameter implies that it makes no sense to decide now, through some multinational diplomatic process, what the ultimate
ceiling
on greenhouse gas concentrations must be, and then using this
ceiling
as a basis for allotting quotas to participating nations.
Finally, yet another partisan struggle over America’s debt
ceiling
could increase the risk of a government shutdown if the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and President Barack Obama and his Democratic allies cannot agree on a budget.
Here, then, and not in another imbroglio over the federal debt
ceiling
this coming December, is where the real threat to the dollar’s international dominance lies.
Moreover, an international action plan for sharks, including a
ceiling
on catches, should be created.
War, Debt, and DemocracyNEW YORK – As the United States takes up the decision to lift its self-imposed debt ceiling, we would do well to remember why America’s public debt is as large as it is, and how it matters.
With the rise of the Tea Party, Republicans may rail against raising the debt ceiling, but they are likely to back down in the end, because, among other things, debt-funded wars – say, in Afghanistan and Iraq – are easier to defend than pay-as-you-go wars that voters must finance up front with taxes.
Oil’s Upward MarchIRVING, TEXAS – When OPEC members met in Vienna recently, the Saudis failed to control the meeting, OPEC’s production
ceiling
remained unchanged, and member countries are setting their own output levels.
The medium-term fiscal outlook continues to deteriorate while, in the short term, politicians play with the country’s valuable AAA credit rating by arguing like schoolchildren over how to extend the debt
ceiling.
At home, political infighting underlies the two greatest risks: failure to reach a deal to raise the debt
ceiling
and an additional round of fiscal contraction that stymies economic growth.
By the end of 2007, the average public debt in the eurozone was 65% of GDP, five points above the
ceiling
set in the Maastricht treaty for countries seeking eurozone membership.
If global temperatures exceed the two-degree
ceiling
significantly, adaptation costs could reach double the worst-case figures, placing a crippling burden on the world economy.
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