In general, uncertainty is viewed as an impediment to economic growth and progress. But uncertainty doesn’t last forever, it is produced by events which are unresolved. What counts is how that ...
A rise in uncertainty may prompt them to put these projects on hold until things become clearer, Bernanke pointed out. And if many businesses find themselves in the same position, over-all capital ...
I want to thank Calgary Economic Development for the invitation. The last time I spoke in Calgary was about 18 months ago—September 2023. The post-pandemic crisis was easing, but uncertainty remained.
One measure of "policy uncertainty", which measures how much certain issues are dominating news coverage, shows that the uncertainty levels over trade are currently higher than they've been in ...
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Monday marks the deadline for Afghans sheltering in Pakistan to leave the country, with the prospect of a dangerous future in Taliban-led Afghanistan ahead. By Zia ur-Rehman Reporting from Karachi ...
The National Federation of Independent Business’ Uncertainty Index climbed in February to its second-highest reading on record, going back to 1973, according to the group’s latest survey ...
GemPy is an open-source, Python-based 3-D structural geological modeling software, which allows the implicit (i.e. automatic) creation of complex geological models from interface and orientation data.
Executives at lumber supplier Builders FirstSource BLDR observed that “uncertainty around potential policy changes” is leading builders to pull back from construction of single-family homes.
(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is dismissing business concerns over the uncertainty caused by his planned tariffs on a range of American trading partners ...
By showing that the matter often requires us to accept uncertainty without having to resort to mere guesswork or opinion, this book ought to be on the reading list of policy makers everywhere, and ...