Sentences with phrase «at commodity prices»

One look at commodity prices these days shows the blade is now slicing in the other direction.

But we've passed some important milestones, including super-fast internet access for a critical mass of consumers; PCs and handhelds with enough graphics and computing power to deliver quality video and audio; and big, high - resolution TV / PC flat panels available at commodity prices.

In fact, my own experience is the most overvalued sector in the market at all times is the junior exploration sector because 80 % of that sector is always valueless at any commodity price point.

Not exact matches

Combine that with weak commodity prices, flat global trade and the governance risk associated with companies in many of these countries, and safety - minded investors are perhaps best served by limiting their exposure to the grouping at this time.

For now, relatively tame commodities prices are «keeping longer term inflation at bay,» and pressuring gold, said Rob Lutts, chief investment officer of Cabot Wealth Management.

«If Trump abandons the deal, he risks a spike in global oil prices,» said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, adding that re-introducing U.S. sanctions could remove 300,000 - 500,000 bpd of Iranian oil from global supplies.

Vivienne Lloyd, commodities strategist at Macquarie Group, speaks about the impact of sanctions on Russia for the price of aluminum.

«We do not see an imminent turning point in commodity prices and thus forecast further negative repercussions on the Canadian economy next year,» Sebastien Lavoie, assistant chief economist at Laurentian Bank Securities in Montreal, said in an analysis of the Bank of Canada's latest policy statement.

Commodity prices were mixed with July copper one cent lower at US$ 3.14 a pound, sending the base metals group down 1.88 per cent.

While gold prices are a long way from where they were at the height of the 2000s commodities boom — a reality that's hurt many miners — Barrick's wounds are mostly self - inflicted.

«If Trump abandons the deal, he risks a spike in global oil prices... The re-introduction of U.S. sanctions would hurt Iran's ability to transact in dollars,» said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.

Darren Woods, who has worked at Exxon for more than 20 years, has helped expand the refining business at a time when the company's core exploration and production business has been rocked by low commodity prices.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

«For commodity products with low differentiation, where price is higher on the list and it's a smaller item that's easy to deliver, that's probably something that Amazon can be competitive at,» Hammond said.

Neither cut was a particular surprise: Buffett had previously said he erred in buying Conoco at a peak price for oil (though now, of course, the commodity's rising price is putting a different cast on the investment) and he had publicly protested Kraft's 2010 purchase of Cadbury, which he thought not in the interests of Kraft's shareholders.

This partly reflects the fall back in the U.S. dollar on the back of rate hike delays, which has allowed commodity prices, notably oil, to rebound,» said Shane Oliver, head of Investment Strategy and chief economist at AMP Capital.

The reports looked strong at first, but looking under the hood, Cramer was very concerned by the weakness he saw: Kimberly - Clark, for one, is facing pricing challenges, rising commodity costs and a slumping diaper business in what had once been its best growth market: China.

We took a look at the commodities in the index, and calculated the ones with the best YTD performance based on the closing price on Oct. 14, 2010.

The price of gold has bounced after each of the five previous U.S. rate hikes and is expected to again, said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo...

«China's PMI is generally in line with expectations and the market has priced it in,» said Natalie Rampono, a commodity strategist at ANZ.

What we didn't anticipate was that other factors, including bad weather and other hiccups in commodities markets, would drive up the price of food in much of the U.S., increasing restaurants» costs at a time when they couldn't easily pass those costs through to budget - conscious diners.

Amid generally high commodity prices, they have been extracting more dollars for their products and collecting higher profits: realized net farm income stood at $ 4.5 billion in 2010, up 46 % from the previous year.

Helima Croft, global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets, is wondering whether the price of oil goes to $ 26 on oversupply issues.

We supply most of the energy and food consumed at home, providing a cushion against swings in global commodity prices.

«If Trump abandons the deal, he risks a spike in global oil prices,» said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, noting that reintroducing U.S. sanctions could remove 300,000 - 500,000 bpd of Iranian oil from global supplies.

As I've said that the 10 yr bond crossed over 3.0 % means the US$ will be going to be weaker and weaker further and further by the 1st half of 2020 yr:) Also, the commodity price esp WTI will be going up to the level of 70 - 80 $ no later than 1st half of May (at the earliest), or no later than 2nd week of June, and then it will be in the range to the end of Trump Era:)

And then your second point on commodity pricing, so you're right, corn's done a big run - up in the last week, $ 6.50 corn and December priced at $ 6.50.

In the meantime, low commodity prices are a windfall for many companies in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Metals and other raw materials are at their lowest in years, which is the equivalent of a massive tax break for the construction and manufacturing sectors.

The Central Bank of Hungary kept its key interest rate at 1.35 percent on the back of falling commodity prices, boosting demand for forint bonds.

We also favour energy stocks at a time when commodity prices are firming on supply / demand rebalancing, and the geopolitical risk premium is once again coursing through oil markets.

And then second, with regard to pricing and also in light of the really short volatility we've seen in the commodity complex the last couple of weeks, should we be thinking of your pricing decisions as wholly decoupled from commodity price volatility at this point or is there flexibility to move within the ranges that you've outlined?

so now the issue is whether the bond market (or macro hedge funds) eased too much thinking the Fed would choke off liquidity and now is staring at still a weaker dollar and high commodity prices indicating an elevated level of excess liquidity.

According to Joe Oliver, federal spending tripled between 1969 and 1979, driven by «the ideology of the man at the wheel and on the reckless assumption that commodity prices would remain high».

Shayne McGuire from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas reveals why it is invested in gold and James Steel, Chief Commodities Analyst at HSBC, offers his prognosis of the gold price.

Following the sharpest decline in crude oil prices in at least a century, as well as a six - year bear market in metals, the global environment could be ripe for a commodity rebound.

At the same time, the Fed may raise rates if inflation picks up, and there's a host of reasons that could occur: acceleration in wages, a weaker dollar, rising commodity prices, growing risks of protectionism, overseas cash repatriation.

Prices for important commodities remain high and the nation's terms of trade are at an all - time high in the current quarter.

Investors are turning their attention to a lesser - known commodity which experienced its biggest ever price surge at the start of this year.

While a number of simple measures of valuation have also been useful over the years, even metrics such as price - to - peak earnings have been skewed by the unusual profit margins we observed at the 2007 peak, which were about 50 % above the historical norm - reflecting the combination of booming and highly leveraged financial sector profits as well as wide margins in cyclical and commodity - oriented industries.

Gold, iron ore and oil prices are seeing a rebound at the moment with many analysts believing that commodity prices have «bottomed out» and are eyeing gains, but Goldman Sachs has issued a warning on the current surge in commodities arguing that it is «not sustainable.»

Julian Evans - Pritchard, a China economist at Capital Economics, said on Friday that he was sceptical that China's inflation would pick up much from here as the rise in producer prices was due to a rebound in commodity prices, which may not be sustainable.

Despite slumping commodities prices affecting its oil, gas, and mining businesses, FLR still managed a 21 % ROIC in 2015 and finished the year with a larger backlog than it had at the end of 2014.

Commodity prices may be affected by a variety of factors at any time, including but not limited to, (i) changes in supply and demand relationships, (ii) governmental programs and policies, (iii) national and international political and economic events, war and terrorist events, (iv) changes in interest and exchange rates, (v) trading activities in commodities and related contracts, (vi) pestilence, technological change and weather, and (vii) the price volatility of a cCommodity prices may be affected by a variety of factors at any time, including but not limited to, (i) changes in supply and demand relationships, (ii) governmental programs and policies, (iii) national and international political and economic events, war and terrorist events, (iv) changes in interest and exchange rates, (v) trading activities in commodities and related contracts, (vi) pestilence, technological change and weather, and (vii) the price volatility of a commoditycommodity.

The announcement came just a week after Samsung SDI, South Korea's leading battery maker, unveiled plans to recycle cobalt from used mobile phones and develop lithium - ion batteries with minimum content of the metal, or no cobalt at all, as a way to offset soaring prices for the silver - grey commodity.

The country's PPI, which measures prices received by producers at the first commercial sale, is strengthening on higher commodity prices.

Meanwhile, the country's purchasing manager's index (PMI) has remained at or above 50 — indicating manufacturing expansion — for the past six months, which is bullish for commodity prices.

«While oil is changing hands today at roughly the same price it was in March, KMI is exhibiting relative strength versus its commodity counterparts,» said Koos.

Printing press money aimed at stimulating the economy but only serving to push up commodity and stock prices without adding to the supply side of the economy leads to inflation.

At the lowest tier in the supply chain, where a supplier will be most likely to use raw materials, those sources fluctuate as companies seek the lowest commodity prices.

The strike price in this case is the price of the commodity you have chosen to trade in at the time you open the trade.