Quotes About Global economy

I don't think we're going to see the price of oil going down in the near future, that's the reality.

The rise in world oil prices has been larger than anyone forecast.

I think my biggest fear is having another global war which might have been a result of sharing the primary commodities in the world.

And each of these perspectives comes to the same conclusion, which is that our global economy is out of control and performing contrary to basic principles of market economics.

Our competitors outside Europe are manufacturing goods cheaper and better. Through innovation, other countries are producing new products which we do not make yet, but which we could.

The consumption and production of energy is a major component of the global economy.

Globally, manufacturing jobs are on the decline, simply because productivity growth has outpaced growth in demand.

Naturally, liquidity is a big factor in any market that seems to be a lot of money in the world, and there's a lot of discretionary money.

American jobs are being lost to foreign countries, and U.S. companies are urged to move their manufacturing plants, new technologies and headquarters overseas.

Not only do we need more women in the technology sector, we also clearly need to refocus energy on improving gender equality in the global economy.

Now, McDonald's is a very good indicator of the global economy. If McDonald's doesn't increase its sales, it tells you that the monetary policies have largely failed in the sense that prices are going up more than disposable income, and so people have less purchasing power.

The world solidly abandoned the gold standard in 1971. Since then, countries have used fiat money—that is, money not backed by anything.

Perhaps no other American industry had such an export outlook from its inception.

Specialization makes the welfare of the society vulnerable to the market and to political forces beyond national control.

following in the footsteps of Marx, twentieth-century students of capitalism internalized progress to see only one powerful current at a time, ignoring the rest.

The valuation of profit over people impedes human rights across much of the world.

Indeed, American companies make three times as much profits from their investment in one E.U. country, Ireland, than they do from all their investments in China.

Ireland cannot become the collector general for the world. We can only tax on profits generated in the country here.

No one can say that democratizing financial services is bad. It is good for communities, countries, the global economy, and educational progress.

The progressives like to talk a lot about poverty - and you should. However, it's the guys in the middle who have really been hurt by the global economy . The people at the bottom have been holding on to their jobs quite well, actually.

As we work to promote greater economic opportunity for the American people, we must always remember that the American economy is deeply integrated with the global economy. That brings challenges but even greater opportunities.

The OECD should promote everything that's consistent with its mandate, which is to make the world economy work better.

I was quite ready to accept certain restrictions on the United States. After all, there was a great dollar shortage. It was quite clear that the more prosperous Europe became, the more business there would be in the United States.

Until the Chinese decide to compete fairly it will be up to us to do what we can to further protect our manufacturing base, and ensure we keep the good paying jobs we already have.