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One might, for example, question the financial logic of Australia’s recent decision to spend $24 billion on the
purchase
of problem-plagued Joint Strike Fighters while simultaneously preparing the country for the most stringent budget cuts in decades.
Moreover, China offers incentives of about $8,000 for the
purchase
of EVs.
Then-Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said that he decided to
purchase
the islands for the Japanese central government to prevent Tokyo Governor Shintaro Ishihara from purchasing them with municipal funds.
And in Uganda, poor high school students say the inability to pay fees,
purchase
uniforms, or obtain school supplies is a constant source of humiliation.
Howard’s government also implemented a rigorous “buyback” policy, to enable the government to
purchase
guns already owned by the public.
Given the expansion of the US Federal Reserve’s balance sheet, its
purchase
of long-term Treasuries, the Fed’s historical record of being late and slow in raising interest rates, and the explosion of US public debt, there is fear of an eventual monetization of the US debt and future inflation.
For example, the WHO and the rich-country governments could promise to
purchase
an effective malaria vaccine in order to distribute it (below cost) in Africa, thereby guaranteeing the drug companies that they will have a market for a new vaccine if these companies spend the time and money to develop one.
If my
purchase
harms me, I have nobody to blame but myself.
Access to credit, more jobs, remittances, the commodity boom, and conditional cash transfers enabled millions to
purchase
a home, a car, and a better life.
One of the policy externalities of QE – the Fed’s
purchase
of long-term financial assets – was a depreciating dollar.
China’s vague promise to
purchase
more American-made agricultural and energy products borrows a page from the “shopping list” approach of its earlier trade missions to the US.
And the introduction of a Western-style rental market will allow families without substantial cash or parental support to move to cities (where families currently must
purchase
their apartments).
Many homeowners who can afford to make their mortgage payments will choose to default, move to rental housing, and wait to
purchase
until house prices have declined further.
On September 13, the United States Federal Reserve announced that in the coming months it would
purchase
some $85 billion of long-term securities per month, with the aim of putting downward pressure on long-term interest rates and supporting growth.
Some 90% of the refinancing debt that the commercial banks of the GIPS countries (Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain) hold with their respective national central banks served to
purchase
a net inflow of goods and assets from other eurozone countries.
As more of China’s oil imports come to be priced in its domestic currency, foreign suppliers will have more renminbi-denominated accounts with which they can
purchase
not only Chinese goods and services, but also Chinese government securities and bonds.
That sparked discussion not only about whether it is true (the Saudis
purchase
huge amounts of military hardware from the US), but also about whether it should have been said out loud.
The consequences could be severe, and not only in the US, where 21% of mortgages last year were for more than 90% of a home's
purchase
price, up from 7% at the peak of the boom in the late 1980s.
And no matter that there is no prohibition on the
purchase
of government bonds on the secondary market: the Rubicon has been crossed, and the Germans are nervous.
Elsewhere in the region, Singapore has apparently opted to
purchase
12 new F-15SG fighter aircraft from the United States.
Thailand’s Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, met Putin late last year and tentatively agreed to
purchase
12 Su-30MKM’s.
Indonesia immediately expressed its intention to
purchase
C-130 transport aircraft, as well as fast patrol boats to conduct “anti-terrorism and anti-piracy measures.”
Contrary to the traffic-flow scenario described above, optimized suggestions – which often amount to a self-fulfilling prophecy of your next
purchase
– might not be the best paradigm for online book browsing.
But the benefits of the government
purchase
extended beyond its specific goal, when Boeing used the knowhow it acquired developing the B-52 to create its commercial B-707 aircraft.
By committing to
purchase
large amounts of high-quality products that address major national challenges, governments can encourage private, public, or mixed organizations to incur the fixed costs of finding solutions.
The answer is almost certainly the private sector, given its dependence on credit to
purchase
inputs.
While there were some faint trails here and there, it was clear that people were facing such harsh economic conditions that they could barely
purchase
any food to cook.
Against this background, major changes in Fed policy – such as the decision to
purchase
trillions of dollars’ worth of securities or push interest rates to zero – could easily be subjected to legislative approval (except in times of emergency).
Some foreign branches of Chinese banks offer renminbi-denominated deposit accounts, and qualified investors can
purchase
debt instruments pegged to the currency in mainland China.
Each year, 90 million Americans
purchase
products or undergo medical procedures to hide physical indicators of their age.
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