The researchers focused on lead not only because it is a hazardous pollutant, More said, but also because it serves as a proxy for economic activity, ramping up when the economy is growing and tapering when it declines.
Regional economies in the United States are still hurting or even sliding lower as the recession lingers, though the rate of decline is tapering off.
Although businesses and others in five of the 12 Fed districts said the sharp pace of economic decline was tapering off, that does not represent much improvement since April, when the beige book noted similar moderation in five of the 12 districts.
There have been statistics that suggest otherwise that the economic decline is tapering off or that green shoots are sprouting on the economic landscape but before you kick your shoes off and frolic in the foliage, take a hard look at the stock rally and our economy.
Although businesses and others in 5 of the 12 Fed districts said the sharp pace of economic declines was tapering off, that does not mark much improvement since April, when the beige book noted that 5 of the 12 noted a similar moderation.
If the absolute number has gone up, it's because the prison population has increased even faster, although it finally begun to taper off and decline after 2009.
A decline in unemployment will make tapering more likely and see the markets fall; a bad jobs number will require more Fed easing and see the markets rise.
Moyo's book is published just as the global "super cycle" in hard commodities appears to be tapering off, in part because of the decline in China's growth rate.
After tapering of the sirolimus, the peritoneal dialysate became clear and the dialysate triglyceride level declined to 5.16 mmol/L.
Rising stock prices and declining unemployment raised investor expectations that the Fed would deem the economy strong enough to begin tapering its stimulus program, the asset purchases known as quantitative easing, in September.
Her vision declined to counting fingers and she received methylprednisolone 1 g/day for 3 days followed by a tapering course of prednisone.
