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Carbon pricing could be used to finance research and development, and to send a price signal to promote the deployment of effective, affordable technology alternatives.
The G-7 countries should clearly signal that they are serious about the low-carbon transition, and the most effective way to do that would be to support a global goal of cutting net greenhouse-gas emissions to zero by 2050.
The most important signal will be the EU’s pledge that these agreements will take effect.
But, by treating all sovereign debt equally, the ECB sent markets the wrong signal.
It is not yet clear whether such statements signal a real change in Ennahda’s strategy, aimed at preventing radical Islamists from stripping the government of what little credibility and public trust it may still have, or are merely intended to ease tensions and dispel discontent.
More than a billion years later, the energy from the blast reached Earth as an incredibly weak signal, lasting for about a tenth of a second.
The noise at one is not correlated with the noise at the other – unlike the signal from a passing gravitational wave, which would occur first at one location and then the other.
The signal from GW150914 coincided with such impressive accuracy that any possibility of it being a spurious chance event was excluded.
When German voters elect a new federal parliament in September next year, they are unlikely to give a clear signal for change.
In any case, they have no intention of sending any signal of weakness to a leader so intent on testing other’s limits.
NEW YORK – The massive volatility and sharp equity-price correction now hitting global financial markets signal that most advanced economies are on the brink of a double-dip recession.
But it is clear that they have not tried enough: the “stop” signal of unanchored inflation expectations, accelerating price growth, and spiking long-term interest rates – all of which tell us that we have reached the structural and expectational limits of expansionary policy – has not yet been flashed.
Witness also an unprecedented convening of 48 African heads of state and senior officials in Beijing in 2006 to signal unequivocally that China would speak with the loudest voice.
If inequality is perceived to be the result of just reward for individual effort, it can be a constructive signal of future opportunities.
Some observers regard the renminbi’s recent slide as an attempt to squeeze the speculators and signal the advent of a more flexible exchange rate.
Should he prevail in the referendum and convince voters to stay, it will send a dangerous signal to illiberal politicians in Eastern Europe.
Does the IMF’s arrival in Europe signal the beginning of the end of the region’s staggering debt woes?
But allowing Greece to default and still remain in the eurozone is not an option: it would signal that other eurozone countries could amass huge debts, funded by the ECB, without having any intention of repaying.
Was this the long-awaited signal that the US was about to squeeze Pakistan on the issue of terrorism?
The good news is that US and Chinese representatives took the conference as an opportunity to signal subtly their willingness to ease tensions and continue to engage with each other.
Regardless of these allies’ intent, the signal they sent is clear: protecting lucrative arms deals takes precedence over protecting children’s rights.
Most important, by sending a signal to other African countries, progress in the participating countries will determine whether the CWA becomes a success for all of Africa.
When current overnight rates can no longer be lowered, it is vital that a central bank credibly signal its intention to maintain looser policy in the future, when it will have more room to maneuver.
Li’s Davos speech was intended to signal that the Chinese government will not allow the growth rate to slip further.
The signal this sends to frontline countries – that they need not fully respect the rules of protection – could be devastating.
That was a useful signal.
It is a tool that we should be ready to use if the situation warrants it, and it would signal to the opposition that it is not alone.
The first such signal came in the form of Obama’s silence when China seized the disputed Scarborough Shoal from the Philippines in July 2012.
As falling oil prices grab headlines worldwide, US President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping have signed a major climate-change deal, and October’s European Council decisions could signal real progress toward a serious European Union energy policy.
Consistent with this new mindset, the PBOC’s unwillingness to put a quick end to the June liquidity crunch in short-term markets for bank financing sends a strong signal that the days of open-ended credit expansion are over.
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