All posts tagged "growth"

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  Counting Chickens Long Before They Hatch: Should Hurricane Maria Be Modeled as a Positive Growth Shock for Puerto Rico?

  Puerto Rico’s latest fiscal plan appears to use a best case scenario as its base case. It consequently doesn’t provide a realistic benchmark for evaluating Puerto Rico’s long-run capacity to pay.

  • Posted February 27, 2018
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  IMF: World economy is picking up speed

  The outlook is up 0.1 percentage points from the IMF’s previous forecast.

  • Posted October 10, 2017
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  Greek state budget sees steady pick-up in economy 

  ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s government on Monday presented what it calls the last of the bailout-era state budgets, predicting economic growth of 2.4 percent and a significant budget surplus in 2018. In the draft 2018 budget, the economy is...

  • Posted October 2, 2017
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  Economists: US Growth Expected for at Least 2 More Years

  Business economists still think the economy will continue to grow for the next two years, but they again have scaled back their expectations for just how much. The median estimate from economists surveyed by the National Association...

  • Posted September 12, 2016
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  US Economy Expected to Pick Up after Weak Growth in Spring

  Commerce Department issues first estimate of economic performance

  • Posted July 29, 2016
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  Boom Times for Big US Airlines: $3.9 Billion in 2Q Profits

  FORT WORTH, Texas – Compared with their checkered track record, major airlines are enjoying boom times. Planes are full, and jet fuel is still much cheaper than it was last year. The four biggest U.S. carriers just...

  • Posted July 22, 2016
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  ASB Says Developing Asian Economies to Grow 5.6 % in 2016

  MANILA, Philippines – The Asian Development Bank said Monday it had cut its 2016 growth projection for developing economies in Asia and the Pacific to 5.6 percent, down from its earlier forecast of 5.7 percent, but added...

  • Posted July 18, 2016
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  US Economy Looks Resilient as Retailers, Industry Surge

  On Friday, July 15, 2016, the Federal Reserve reports on U.S. industrial production for June.

  • Posted July 16, 2016
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  G20 Ministers Call for Rolling Back of Anti-Trade Measures

  Concerned about rising protectionism around the world

  • Posted July 10, 2016
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  Chinese Official Warns of Grim Global Economic Outlook

  Brexit raised fears of a global recession

  • Posted July 9, 2016