Not exact matches
Aided by a
weaker dollar, they started breaking export records, even as domestic consumption
continued to languish.
«It's the
weaker dollar, it's the inflation focus and it's also to some extent the market is
continuing to look for a hedge against a world that's becoming incredibly complacent with stocks at record highs,» said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank in Copenhagen.
So while it's true that
weaker global demand and the stronger
dollar is a headwind for big American manufacturing companies, hiring data suggest domestic consumption will
continue to expand.
A
continued weak showing by the
dollar is on the charts unless a rebound from around 91 is successful.
-- it will face
continued margin pressures «due to higher labor content in certain areas of manufacturing where we have temporarily dialed back automation, as well as higher material costs from recently imposed tariffs, commodity price increases and a
weaker US
dollar.»
Spooked investors afraid of Trump's trade war, slowing economy, technicals lagging, retails lagging, inventory too high, supplies too low,
dollar too
weak, yen too strong, infrastructure this, cash flow that, debt too high, oil higher today but lower tomorrow, and who knows what else which will be totally unimportant
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The main drivers of the first - half performance were solid growth in the combined New Zealand properties, offset by reduced turnover in the international business,
continued competitive and economic pressures in Darwin and a
weaker Australian
dollar, the company said.
The
weak dollar has also supported commodity prices and momentum
continues to shift slowly from stocks to commodities.
I think the Fed will raise rates next year, but will remain relatively loose because their preferred index remains
weak, which ought to allow the
dollar to
continue to fall and inflation to rise significantly.
Over time, the stock market has reached new records, powered by economic and earnings growth.2 We expect both to
continue: The domestic economy is picking up a little speed, helped by improving growth in the rest of the world, and company earnings have benefited from better sales, the
weaker dollar and still - low interest rates.
Weaker eurozone economic data, combined with the not - as - dovish interpretation of the FOMC [US Federal Open Market Committee] statement mean the
dollar could
continue to remain «bid» (there are more buyers than sellers) in the very short term.»
The gold prices
continued to be trading in a
weak manner this week as the strength of the
dollar has been all pervasive throughout the markets.
The New Zealand
dollar continued to fall on Tuesday underpinned by
weak risk sentiment and a poorer than forecast Inflation Expectation release.
So we do see some appetite for risk in the short - term, except for with Gold, which
continues to rise on the
weaker Dollar.
Any such pressure would come from the strong New Zealand
dollar and the
continuing imbalance between high international milk production and
weak demand.
We are competing with the US in Korea but our
weaker dollar against the US is helping us and we're seeing
continuing demand for high - quality beef in that market.»
Toronto - Dominion Bank
continues to gain from an improving U.S. economy, while the
weak Canadian
dollar enhances earnings from that market.
The US
Dollar Index
continues to look
weak and better to the downside while US Treasuries
continue to move lower.
The Canadian
dollar, also endearingly known as the «loonie» after the bird on the currency, has been and
continues to be
weak against the U.S.
dollar.
That's because low prices for oil should
continue to offset government stimulus spending as well as increased exports due to the
weak Canadian
dollar.
The yen has been
weak against the
dollar, and if that trend
continues, U.S. investors will see diminished returns from JDG.