They are trying to keep costs down.

He was able to reduce taxes.

Tom asked Mary to lower her voice.

Administration officials should lower the political temperature.

And there is no way to slow my heart rate down.

I was just sitting there thinking, I've got to slow this down.

The system could also severely reduce Internet speeds.

So the policy prescription for solving the crisis seems simple austerity. Fiscal deficits must be cut to reduce debt levels.

Fiscal deficits must be cut to reduce debt levels.

Paint most of a city and you could lower the temperature by 10 C.

This is not to argue, of course, that the ECB should cut interest rates now.

Adopting a Mediterranean diet can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Lower the interest rate too much, and inflation and monetary instability result.

Given lack of storage capacity, this could quickly lower prices and burn speculators.

But India independently decided to lower tariffs over the next three years.

They could not simultaneously debase the currency and back it with gold at a fixed rate.

There is little that government can do in a market economy to force down wages in the private sector.

Why not simply wait for Sarkozy to get the euro down and the ECB to lower interest rates?

Smuggling is abetted by the tobacco industry in order to gain market share and scare finance ministers into lowering taxes.

But since speculative prices are ultimately determined by psychology, they can also suddenly be deflated by psychology.

By buying government bonds for cash, a central bank can satisfy demand and push down the price of cash. When there is no excess demand for cash, there will be no excess supply of the bonds and stocks that underpin and finance the economy s productive capital.

By buying government bonds for cash, a central bank can satisfy demand and push down the price of cash.

In order to regain Latin America s support and to dent Chávez s popularity the Bush administration will need much more than a short trip.

Unsurprisingly, consumer spending rose by 6 year on year in the second quarter of this year, while the household savings rate is set to fall to 14 this year, from 17 in 2002. Sarkozy is also planning to cut corporate taxation, which, at 35.4 , remains 20 higher than the European average.

Of course, imposing the same investment conditions in all countries could take away the incentive to invest in the least attractive of them.

Sarkozy is also planning to cut corporate taxation, which, at 35.4 , remains 20 higher than the European average.

Putin's supposed influence over the market was a theme exploited by both his fans and his critics.

The risk is that those countries that suffer from the switch retaliate and depreciate their own currencies.

Countercyclical fiscal policy had been largely discredited because of the delays involved in implementing fiscal changes and households weak response to temporary tax cuts. By contrast, the central bank could lower interest rates rapidly, which worked to raise household and business spending through a variety of channels.

As others would have to lower their tariffs, India's access to other markets would increase.

By contrast, the central bank could lower interest rates rapidly, which worked to raise household and business spending through a variety of channels.

America secured a much lower rate of unemployment without inflation eventually unemployment fell to below 4 .

According to the publication s information, the agency may lower the inflation estimate for 2015, which will make it possible to eliminate the expected zero growth in household incomes.

Fifth, to promote happiness, we must identify the many factors other than GNP that can raise or lower society s well being. Most countries invest to measure GNP, but spend little to identify the sources of poor health (like fast foods and excessive TV watching), declining social trust, and environmental degradation.

It was only in 1995 96 that the US eased its position and allowed the yen to depreciate against the dollar.

Fifth, to promote happiness, we must identify the many factors other than GNP that can raise or lower society s well being.

Thankfully this has been laid to be rest by the President and I think even though he deserves commendation, I think this election should not be allowed to have any tense moments that could be exploited by provocateurs.

First, some countries are so relatively poor and lacking in domestic capital that they opt to drop rates in order to attract foreign investors.

Confidence in the Euro, along with mounting evidence of America's economic mismanagement, provided an opportunity for Europe to lower interest rates to stimulate growth.

The recently rising euro also has helped keep down European long term interest rates a key determinant of economic activity as inflationary expectations deteriorated somewhat in the euro zone area.

That would not happen if the ECB announced and demonstrated its determination to bring down interest rates, whatever it takes, for a significant period of time.

I'm giving a short slide show this morning that I'm giving for the very first time, so well it's I don't want or need to raise the bar, I'm actually trying to lower the bar.

The wait to insure option could cause the number of insured individuals to decline rapidly as premiums rise for those who remain insured.

The mutual interaction between the incentive to minimize equity capital and the incentive to gamble in order to exploit the upside risks caused America s crisis.

Enhanced competition and economies of scale in larger, more closely integrated financial markets should narrow lending margins, lower intermediation costs, and allocate funds more efficiently.