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But a sharply lower dollar would, at the same time, mean sharply higher inflation, requiring it to tighten policy.
This pattern contrasts sharply with the classic East Asian growth experience (such as in South Korea and China), in which structural change and gains in non-agricultural labor productivity both contributed strongly to overall growth.
Although GDP growth slowed sharply in 2009, it recovered quickly;Germany’s economy is now 8% larger than it was then.
Lately, many emerging-market currencies have slid sharply, increasing the cost of servicing external dollar debts.
First, employment is still falling sharply in the US and other economies.
Two events have sharply accelerated the collapse of confidence in Putin’s regime, both among the “elite” and ordinary Russians.
This rise in long-term interest rates has hit the countries with sharply deteriorating fiscal positions hardest.
Otherwise, the Fed’s operational independence could be restricted, forcing it to focus its policies more sharply on its inflation mandate.
Social security taxes as a proportion of income rise gradually from 5% at the 10th percentile to 9% at the 80th percentile, stay there at the 90th percentile, but then fall off sharply to 5% at the top.
Total personal taxes are mildly progressive, increasing steadily as a share of income from 14% at the 10th percentile to 28% at the 90th percentile, but then falling off sharply to 22% at the top, owing to the favorable treatment of capital gains and investment income, the wage cap on social security taxes, and the sharp regressivity of sales taxes.
As a share of income, it declines sharply from 70% at the 10th percentile to -16% at the top (in other words, the top bracket pays more in taxes than it receives in government benefits).
An even more spectacular example of a statistical error and sleight of hand is the widely cited claim of Harvard economists Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff that countries’ growth slows sharply if their debt/GDP ratio exceeds 90%.
This has occurred while corporate profits and stock prices have risen sharply.
One part of the answer is that rising monopoly power increased corporate profits and sharply boosted stock prices, which produced gains that were enjoyed by a small population of stockholders and corporate management.
The Gold Bubble and the Gold BugsNEW YORK – Gold prices have been rising sharply, breaching the $1,000 barrier and in recent weeks rising towards $1,200 an ounce and above.
Gold prices rise sharply only in two situations: when inflation is high and rising, gold becomes a hedge against inflation; and when there is a risk of a near depression and investors fear for the security of their bank deposits, gold becomes a safe haven.
Gold prices started to rise sharply in the first half of 2008, when emerging markets were overheating, commodity prices were rising, and there was concern about rising inflation in high-growth emerging markets.
So, with no near-term risk of inflation or depression, why have gold prices started to rise sharply again in the last few months?
Third, dollar-funded carry trades are pushing the US dollar sharply down, and there is an inverse relation between the value of the dollar and the dollar price of commodities: the lower the dollar, the higher the dollar price of oil, energy, and other commodities – including gold.
Nor is it clear why investors should stock up on gold if the global economy dips into recession again and concerns about a near depression and rampant deflation rise sharply.
Younger members of the far right, especially in Europe, are often sharply dressed in tailor-made suits, recalling the fascist dandies of pre-war France and Italy.
Concern about cyber-attacks, by criminals or hostile countries, is rising sharply.
Output fell sharply.
As was evident in both 2000 and 2008, it doesn’t take much for overvalued asset markets to fall sharply.
Tourism has fallen sharply, particularly at resorts along the coast.
The Global Economy’s New AbnormalNEW YORK – Since the beginning of the year, the world economy has faced a new bout of severe financial market volatility, marked by sharply falling prices for equities and other risky assets.
At the same time, long-term interest rates have continued to come down in recent years; the value of the dollar has surged; gold and commodity prices have fallen sharply; and bitcoin was the worst performing currency of 2014-2015.
If China bought fewer dollars, the renminbi’s exchange rate – up 35% against the dollar since mid-2005 – would strengthen more sharply than it already has, jeopardizing competiveness and export-led growth.
More than a century ago, during the first Gilded Age, American politics was sharply polarized as well.
Consumption’s share of US GDP currently stands at a sharply elevated 70%.
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