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But the situation has only deteriorated, owing partly to China’s economic slowdown, the end of the commodity boom, tighter international financial conditions,
weak
global growth, and a years-long legacy of policy mismanagement.
With no parliamentary majority possible, a
weak
caretaker government is inevitable.
The second big question concerns Grillo’s M5S, which is a typical grassroots effort – strong on protest, but
weak
(and weird) on proposals.
If Latin America does not change, it may increasingly look like Africa--a region of
weak
states with large informal economies and widespread poverty.
But if households instead become optimistic about the pace of recovery, they might choose to cut back on their saving in order to maintain consumption, despite
weak
earnings.
While Sanusi’s accusations have contributed to a consensus that Jonathan is a
weak
president who presides over an incompetent and corrupt government, public opinion remains sharply divided.
How much of it is attributable to the
weak
economy, and how much is the result of changes in provider and consumer behavior?
The
weak
economy has caused people to postpone consumption of health-care services and has encouraged states and employers to restrain their spending on health.
The pragmatic wisdom of early Zionism is easily explained: in contrast to the anti-Semitic cliché about “Jewish power,” Zionism was the national movement of a
weak
people, decimated by oppression and genocide – a people that might face annihilation if it made the wrong choice at a moment of decision.
Obvious economic problems include Europe’s
weak
banks, China’s distorted property market, political uncertainty in the West, historically high private and public debt – 225% of GDP, according to the International Monetary Fund – and the reluctance of heavily indebted Greece and Portugal to comply with IMF programs.
The rationale for favoring
weak
currencies was that a competitive exchange rate would prevent a further contraction in domestic output and prices (deflation).
Meanwhile, the main transmission channels of monetary stimulus to the real economy – the bond, credit, currency, and stock markets – remain weak, if not broken.
Confidence is fragile in an environment characterized by ongoing deleveraging, macro uncertainties,
weak
labor-market growth, and a fiscal drag.
After four years of a presidency supposedly devoted to forging a "dictatorship of law," the rule of law in Russia remains
weak
and property rights ill defined.
That will renew the current-account deficit and worsen Spain’s already
weak
net-external-asset position.
Amid high unemployment, this may not seem like a problem; but it typically leads to
weak
economic growth that undermines a country’s debt-reduction prospects.
In some countries, we still see a troubling combination of old reactors and
weak
regulators.
Africa’s Decade of IndustrializationVIENNA – In today’s interdependent global economy, Africa remains a
weak
link.
The OBR, reviewing its recent mistakes, accepted that “the average [fiscal] multiplier over the two years would have needed to be 1.3 – more than double our estimate – to fully explain the
weak
level of GDP in 2011-12.”
To do otherwise at this stage would create an irreparable split between Europe’s rich and poor, and powerful and
weak.
But we should not harbor any illusions: Europe is far too
weak
and divided to stand in for the US strategically; and, without US leadership, the West cannot survive.
Others recommend monitoring the leverage ratio, particularly the ratio of capital to assets in the banking system, on the grounds that banks are the
weak
link in the financial chain.
The US should support European integration, because a strong Europe is at least a potential strategic partner, whereas a
weak
Europe is not.
Abbas is too
weak
and compromised to accept any final settlement with which Netanyahu can live.
The budget deficit will surpass $1 trillion this year, and, with growth already above its potential rate and unemployment well below its natural rate, the cyclical argument for such stimulus is
weak.
By contrast, the Treaty of Versailles, too harsh to be honored and too
weak
to be enforced, paved the way for World War II.
In such a divided context, the alliance of “moderates” created by US President Barack Obama to defeat the Islamic State – a group that includes Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates – is
weak
at best.
True, many problems remain, including
weak
banks in Europe, over-leveraged local governments in China, and needlessly complicated financial regulation in the United States.
In a region with
weak
enforcement and few mechanisms for redress, protection restricted to prevailing labor standards amounts to no protection at all.
But now growth rates for Chinese exports and related indices in manufacturing have fallen, largely owing to
weak
external demand, especially in Europe.
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