71. Health care economists predict that the two-tiered system may be here to stay and that no national health care plan is going to obviate it. 72. However, the economist was not predicting a so-called maxi-devaluation. 73. However, even if inflation edges up in the short-term, prices are likely to remain under control the remainder of the year, economists predicted. 74. If Green is right, the consumer boom may take a little longer to wind down than many economists have been predicting. 75. If the economy seems stronger, as some economists predict, the Fed can do nothing for a while and yet keep a light grip on the economic reins. 76. If the Fed does not act during this meeting, some economists predict a rate hike at its August meeting is assured. 77. In Italy, economists predict that a ballooning budget deficit is almost certain to force higher taxes. 78. In recent weeks, some economists had predicted a contraction for GDP in the second quarter. 79. In the aftermath of the attacks, many economists have predicted that the United States is heading into recession. 80. Indeed, that is just what many Wall Street economists are predicting, and it is one reason that few expect the current downturn to last into the autumn. |