All publications by tag «ECONOMY»
2016, February, 20, 21:05:00
RUSSIAN ECONOMY EFFICIENCY
“The economy has held up surprisingly well when you consider the stresses on it” that include Western sanctions preventing banks and oil companies from issuing debt and imposing bans on high-tech oil equipment purchases, said Christopher Miller, Associate Director of the Brady-Johnson Grand Strategy Program at Yale ISS.
“The reason is that government policies since 2008 have been relatively effective,” he said in a Feb. 18 presentation at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
2016, February, 14, 13:25:00
BP ENERGY OUTLOOK 2016 - 2035
Global energy demand between 2014 and 2035 is expected to rise 34%, an average of 1.4%/year, with fossil fuels remaining the dominant form of energy over the period.
2016, February, 11, 18:40:00
U.S. STOCKS DOWN
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 82 points, or 0.5 percent, to 15,944 as of 12:18 p.m. Eastern Time. The Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped eight points, or 0.5 percent, to 1,844. The Nasdaq composite fell 17 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,266. Stocks posted steep slides Monday and Friday.
2016, January, 26, 19:05:00
RUSSIAN ECONOMY WILL SHRINK
The economy will shrink 1.5 percent this year, Alfa Bank’s Natalia Orlova said in a report on Monday, cutting her previous forecast for an expansion of 0.3 percent.
2016, January, 17, 15:15:00
CANADA'S LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS
"We're playing close attention to the price of oil, and of course that has an important impact on the Canadian dollar, which we're also paying close attention to. In that context, we know that it's doubly important that we think about how we can make investments that have an impact on the economy ... and also think about how we can improve our long-term effectiveness as a country and to increase our long-term rate of growth."
2015, October, 12, 19:30:00
DISAPPOINTED U.S. ECONOMY
"Considerable uncertainties" surrounded the U.S. economic outlook, particularly the drag on exports from slowing global growth, low investment caused by the decline in oil prices and a “disappointing” recent drop in U.S. job growth.
2015, October, 11, 16:30:00
U.S. RECESSION
The probability that the world's biggest economy will enter a recession in the next 12 months jumped to 15 percent, its highest level since October 2013, according to economists surveyed Oct. 2-7 by Bloomberg. The median had held at 10 percent for 13 consecutive months.
2015, April, 7, 20:55:00
U.S. SEISMIC SHIFTS
A barrel of crude oil costs under $50, having more than halved in price since June. This means wells are pumping out smaller profits, if not losses. When oil prices plunge and billions of dollars are at stake, oil companies tend to respond quickly to curb production. The number of active rigs has fallen 50 percent since October, according to Baker Hughes, the oilfield services company. This has led to layoffs, tighter budgets and fewer orders for equipment, all which hurt growth.
2014, July, 14, 18:45:00
EIA: FUEL ECONOMY
EIA: Fuel economy improvements show diminishing returns in fuel savings