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And a bigger current-account deficit means that the already-large trade deficit will only
widen
further, violating one of the main tenets of Trumponomics – that making America great again requires closing the trade gap.
Borrowing is also supported by an easing of credit standards and new financial products that increase leverage and
widen
the range of assets that can be borrowed against.
If they do not diffuse worldwide, they will
widen
the income divide between countries and regions.
Indeed, the government’s suspicion of the international media is liable to spark friction when thousands of journalists arrive and inevitably
widen
their coverage beyond athletics to politics and human rights.
Still, if Trump’s firm response ends up being successful, it could
widen
his appeal.
The left calls for an expansion of social protection; the right says that doing so would undermine economic growth and
widen
fiscal deficits.
Continued rapid technological change threatens to
widen
further the existing gap between available skills and those demanded by the global labor market.
One can only hope that this crack of freedom will
widen
in time.
With US budget deficits likely to
widen
by at least $1 trillion over the next ten years, owing to the recent tax cuts, pressures on domestic saving will only intensify.
Indeed, with budget deficits likely to widen, America’s saving shortfall will only deepen in the years ahead.
The launch of the oil futures contract can be anticipated to
widen
the scope for renminbi-denominated commodity trading.
If we
widen
the lens further, Kenya, like the rest of Africa, is approaching a demographic tipping point that must also be addressed.
This has driven down demand and prices, causing the disparities among eurozone member countries’ economic performance to
widen.
And, everywhere, it is likely to be another year in which the gap between the haves and the have-nots will
widen.
In short, as the Nobel laureate Angus Deaton has acknowledged, by creating new opportunities for a certain group of millions of people, while subjecting an enormous number of people to wage stagnation, unemployment, and economic precarity, globalization and technological innovation have helped to
widen
the gap between the haves and have-nots.
The result will probably be the same as when Bush pursued similar policies: income inequality will widen, and budget deficits will grow.
And historic infrastructure-spending gaps continue to widen: by 2020 or 2021, annual per capita transportation-infrastructure spending will reach £1,900 in London, but will be less than £300 in the northeast.
This will
widen
the already-large gap between the country’s haves and have-nots.
Political advisers to future Democratic administrations may argue that the only way to tie the Republicans’ hands and keep them from launching another wealth-polarizing offensive is to
widen
the deficit enough that even they are scared of it.
So long as performance gaps continue to widen, voters will continue to challenge European integration.
Such a possibility seems even more far-fetched as long as the Iranian nuclear crisis remains unresolved and the Syrian crisis continues to
widen
the region’s Shia-Sunni divide (reflected in increased tension between Turkey and Iran).
After all, his firing was rooted partly in his extremism, while Le Pen is currently attempting to
widen
her party’s support by softening its image.
Putin has expertly used an endless and highly professional barrage of propaganda to
widen
the gulf between the beliefs of most Russians and those of most Westerners.
Income inequality began to
widen
in the US in the late 1970’s, and the trend spread to Europe by the late 1980’s, affecting even countries with long egalitarian traditions by the start of the new century.
If the attacks
widen
beyond the three southernmost provinces of Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat, Thaksin’s regional leadership chances will be dimmed.
My purpose was not to recommend specific policy actions in particular countries, but to
widen
the scope of debate about our policy response to the still profound challenges facing the advanced economies.
News reports and “analysis” by state-controlled channels in both Russia and Georgia that promote negative images of “the enemy” serve only to
widen
the gap between ethnic groups.
Without a significant increase in opportunities for political participation, including genuinely competitive elections, the chasm between a predominantly young population and a ruling elite with a narrow generational base will
widen.
Unless all young people have legitimate prospects of improving their social and economic status, the gap between rich and poor will continue to widen, creating a vicious cycle that will be increasingly difficult to escape.
That would
widen
the wage distribution, create jobs, and maintain the living standard of the poor.
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