Infaltion comes in 2 key forms and the external cost push is not to be ignored, but our consumer demand levels are not inflationary and technolgy is not static.
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Expectations may have risen, but cost push or wage inflation will only likely to rise if economic growth is sufficiently strong or it can be accommodated by an acceleration in monetary growth.
Inflation, argues Mr Wood, even of the bad, cost-push variety, will prove another form of gaiatsu.
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It is thus worth noting that there is no cost-push inflation to work against or counter the reduction of demand-pull forces that would intensify inflation.
The expansion to new markets and the cost-cutting push will help address what is a U.S. vulnerability if the dollar continues to weaken, stressing imports.
This income tax ended in 1872, but farmers hoped to revive it so they could push the cost of government on somebody else.
There are some risks so large it makes sense for society to underwrite them, rather than push the cost on to the banking system.
Diesel advocates love to push the cost-of-ownership pencil, but I'm here to tell you, in the case of the Cayenne Diesel, the economics are horrible and unsubtle.
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If the reform passes, it could head off next year's planned 5.4% postal rate increase the one that will push the cost of mailing a single letter to 39 cents from 37 cents.
So although Ledsinger gets to push the cost of building the hotels and hiring the maids, desk clerks and bellhops onto the franchisees, he also has to depend upon them to uphold quality standards.
Indeed, while the Fed can use its powers to push the cost of money below the natural market rate, there's nothing saying that those in possession of cash have to offer their savings at that rate.
Though health insurance companies worry about their ability to control the cost of new customers, they are expected to aggressively push outpatient care and low-cost prescription drugs as a way to keep premiums low.
Both these factors push up the cost to a new entrant of building a distribution network.
Proponents say driving up the cost of coal generation will push utilities to seek out cleaner alternatives.
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Well, they might push up the cost of borrowing for the banks fractionally.
Competition will not only make it tough for Netflix to gain or retain subscribers, but will also impact its margins as competitors push up the cost of content.
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And if banks are already paying over the odds for capital and debt, which they are, that must push up the cost and limit the availability of finance for households and businesses.
In the nightmare scenario the markets do not find the eurozone restructuring plans credible and so push up the cost of borrowing to southern European governments to the point where default is inevitable.
All those investors rushing for safe US assets have helped to push down the cost of borrowing to new lows, not just for Uncle Sam but anyone in the US taking out a new mortgage.
When newly sworn-in US President George W Bush addresses a joint session of Congress on Tuesday evening to explain his budget, he will borrow a page from his predecessor Bill Clinton as well as push his own cost-cutting agenda.
Spending is up partly because of the fight against terrorism, but mainly because budget deficits, now forecast to run until at least 2005, and then lower surpluses thereafter, push up the cost of interest payments on the government's debt.
"People living in private rented homes should be treated fairly and honestly, but we want to avoid excessive red tape that would push up the cost of rents and reduce choice for tenants, " a spokesman from the Department for Communities and Local Government said.
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This thing has to be paid for, and there are all sorts of equations, but there's a push to keep that cost as low as possible and make it as available as possible.
You need to read the speech for the full explanation, but the basic idea is that higher inflation can help push down the real cost of borrowing - the real interest rate - at times when nominal interest rates can't go any lower.
With its leap into low-cost smartphones, Nokia is continuing its push in fast-growing emerging markets, despite fierce competition and razor-thin margins.
With its leap into low-cost smartphones, Nokia is continuing its push to grow in fast-growing emerging markets despite fierce competition and razor-thin margins.
This unadulterated push for Growth, at any cost, is the root of the current European crisis, Dr. Parvanova believes.
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Obama said he was hopeful that an efficiently run public plan could help push private insurers to make similar cost-cutting moves.
Joseph Hinrichs, Ford's group vice president of manufacturing and labor relations, said the agreement would push Ford's total labor cost per hour, including benefits, "into the ballpark" with foreign-based rivals.
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