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Long
periods
of negative interest rates facilitated the unsustainable financing of asset purchases, with high-risk mortgages weakening national balance sheets.
In interwar Europe, parliamentarism in many countries was plagued by frequent votes of no confidence, bringing down governments and leaving states rudderless for long
periods.
Judging on the basis of Pakistan, and much of the rest of the Muslim world,
periods
of (corrupt) civilian rule will alternate with “cleansing” military coups.
The wood frog can survive long
periods
of freezing temperatures without suffering cell damage.
During Lula’s tenure, growth accelerated relative to previous periods, and inflation was kept within its targets for most of the time, though it remains slightly higher than elsewhere.
Is it possible for oil companies to temper their excitement during
periods
of rising prices, and not to fall into a malaise when prices are low for lengthy
periods?
It thus seems unavoidable that energy consumers, especially in many rich countries, will have to learn to exchange their current worries about the distant future consequences of global warming for the reality of energy shortages during
periods
of peak demand.
Above all, they should bear in mind that even during past
periods
of rapid technological change, far more people benefited from free and open trade than from protectionist barriers.
While official surveys do suggest a falling labor-force participation rate, that conclusion needs further testing, because such declines are not usually discernible over short
periods.
CAMBRIDGE – As the Federal Reserve moves closer to initiating one of the most long-awaited and widely predicted
periods
of rising short-term interest rates in the United States, many are asking how emerging markets will be affected.
In particular, after 2001, many developing countries overcame their historic pattern of using
periods
of capital inflows to finance large fiscal and current-account deficits.
Such long
periods
of grand-coalition rule allowed for the right-wing populist Freedom Party of Austria to present itself as an agent for change.
Although the GCC countries have built world-class infrastructure over the last four decades, they remains prone to malinvestment, especially during
periods
of sustained high oil prices.
NEW YORK – Sadness is one of the small number of human emotions that have been recognized in all societies and in all time
periods.
Leading figures in armed Islamist movements have not only abandoned political violence, but have also de-legitimized it as a means for social and political change after spending
periods
in prison.
They have, in various forms, affected China’s economy since 1978, and were evident in East Asia’s other high-performing economies – Taiwan, South Korea, and even Japan – during their
periods
of rapid growth.
Certainly, there have been extraordinary periods, such as the 1950s, when the differential between investing in the stock exchange in Milan and treasury securities climbed to over 22%.
But there were also unlucky periods; in the next decade (1961-1970), when the average differential was -2%.
The Swiss Federal Office of Public Health also oversaw an experiment in prescribing heroin to people who had lived with opiate dependency for significant
periods.
Periods
of strong economic growth allow countries to put in place defenses to reduce the likelihood and severity of future downturns.
As it happens, there are telling similarities between the
periods
that followed each of these imperial denouements.
In the immediate aftermath of each event, Russia demonstrated its historic inability to build harmonious relations with the countries along its periphery; and in the intermediate periods, it acted on its imperial ambitions at these countries’ expense.
Of course, people living in remote areas need access to quality health care, without having to navigate rough and dangerous roads that can become virtually inaccessible during some
periods
of the year.
Nevertheless, even with nation-states no longer able to rely on inflation to solve their unbalanced finances, the single currency allows them to use the debt capacity properly belonging to other members of the European Union to extend their spending sprees and postpone political accountability for
periods
of laissez les bons temps roulés.
So if the price of a financial asset is not guided – at least for some
periods
– by fundamentals, where does that leave central banks?
Increases in the stock of money have generally led, over multiyear periods, to increases in the price level.
The study found that only the top 1% of day traders made a profit – after deducting trading costs – in two consecutive six-month periods, and the median profit was hardly worth the effort: only about US$4000.
Periods
of globalization have been eras of considerable economic advance; but they have also increased inequality within particular countries, as markets rewarded scarce factors of production, thus fueling powerful political backlashes that endangered the continuation of trade and financial integration.
Post-revolutionary periods, however, allow for more variety.
Periods
of rapid growth in lending are often associated with construction booms, partly because real-estate assets are relatively easy to post as collateral for loans.
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