1. Although commodity prices have been driven higher, the slowdown in the domestic economy to a more sustainable rate could contain these inflation pressures, Clarke said. 2. And a decision was made that we ought to try to get the economy to grow at a more sustainable rate. 3. Earlier today the Treasury said the GDP figures confirmed the economy is slowing to a more sustainable rate. 4. Greenspan, speaking in front of Congress, said the U.S. economy likely will slow to a sustainable rate of growth in the months ahead. 5. He also said restrained federal spending will keep growth at a sustainable rate. 6. How low is the sustainable rate of unemployment, and can monetary and fiscal policies maintain it or push it even lower? 7. Is this just a wrenching slowdown to a more sustainable rate of growth after several boom years? 8. It will now be even harder for the Fed to engineer a soft landing, with growth slowing smoothly to a sustainable rate. 9. Most forecasters see the economy slowing to a sustainable rate in the second half of the year, she noted. 10. That saves the company money at a time when interest rates are rising as the government moves to slow economic growth to a more sustainable rate. |