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Indeed, it expects a prolonged period of low inflation, followed by a gradual
upward
movement toward its target, with downside risks to this scenario.
Her “right to buy” policy triggered an
upward
spiral in house prices, which encouraged households to take on more and more debt.
Housing prices have shown tremendous
upward
momentum in the face of previous warnings that the party is over.
Fear and
upward
momentum in home prices go together.
Two of the three psychological causes suggest continued
upward
momentum in housing prices, while the third suggests that the momentum will come to an end some day, but does not pinpoint when.
With US government debt running at 82% of GDP, the danger is of a “fast
upward
shift in interest rates.”
The US Federal Reserve keeps the short-term nominal T-bill rate near 1% only when the economy is depressed, capacity is slack, labor is idle, and the principal risk is deflation rather than
upward
pressure on prices.
But such an insignificant rate hike will do little to relieve long-term pressures, because investors will expect more rate hikes and move money into China, increasing
upward
pressure on the yuan’s exchange rate.
Over the last six months, growth projections by official institutions like the International Monetary Fund, matched or even exceeded by private forecasts, have been adjusted
upward.
The Internet could also enable freer and more open communications,
upward
mobility, transparent and rapid dissemination of information, and, yes, individuality.
In the eight years that I served on the EU’s Economic and Financial Affairs Council, I worked alongside seven Greek ministers, every one of whom at some point admitted that the country’s deficit numbers had to be revised
upward.
Increased confidence in their country’s political systems and institutional structures, enhanced by improved perceptions of
upward
mobility, will help to strengthen the rule of law.
Finally, public policies – aimed at strengthening the rule of law, promoting trade, and achieving sound macroeconomic management – are essential to sustain growth, thereby ensuring the continuous
upward
mobility of lower-income families.
That
upward
mobility is the key to keeping in motion a virtuous circle of middle-class expansion and economic growth.
As a result, both the hope and reality of a satisfying middle-class life, with its potential for
upward
social mobility, are in decline.
Over the next four years, annual US spending on information technology equipment and software roared upward, from $281 billion to $446 billion, the US unemployment rate dropped from 5.6% to 4%, and the economy grew at a 4.3% real annual rate as the high-tech spending boom pulled extra workers out of unemployment and into jobs.
Over the next two years, annual US spending on residential construction roared upward, from $624 billion to $798 billion, the US unemployment rate dropped from 5.7% to 4.6%, and the economy grew at a 3.1% real annual rate.
There used to be a national debt clock in the hearing room of the House Financial Services Committee, and Republicans would rant about government profligacy as it ticked
upward.
Failure to deal effectively with these challenges will lower America’s rate of economic growth, thereby blocking generational
upward
mobility and undercutting the basis of US global influence.
The cap on such a tax would prevent the rate from spiraling upward, but rising bandwidths would cause most users to max out quickly, affecting not only the poorest consumers, but also new or small businesses.
As long as China was running a trade surplus and receiving net inflows of foreign direct investment, the RMB remained under
upward
pressure.
Second, short-term capital flows usually would strengthen rather than weaken
upward
pressure on the RMB’s exchange rate, because speculators, persuaded by China’s gradual approach to revaluation, bet on appreciation.
Exchange-rate arbitrage by mainland importers and multinationals creates
upward
pressure on the CNY and downward pressure on the CNH.
Indeed, as the likelihood of QE has increased over this year, asset prices have already moved upward, as predicted.
From 2000 until 2008, the inflation rate had crept upward, from below 1% to 3.6%.
Just letting the yuan float
upward
does not resolve the dilemma.
But, in time, they may find that a new Plaza Accord – the 1985 agreement to devalue the dollar and push the Japanese yen and the Deutsche Mark sharply
upward
– will become necessary.
Installing a “conservative” central banker helps to keep inflation expectations in check, thereby holding down long-term interest rates and mitigating
upward
pressure on wages and prices.
And less spending means less
upward
pressure on prices – which is the last thing Europe needs in a deflationary environment.
But when an economy is operating at or near its maximum capacity, tariffs will merely raise prices and add to the
upward
pressure on US interest rates.
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