But most of the institutions upon which they rely for their investments and savings are geared to the short term.

Rather, savings should be channeled even more and more efficiently to domestic investment in order to avoid large external imbalances.

The current account surplus, which was supposed to decline sharply, has actually increased, as savings have remained higher and investment lower than expected.

America s Saving Rate and the Dollar s Future

Restoring America s savings investment balance implies a reduction in global aggregate demand of around 800 billion.

Chinese policymakers should view the shadow banking scare as a market driven opportunity to transform the banking system into an efficient, balanced, inclusive, and productive engine of growth. They should begin by reforming the property rights regime to enable market forces to balance the supply and demand of savings and investments in a manner that maintains credit discipline and transparency.

Investment, enterprise and technology

To improve the economy we will direct lending to manufacturing and entrepreneurial activity, protect the right to honestly earned and legally acquired property, rebuild savings, and stimulate scientific technical innovation and investment.

Cut Now, Save Later

My savings will soon run out.

My savings will run out soon.

The saving rate is the lifeblood of any economy, because foreigners cannot be expected to finance capital investment forever.

Japan's bilateral trade surplus is nearly the same size as its savings in the US. As long as America borrows Japanese savings to fuel its domestic investment, a trade deficit is inevitable.

As long as America borrows Japanese savings to fuel its domestic investment, a trade deficit is inevitable.

Investment in vaccines is not about short term savings, either in terms of lives or economic costs it is about providing children with lifetime protection and the ability to realize their full potential.

Savings are, of course, no bad thing.

Both features increased global savings.

So they save massively.

He gambled away his life savings.

Many people have lost their savings.

National saving has two components private and public.

Tax cuts were supposed to stimulate savings, but household savings in the US have plummeted to zero.

Yes, successful economies have many things in common they all engage in the global economy, maintain macroeconomic stability, stimulate saving and investment, provide market oriented incentives, and are reasonably well governed.

A large fiscal deficit increases the need for foreign funds to avoid crowding out private investment. Put differently, the value of the dollar reflects total national saving, not just savings in the household sector.

Put differently, the value of the dollar reflects total national saving, not just savings in the household sector.

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Private investment is important, too.

You can bet your life savings on it.

American households are saving again.

America's appallingly low savings rate.

Millions of persons lost all their savings.

Millions of people lost all their savings.

Tom bought a car using his savings.

Government savings have fallen, especially in the United States and Japan, and household savings have virtually disappeared in some countries with housing booms.

Low investment and a deteriorating primary education system?

Consumption is dropping, and companies are cutting investment.

Foreign direct investment.

They are cutting back.

I spent all the savings I had on this.

His savings will soon amount to one million yen.

He keeps all his savings in the bank.

How can the government expect to mobilize domestic investment as long as ordinary Russians keep their savings 50 billion, according to most estimates at home?

So they are forced to rely on their savings, and virtually stop consuming.

Meanwhile, investment and exports are plummeting as well.