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The first useful lesson concerns
expectations.
These ideas, combined with effective policy practice like that of the US Federal Reserve under Paul Volcker’s chairmanship, led many countries worldwide toward more explicit inflation targeting, in which central banks stabilize inflation
expectations
by making a credible commitment to a predetermined rate of price growth.
Today, the Fed is again playing the
expectations
game.
But the credibility needed to anchor
expectations
is difficult – sometimes even impossible – to achieve when two targets are being pursued simultaneously.
Such an approach would reduce the risk of debt deflation, while capping inflation
expectations
to prevent a damaging surge in prices as recovery takes hold.
The best cure would be controlled higher inflation – that is, the aforementioned temporary increase in the inflation target – to erode the real value of public debt and forestall the risk of a much more damaging inflationary shock later, one in which
expectations
become unhinged.
He set the tone and the
expectations.
Bush’s Crash Test EconomicsFifteen years ago, the United States was in the midst of what you could call its “Age of Diminished Expectations.”
Part of the problem is that
expectations
had been distorted by a metaphor that described events in short-run terms.
If, instead of “Arab Spring,” we had spoken of “Arab revolutions,” we might have had more realistic
expectations.
It evolves and manifests itself in different ways: sometimes it challenges our assumptions and subverts our expectations; often, it takes us by surprise.
The generals know that another coup would further weaken the military’s popular standing – as well as Pakistan’s relations with the US – at a moment when Bhutto and Sharif have raised
expectations
at home and abroad for a permanent return to civilian rule.
While there is a price today that reflects those expectations, it is not a price at which distressed banks want to sell.
Like markets generally, bond markets can be captured by a popular narrative (or what might euphemistically be called the management of expectations) that overstates the prospects of a certain outcome.
Two distinct foreign-policy legacies inform the Indonesian public’s
expectations
and the government’s choices.
Over the past year, the eurozone has been enjoying a solid cyclical recovery, outperforming
expectations
more than any other major advanced economy.
When inflation is low for a long period, inflation
expectations
also tend to be low.
Add falling commodity and energy prices to the mix and there is a risk that inflation
expectations
will remain too low to sustain a balanced recovery.
As investors place their bets, the balance sheets of Greek banks and the Greek government will deteriorate further, which could cause bearish
expectations
to become self-fulfilling.
For the Palestinian territories, this means that people’s
expectations
of the elections were probably too high.
By the same token, reducing
expectations
means that the significance of the results should not be exaggerated.
It all seems as if, in the face of a crisis that calls into question decades of finance– driven capitalism and the dominance of free-market ideology, and despite widespread
expectations
of a revival of the welfare state, the social-democratic ideal has failed to convince a majority of Europeans that it can provide effective solutions.
The voluntary abdication by Qatar’s Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani in June 2013, and his replacement as Emir by his son Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, failed to satisfy Saudi
expectations
of change in Qatari foreign policy.
The real problem is that the
expectations
concerning meaningful action on climate change, as opposed to gimmicks such as US President Barack Obama’s last-minute arrival and minuscule gestures in Copenhagen, are now lower than ever.
Following the difficult climate negotiations in Copenhagen in 2009, we understand why some European leaders may be lowering
expectations
for the Paris talks.
The price of the 30-year Treasury bond is so high that it implies a yield of about 2.3%; given current inflation expectations, the yield should be about twice as high.
The Fed is therefore trying to tamp down
expectations
concerning future interest-rate levels, by suggesting that changes in demography and productivity trends imply lower real rates in the future.
The convulsions in the clean-tech sector are simply symptoms of a cycle that characterizes emerging technologies: excitement, inflated expectations, and consolidation – ultimately followed by stability and the resumption of growth.
And, contrary to the regime’s expectations, the Winter Olympics in Sochi also failed to revive Putin’s popularity.
Prevention should begin with education aimed at raising citizens’
expectations
of their leaders.
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