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But if it does, it will probably be due to a
sharp
rise in interest rates.
If there is a
sharp
spike in interest rates – caused either by capital flight in anticipation of a dollar decline or by tight monetary policy in reaction to a dollar decline comes to pass – we will see how good the Federal Reserve really is.
For outsiders, the reform process also poses risks that extend well beyond the global economic fallout of a
sharp
Chinese slowdown.
During the communist era, Yugoslavia provided a
sharp
contrast with the Soviet bloc.
And no single measure would do more to reduce global oil consumption than a
sharp
increase in the tax on gasoline in the country that consumes more of it than any other: the US.
Germany currently has the highest inequality in private wealth in the eurozone, and it has experienced a
sharp
increase in wage inequality over the last two decades.
Three Cures for Three CrisesA full-scale financial crisis is triggered by a
sharp
fall in the prices of a large set of assets that banks and other financial institutions own, or that make up their borrowers’ financial reserves.
The momentum toward a nuclear-weapon-free world driven by US President Barack Obama’s landmark 2009 speech in Prague, having faltered for the last few years, has now gone into
sharp
reverse.
But a
sharp
decline in the euro’s exchange rate – say, by 15% – would remedy many of the eurozone’s current economic problems.
Emerging Markets’ Shifting Bottom LineLONDON – One truism of the last three decades is that emerging markets are a leveraged play on global growth: they outperform when developed economies are growing, but they are susceptible to
sharp
downturns when global conditions are less favorable.
Many emerging markets have become less vulnerable to external financing shocks and the threat of sharp, unanticipated changes in developed-economy monetary policies.
Indeed, US and global equities have vastly outperformed gold since the
sharp
rise in gold prices in early 2009.
PRINCETON – The British government’s recent announcement that a referendum on Britain’s European Union membership will be held on June 23 was quickly followed by a
sharp
drop in the pound’s value.
Such sentiments often spread and capture the public imagination at times of rapidly rising oil demand,
sharp
spikes in energy prices, and geo-political uncertainty.
Formulating monetary policy has become a more complex process, but also a more politicized process, which is why it is likely to become more chaotic, with
sharp
differences between national approaches.
Furthermore, the
sharp
appreciation of the real’s exchange rate – driven by high global commodities prices – has diminished export competitiveness.
True, falling demand for natural resources in China (which accounts for nearly half of global demand for base metals) has had a lot to do with the
sharp
declines in these prices, which have hit many developing and emerging economies in Latin America and Africa hard.
China, for example, used nearly $500 billion of its reserves in 2015 to fight capital outflows and prevent the renminbi’s
sharp
depreciation; but it still has more than $3 trillion in reserves.
Although both men have warily embraced the $700 billion bailout of the financial sector, the contrasts between the two men are
sharp.
Both countries experienced
sharp
increases in international trade and foreign investment, but the pictures are utterly different where it counts most: rising standards of living, particularly for the poor.
But within the US, the greatest risk is a
sharp
decline in asset prices, which would squeeze households and firms, leading to a collapse of aggregate demand.
But the danger of
sharp
asset-price declines that precipitate an economic downturn should not be ignored.
The
sharp
rise in domestic interest rates was necessary not only to stabilize the currency, but also to make it attractive for investors to roll over large amounts of peso bonds coming due in early May.
Soon thereafter, Trump took a congratulatory call from Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen – a
sharp
departure from the “one China” policy that presidents, Democratic and Republican alike, have upheld for more than 40 years.
And some studies have noted a
sharp
rise in illicit financial flows – a phenomenon that inevitably drains money from the poorest countries.
More fundamentally, the Fund has accepted that there are risks as well as benefits to cross-border financial flows, particularly
sharp
inward surges followed by sudden stops, which can cause a great deal of economic instability.
The reality is that defense debates within Japan are invariably traumatic, based on
sharp
memories of the war and the horrors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Rousseff’s popularity has plummeted in the wake of public protests over spending on the World Cup, together with a
sharp
economic slowdown.
Yes, traditional constituencies of the right, such as the business sector, the military, and the Church, will find a somewhat more welcoming government, but a
sharp
rightward turn is unlikely.
Imports of inexpensive Chinese products freed up capital and labor in the US for a dramatic expansion of the housing stock – which led to a
sharp
rise in the American standard of living.
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