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Following the 1929 stock market crash, Europe was hit by a massive deflationary shock.
Today, Europe has been hit again by a massive deflationary shock.
So a negative domestic demand shock need not completely constrain the roughly one-third of the Italian economy that is tradable – and thus could grow and generate employment if the competiveness parameters were reset quickly.
Yet it is this centralized, one-party system of governance that the US is trying to change, in what amounts to the first significant external shock with a prominent national-security dimension that China has faced in the last 40 years.
One can argue about the precise scale of the economic shock – short- and long-term – but it is difficult to imagine any circumstances in which the United Kingdom does not become poorer and less significant in the world.
Ironically, the financial crash provided the shock therapy under communist aegis that the Russian reformers failed to deliver.
In that case, as an example, if an investment strategy yields an 8% annual return in normal times, a large shock of 20% at ten year intervals would reduce the average 10 returns by 3.19 percentage points, to 4.81%.
This suggests that the CMIM could be especially constrained amid a systemic shock or political disputes among member countries.
Unfortunately, his streak of success will inevitably call forth an economic reckoning that will shock France’s apparently unsuspecting citizens and doom the French elite’s approach to the “construction of Europe.”
The combination of gradualism (on the most generous interpretation) in domestic economic reform and the paralyzing effect of the eurozone crisis will lead to a massive shock.
Of course, because central banks now recognize that their responsibilities extend beyond stabilizing prices to include the prevention and management of financial tensions, they would undoubtedly be quick to respond to any shock with a battery of market operations.
While forward guidance by central banks has also helped, it, too, is unlikely to be able to provide an effective buffer against a new shock.
Indeed, given that the capacity of central banks to cope with a financial shock will remain woefully limited for years to come, it should be taken very seriously.
Locally, but sometimes still at a grand scale, the shock waves cause major sediment slides on steep underwater slopes such as those of the continental shelves.
Closer to the shore, many natural ecosystems, most notably coral reefs and mangroves, act as natural shock absorbers and wave breakers.
Indeed, to some, what is happening in China may be a modern version of the American stock-market crash in 1929 – a shock that shakes the world.
So the arrest of Politburo member and Shanghai Communist Party boss Chen Liangyu on corruption charges has sent shock waves across the country.
OECD countries in particular will be hit by a double demographic shock.
The euro crisis is a serious shock, and is now producing ripple effects around the world.
There are certainly no oases of prosperity in the face of yet another major shock in the global economy.
China’s economy is still plagued by massive imbalances, and moving to a more flexible exchange-rate regime would serve as a safety valve and shock absorber.
As such, it makes sense not to risk a shock to confidence that could trigger a renewed downturn.
The last three global recessions (prior to 2008) were each caused by a geopolitical shock in the Middle East that led to a sharp spike in oil prices.
Thailand’s New UncertaintyWASHINGTON, DC – Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death was long anticipated, but it still came as a profound shock to Thailand.
Europe’s leaders are wringing their hands in shock and surprise, as if in the aftermath of a natural disaster.
Given the potency of the recent oil-price shock, the risk is that inflation may temporarily slip into negative territory in the coming months.
Normally, any central bank would welcome a positive supply shock.
And, unlike in 2007-2010, when every negative shock and market downturn was countered by more policy action by governments, this time around policymakers are running out of ammunition, and thus may be unable to trigger more asset reflation and jump-start the real economy.
Ten Years after the Mouse RoaredCAMBRIDGE – Al Qaeda’s attack on the United States ten years ago was a profound shock to both American and international public opinion.
If a single event affects a significant portion of the population, not only will demand for social support grow too rapidly for the government to absorb, but the shock may decrease government revenues at the same time by, for example, lowering tax or export revenues.
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