The dour forecasts have served to sharpen the debate over whether the emphasis on austerity has generated a painful cycle in which government cuts sap tax revenues and consumer demand, worsening an already bleak outlook.
Since we're still well-below the labor force participation rates from before the recession - both for young people and the population as a whole - we're probably going to see the ratio of labor supply to labor demand worsen before it gets better".
Resultant circulatory abnormalities (peripheral vasodilation, intravascular volume depletion, increased cellular metabolism, and myocardial depression) lead to an imbalance between oxygen delivery and demand, worsening end organ injury and failure.
The inadequacy of mental health services to cope with increased demand is worsened by a huge shortage of funds, psychiatrists and inpatient beds.
As retail sales increase, a new threat looms: rising imports that satisfy consumer demand but worsen the trade deficit.
This may help bring electricity prices back down in the short run, but it will only reinforce a spiral of increasing energy demand and worsening pollution.
We expect mining fundamentals to continue to deteriorate into the second half as demand conditions worsen, supply in some key commodities accelerates and dividends come under pressure.
Liberum analysts upgraded Rio, BHP and Glencore - up 3.85p at 204p - and said: We expect mining fundamentals to continue to deteriorate into the second half as demand conditions worsen, supply in some key commodities accelerates and dividends come under pressure.
By doing all of this, air-conditioning has contributed to the intensive energy demand that worsens climate change that, well, forces us to rely on air-conditioning, a feedback loop environmentalists fear.
The threat arises from the fact that the additional travel demand may worsen traffic congestion.
