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Investors’ recognition of these risks may be one driver of capital outflows, meaning that distortionary incentives in the financial system are also contributing to the downward pressure on the exchange rate.
A third factor suggesting that the euro's downward trend against the dollar may not last much longer is the trade imbalance between the US and Europe.
Thus, deflationary pressure will to some extent result in downward quantity adjustments, which will deepen the real crisis.
Moreover, even if prices on average exhibit some downward flexibility, deflation necessarily increases the real rate of interest, given that nominal interest rates cannot fall below zero.
But trade restrictions were a poor substitute for domestic reflationary measures, as they did little to arrest the downward spiral of output and prices.
But, having cut off the downward slide of 2008-2009, they ran out of intellectual and political ammunition.
But this approach establishes a self-limiting pattern, because balance sheets are damaged, demand falters, and expectations have to be adjusted downward.
Already, economic indicators in these countries have been revised downward after terrorist incidents.
Not surprisingly, investors have welcomed new strategic plans by both companies, as well as EDF’s withdrawal from the US market; the downward pressure on their share prices has eased, though for how long remains to be seen.
In the West, the picture is of economic pessimism and downward forecasts.
My final report attempts to chart a course that addresses the concerns about sustainability and affordability, but that does not imply a downward spiral in pension provision for the millions of people who serve the UK well.
CAMBRIDGE – Emerging-market equities and exchange rates are again under severe downward pressure, but are the underlying economies really as fragile as global traders seem to fear?
Energy exporters such as Russia are feeling the downward pressure on export prices.
So, while this latest bear-market rally may continue for a bit longer, renewed downward pressure on stocks and other risky assets is inevitable.
But now that the $50 ceiling is being tested, we can expect the next major move in the trading range to be downward.
This rise in financial inclusion is welcome news, not least because, in the event of a downward income shock, a household’s consumption will fall much less if it is linked to the formal financial sector.
To be sure, Keynesian measures halted the global economy’s downward slide.
It should be clear by now that excessive, front-loaded austerity measures tend to be self-defeating, because they trigger a downward spiral of output, employment, and tax revenues.
For example, the confluence of deleveraging and the bursting of the equity bubble could create a self-reinforcing downward spiral in the old manufacturing economy that shakes consumer confidence and offsets the emerging dynamism of the new services economy.
This downward trend will likely continue, even though the euro is already undervalued.
The Global Growth FunkNEW YORK – The International Monetary Fund and others have recently revised downward their forecasts for global growth – yet again.
A cyclical slump reduced potential growth, and the reduction in potential growth prospects led to further cyclical weakness, as spending declines when expectations are revised downward.
A step toward introducing downward accountability into the governance system is perhaps necessary.
To succeed, however, they may have to revise their approach to managing local governments and introduce greater downward accountability in assessing their performance.
To halt this downward spiral, Ireland’s risk of insolvency needs to be put to rest.
Europe’s economy grew at an anemic 1.8% annual rate in 2004, and the OECD has recently revised downward its growth forecast for next year, from 2.5 to 1.9%, owing to the rising euro and the fall in exports – so far the only driver of the euro area economies.
The German HourBRUSSELS – A series of developments over the last few weeks have set in motion a downward spiral for the eurozone.
These factors are all reflected in recurrent downward revisions to potential GDP growth by institutions such as the Federal Reserve and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
But even Germany’s Iron Chancellor had to watch as distrust, economic nationalism, and populism pulled the European powers into a downward spiral of trade wars and diplomatic rivalry.
Anticipating falling prices, households could postpone their consumption decisions, and companies could defer investment, pushing the economy into a downward spiral from which it would be very difficult to escape.
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