These could, together, wipe 2% off GDP, enough to push growth back to zero or lower.

ECONOMIST: The recovery runs out of steam

Lower import prices would then push inflation dangerously close to zero in America and Europe.

ECONOMIST: Can a cheaper yen rid Japan of deflation?

The authorities have been forced to push interest rates close to zero in order to give investors a one-way bet.

ECONOMIST: The impossible task of eliminating uncertainty

The Federal Reserve, having lowered short-term interest rates in effect to zero, has intervened in bond markets to push down long-term mortgage rates as well.

ECONOMIST: The economy

As we move into 2013, the NTSB will continue to work with Federal agencies like ONDCP and continue advocating for measures that will push us towards the goal of zero highway deaths due to substance-impaired driving.

WHITEHOUSE: Drunk and Drugged Driving: Not an Acceptable Part of Life