Depreciation is used to record the declining value of buildings and equipment over time.

The real depreciation necessary to restore external balance would drive the real value of euro debts even higher, making them even more unsustainable.

China s Daring Depreciation

But that is logically flawed even with deflation, real purchasing power would fall, and the real value of debts would rise (debt deflation), as the real depreciation occurs.

Finally, both inflation and restructuring put some of the burden on non resident bondholders (through exchange rate depreciation and the direct reduction of the value of assets, respectively).

Its purpose is not to encourage the depreciation of the yen, despite complaints about the yen s depreciation.

Restoring sustained growth requires real currency depreciation.

The value of China s assets as future claims on real resources has already been diluted by dollar depreciation, and calls in the US for inflating away America s debt burden portend a further decline.

And that means further depreciation of the dollar.

The extent of creditor countries losses would depend on the extent of the depreciation, giving them an interest in keeping the depreciation within bounds.

Those with large amounts of reserves know that holding dollars is a bad deal no or low return and a high risk of inflation or currency depreciation, either of which would diminish their holdings real value.

Depreciation inside the eurozone in the form of deflation, on the other hand, would drive large parts of the real economy into excessive debt, because only the value of assets, not that of bank debts, would decline.

Dollar depreciation improves Europe s terms of trade and real income.

So we expect a substantial depreciation premium on US interest rates.

This would allow her to write down the value of her mortgage by the average house price depreciation in her postal zone since the borrowing date, in exchange for giving the lender a share of the future house price appreciation.

The depreciation that followed the crisis helped accelerate recovery by boosting exports.

But all of the options that might restore competitiveness require real currency depreciation.

Simply put, there must be dollar depreciation to keep global imbalances in check.

In principle, such a depreciation against all of the world s currencies is manageable.

A 20 dollar depreciation would therefore reduce Americans purchasing power by only 3 .

The depreciation expenses have gone up to 2.02 million against the budgeted amount of 0.9 million. The circumstances under which the depreciation expenses increased by 100 percent could not be satisfactorily explained to the Panel.

In his 1908 essay Der moderne Denkmalkultus (The modern cult of monuments) he describes historical value, artistic value, age value, commemorative value, use value, and newness value.

With China retaining its under valued currency policy, dollar depreciation can aggravate global deflationary forces.

The attempt to achieve them is bound to lead to competitive currency depreciation and protectionism.

A return to a national currency and a sharp depreciation would quickly restore competitiveness and growth.

First, it contributes to yen depreciation and dollar appreciation as carry traders switch out of yen.

The yen s depreciation versus the dollar has contributed to continuing large US trade deficits with Japan.

Depreciation is computed using the straight line method over the estimated useful life of the asset.

) If the fair value is less than carrying value (impaired), the goodwill value needs to be reduced so the carrying value is equal to the fair value.

But, in the absence of complementary action, depreciation whether engineered or market driven will make matters worse.

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Today, it costs 220 naira to buy one British pound, which implies 15 annual average depreciation since 1973.

Yet financial markets are not pricing dollar depreciation and a rise in long term US interest rates accordingly.

Corporate retained earnings have averaged about 3 of GDP after allowing for depreciation of existing plant and equipment.

The sharp depreciation of the euro after the crisis helped sustain German exports, thereby keeping the eurozone afloat.

The Europeans gladly went along with this charade because they now fear dollar depreciation more than global imbalance.

That is why I believe that these countries and the eurozone more generally would benefit from euro depreciation.

To maintain growth, they need a nominal and real depreciation of their currency to reduce their trade deficits.

In fact, Brazilians purchasing power could shrink further, owing to the depreciation of the real against the dollar.

Chile made its transition to high growth in the 1980 s on the back of a large depreciation.

When the bubble bursts, the afflicted country can restore competitiveness only through a painful process of real depreciation.

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But the euro s depreciation is too recent to have made much difference yet. Historical evidence, not to mention Japan s experience with a falling yen, suggests that it takes several quarters, or even years, before the positive impact of currency depreciation on net exports is felt.

WASHINGTON, DC Over the last several weeks, the dollar s depreciation against the euro and yen has grabbed global attention.

This could and should be accompanied by an overall depreciation of the euro, though that would be no panacea.