One standard economic tool for reducing such negative impacts is to manage a currency devaluation, making exports more competitive and thereby producing compensating increases in jobs and taxes. But Prof MacDonald's point is that if Scotland is in a …

The large debt load combined with Italy's inability to devalue itself back to competitiveness via an external devaluation (devalue the currency) means that the debt load cannot be inflated away, like it was in 1992. Rather, the government needs to …

International segment operating profit grew 14 percent to $490 million including a 10 percent increase in advertising and media expense, as well as the negative effects of Venezuelan currency devaluation. … In particular, our predictions about future …

The regained buoyancy in the housing property market was a due to buyers hurrying to invest in property, viewing real estate as a secure long-term investment and sellers wanting to offload property fearing devaluation. By mid-2012, Russian property …

As ever, the key risk for the sector will be government involvement. With a potential peso devaluation coming in Argentina, and an election in October, the sector could be in for a turbulent year despite a general improvement in the sector's prospects …

A lasting effect of the Great Recession has been the growing number of professionals caught in the real estate devaluation of residential properties. In the past, steady property appreciation seemed to make any home mortgage safe for … Do you have a …

The U.S. Treasury stated they are ready to press Japan for competitive devaluation, and European governments are urging it to not become too reliant on fiscal and monetary stimulus. Does that make sense? Or is there a problem in the Japanese financial …

Multilateral trade agreements are giving way to bilateral deals motivated by protection of national industries and iconic businesses, finding markets for exports and maintaining employment, incomes and competitive advantage. Second, subsidies …

The idea is that the economy needs to go through an internal devaluation, becoming more competitive versus its rivals, so growth can take hold again once more. But slow growth may spoil the country's return to financing itself in international debt …