At current market exchange rates, the European Union is now larger economically than the US.

Chinese policymakers should begin with a careful examination of the effects of current financial repression (the practice of keeping interest rates below the market equilibrium level).

This can achieve high market penetration rates quickly.

Our market interest rates fell to near record lows.

When rates in the United Nations Monthly Bulletin of Statistics do not reflect the actual market value of Iranian rials, market rates from other sources are applied.

The only plausible inflationary scenario presupposes that when economies recover, central banks do not raise interest rates sufficiently in the coming boom, keeping too much of the current liquidity in the market.

The Kyeongju meeting decided that the G 20 countries would move toward market determined exchange rates and pursue politics conducive to reducing excessive imbalances and maintaining current account imbalances at sustainable levels.

They argue that current account balances reflect national savings and investment rates.

Then financial liberalization could proceed with market interest rates remaining at normal levels.

The Fed hopes that it can handle the current situation without being forced to rescue market liquidity by cutting interest rates and thus giving what it fears would be an unhealthy boost to spending.

Current low interest rates do not cover the risk that banks would take.

Our current growth rates are not sufficient to achieve the Development Goals because of, for example, the high rates of population growth.

Three major factors are impeding policymakers from raising interest rates to market clearing levels.

But if market nervousness persists and interest rates remain high relative to rates for secure German debt, the debt burden will rapidly become unsustainable.

And, incidentally, the current agitation about interest rates is a bit over the top.

In 1998 we examined OECD data for a correlation between national unemployment rates in the mid 1990 s and current tax rates on labor.

Key trends in emerging market economies include high and increasing unemployment and low employment rates.

Simply applying the current market multiple ignores the possibility that current multiples may be high or low by historical standards.

(b) Ensure that national exchange rates are consistent with market levels, and that exchange and capital control barriers do not encourage black market activities

On the question of conversion rates, the Committee on Contributions would continue to look at ways of using rates other than market rates in respect of countries in which it detected real problems.

Current ultra low interest rates may be scaring people about the adequacy of future income.

Indeed, two months later, financial market participants remain confused about what his message means for the direction of US monetary policy and market interest rates.

The ECB s announcement of a new program to purchase sovereign bonds has lowered market interest rates.

With so much internal liquidity, these businesses are not sensitive to reductions in market interest rates.

For a more detailed description of the current iron ore market see UNCTAD The Iron Ore Market 2004 2006, May 2005, Geneva.

Infant mortality rates have dropped significantly from 16.8 per 1,000 to the current 13 per 1,000.

In forecasting interest rates one is engaged not in examining fundamentals, but in predicting what average market opinion expects average market opinion about fundamentals to be.

Monetary authorities in many other advanced and emerging market economies have cut their policy rates as well.

Doing so will require maintaining some capital account control, while raising interest rates to market clearing levels.

Current valuations put four Chinese banks in the global top ten by market capitalization.

Unfortunately, current policy is justified in terms of pro market effectively pro cyclical choices.

The current change in market sentiment is also motivated by two significant policy changes.

Short term market interest rates will fall, but, as investors begin to recognize the ultimate inflationary consequences of very loose monetary policy, longer term interest rates will rise.

There is enough thorium to generate energy for at least several thousand years at current consumption rates.

Inflation convergence between high headline and low core rates, as well as between high emerging market and low advanced country rates will occur at levels higher than currently anticipated.

Financial risk management, typically, is focused on the impact on corporate value due to adverse changes in commodity prices, interest rates, foreign exchange rates and stock prices (market risk).

Market exchange rates are not a good indicator of these differences, because they can fluctuate for other reasons.

At some point, Japan will face its own Greek tragedy as the market charges sharply higher interest rates.

And market forces did not come close to predicting near zero interest rates for five years (and counting).

A major obstacle to higher consumer spending is the current condition of the housing market.

Various reports also express concern over obtaining the skills required by the current labour market.

Arms transactions occurred at the Irtogte market with both sides during the current reporting period.

But lower short term interest rates have led to higher medium term interest rates, which are more relevant for the mortgage market, perhaps because of increasing worries about inflationary pressures.

Such simple extrapolations of current economic growth rates often turn out to be mistaken because of unforeseen events.

Likewise, many emerging market central banks reacted to slower growth and lower inflation by cutting policy rates as well.