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Russia/Ukraine is only pulling forward the natural slowing in the economy that would have occurred as the Federal Reserve tightened policy. – Tom Essaye	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Worries about the Delta variant have become more widespread, ... subduing activity in some instances and raising concerns about the possibility of virus restrictions being tightened again, hence services growth in July was slightly less marked than the earlier flash estimate and future expectations cooled, presenting a significant downside risk to the outlook and hinting that growth could begin to slow again as we head toward the autumn. – Chris Williamson	Found on Reuters 2 years ago
Given that profits are likely now declining, financial market conditions have tightened and the economy is contracting, business investment will take it on the chin, business investment in equipment will drop sharply in the second quarter. – Ryan Sweet	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
No responsible government should subsidize Iran's blood lust, as long as Iran's menacing behavior continues, sanctions will not be lifted. They will be tightened. – Donald Trump	Found on CNN 4 years ago
All nations have a duty to act. No responsible government should subsidies Iran's bloodlust, as long as Iran's menacing behavior continues sanctions will not be lifted, they will be tightened. – Donald Trump	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Some countries have tightened their investment oversight. – Peng Chun	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
While not completely eliminating intermittent stock outs, we believe this strategy has helped us be in the best position possible on shelf, but with the tremendous response we have had from consumers, understandably, our supply chain has tightened. – Phil Rosse	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Under President Xi, the government has further tightened control over Christianity in President Xi broad efforts to' Sinicize' religion or' adopt Chinese characteristics' -- in other words, to ensure that religious groups support the government and the Chinese Communist Party, the shutdown of a Protestant church in Chengdu epitomizes the Xi Jinping government's relentless assault on religious freedom in China. – Human Rights Watch	Found on CNN 5 years ago
There are two things that will need to hold back growth – the rate hike, which will subdue credit growth - financial conditions have tightened markedly in Turkey, and that will have a dampening effect on growth. – Per Hammarlund	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It's just tough to realize the fact that your body is not cooperating anymore. Every morning you wake up you have to hope that everything is stable, yesterday, unfortunately, the lower back tightened up a little bit so it was tough for me to move around today. – Tommy Haas	Found on Reuters 6 years ago
Even if A shares are included, it would still just be a symbolic event. The real impact would be limited, my biggest concern now is China's economy. After strong stimulus previously, the government seems to have suddenly tightened the liquidity tap. I'm afraid the economy will loose steam. – Shen Weizheng	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
The combination of more job openings and more people quitting could result in pay increases, and we have seen a few other signs that wages have increased as the labor market has tightened. – Daniel Silver	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Investors are asking for tightened restricted payments capabilities so that the borrower can’t funnel anywhere near as much or maybe any money out to equity investors before they start repaying the debt. – John Fraser	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The high proportion of firms with hard-to-fill positions is a sign that the labor market has tightened up to the point that wages are being pulled higher. – Mark Vitner	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Today Congress has approved a reduction in the nation's general budget from 26 percent of gross domestic product to 25 percent of gross domestic product - we have tightened our belts. – Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
After I took office, I made clear that one of the principal achievements of this body -- the nuclear non-proliferation regime -- was endangered by Iran's violation of the NPT, on that basis, the (U.N.) Security Council tightened sanctions on the Iranian government, and many nations joined us to enforce them. Together, we showed that laws and agreements mean something. – President Barack Obama	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Britain is not an Eldorado for those who want to work in the black economy. We have tightened access to benefits. – Peter Ricketts	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The rally was a bit premature because global oil supply hasn't really tightened yet. – Nitesh Shah	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
It's all about working capital and bankers are stressing working capital, liquidity has tightened up considerably in the last year. – David Miller	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
They’ve already started to pursue methane pollution, which the industry has been trying to control for a very long time, because that’s their product, the cost of running the drilling equipment, the pipelines and the plants themselves are being tightened. – David Schnare	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Anybody associated with thought work or ideology or the image of China -- everything is being squeezed or tightened or limited. – Xi Jinping	Found on CNN 9 years ago
A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea. – John Anthony Ciardi	added by anonymous 14 years ago

Russia/Ukraine is only pulling forward the natural slowing in the economy that would have occurred as the Federal Reserve tightened policy.

– Tom Essaye

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Worries about the Delta variant have become more widespread, ... subduing activity in some instances and raising concerns about the possibility of virus restrictions being tightened again, hence services growth in July was slightly less marked than the earlier flash estimate and future expectations cooled, presenting a significant downside risk to the outlook and hinting that growth could begin to slow again as we head toward the autumn.

– Chris Williamson

Found on Reuters
2 years ago

Given that profits are likely now declining, financial market conditions have tightened and the economy is contracting, business investment will take it on the chin, business investment in equipment will drop sharply in the second quarter.

– Ryan Sweet

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

No responsible government should subsidize Iran's blood lust, as long as Iran's menacing behavior continues, sanctions will not be lifted. They will be tightened.

– Donald Trump

Found on CNN
4 years ago

All nations have a duty to act. No responsible government should subsidies Iran's bloodlust, as long as Iran's menacing behavior continues sanctions will not be lifted, they will be tightened.

– Donald Trump

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Some countries have tightened their investment oversight.

– Peng Chun

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

While not completely eliminating intermittent stock outs, we believe this strategy has helped us be in the best position possible on shelf, but with the tremendous response we have had from consumers, understandably, our supply chain has tightened.

– Phil Rosse

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Under President Xi, the government has further tightened control over Christianity in President Xi broad efforts to' Sinicize' religion or' adopt Chinese characteristics' -- in other words, to ensure that religious groups support the government and the Chinese Communist Party, the shutdown of a Protestant church in Chengdu epitomizes the Xi Jinping government's relentless assault on religious freedom in China.

– Human Rights Watch

Found on CNN
5 years ago

There are two things that will need to hold back growth – the rate hike, which will subdue credit growth - financial conditions have tightened markedly in Turkey, and that will have a dampening effect on growth.

– Per Hammarlund

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It's just tough to realize the fact that your body is not cooperating anymore. Every morning you wake up you have to hope that everything is stable, yesterday, unfortunately, the lower back tightened up a little bit so it was tough for me to move around today.

– Tommy Haas

Found on Reuters
6 years ago

Even if A shares are included, it would still just be a symbolic event. The real impact would be limited, my biggest concern now is China's economy. After strong stimulus previously, the government seems to have suddenly tightened the liquidity tap. I'm afraid the economy will loose steam.

– Shen Weizheng

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

The combination of more job openings and more people quitting could result in pay increases, and we have seen a few other signs that wages have increased as the labor market has tightened.

– Daniel Silver

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Investors are asking for tightened restricted payments capabilities so that the borrower can’t funnel anywhere near as much or maybe any money out to equity investors before they start repaying the debt.

– John Fraser

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The high proportion of firms with hard-to-fill positions is a sign that the labor market has tightened up to the point that wages are being pulled higher.

– Mark Vitner

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Today Congress has approved a reduction in the nation's general budget from 26 percent of gross domestic product to 25 percent of gross domestic product - we have tightened our belts.

– Finance Minister Mauricio Cardenas

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

After I took office, I made clear that one of the principal achievements of this body -- the nuclear non-proliferation regime -- was endangered by Iran's violation of the NPT, on that basis, the (U.N.) Security Council tightened sanctions on the Iranian government, and many nations joined us to enforce them. Together, we showed that laws and agreements mean something.

– President Barack Obama

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Britain is not an Eldorado for those who want to work in the black economy. We have tightened access to benefits.

– Peter Ricketts

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The rally was a bit premature because global oil supply hasn't really tightened yet.

– Nitesh Shah

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's all about working capital and bankers are stressing working capital, liquidity has tightened up considerably in the last year.

– David Miller

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

They’ve already started to pursue methane pollution, which the industry has been trying to control for a very long time, because that’s their product, the cost of running the drilling equipment, the pipelines and the plants themselves are being tightened.

– David Schnare

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Anybody associated with thought work or ideology or the image of China -- everything is being squeezed or tightened or limited.

– Xi Jinping

Found on CNN
9 years ago

A good question is never answered. It is not a bolt to be tightened into place but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.

– John Anthony Ciardi

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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