Sentences with phrase «by low commodity prices»

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.

Ethanol demand has been vital to farmers who are buffeted by low commodities prices and the threat of a global trade war.

Finally, much of the recent drop in inflation expectations is being driven by lower commodity prices, particularly oil.

Shifting (a nascent trend) from a global savings glut supported by lower commodity prices and toward narrowing global imbalances amid stronger global demand, which will depend to some extent on whether China can succeed in making the middle income transition.

This report identifies which of 38 Canadian industries are poised for success in the new trade era that is characterized by lower commodity prices, a lower - valued Canadian dollar,...

Indonesia, despite being negatively affected by lower commodity prices, is expected to grow at over 5 % this year.

Whoever wins the election faces an economy battered by lower commodity prices for its main exports of rubber and iron ore, and a rapidly depreciating currency.

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Many commentators go on to conclude that the higher incomes generated by high commodity prices have given Canadians a temporary reprieve from the problem of low productivity growth.

This, after a year of flatter growth and considerable volatility in the commodity markets, marked by continued discounts on Canadian crude and low gas prices.

A lower dollar also softens the blow of the commodity crash by increasing the value of sales priced is the U.S. currency.

Overall, the global outlook has weakened further over the last six months — exacerbated by China's relative slowdown, lower commodity prices, and the prospect of financial tightening for many countries.

Such an outlook is the consequence of a slowdown in emerging markets due to low commodity prices and the dubious maneuvers made by China that hit European markets hard late in the summer.

The terms of trade is influenced by the exchange rate because a rise in the value of a country's currency lowers the domestic prices for its imports but does not directly affect the commodities it produces (i.e. its exports).

Much of the record growth in corporate EPS has been driven by lower interest expense, lower commodity prices and share buybacks as top line growth has been sub-par.

These questions come as EM stocks have had a rollercoaster year, with valuations beaten up by concerns about China's economy, slowing global growth and lower commodity prices, just to name a few of the headwinds facing developing markets.

By most accounts, commodity prices are at five year lows.

14th October 2016 Lower commodity prices, market instability, reduced investment and increased environmental awareness, have been cited as reasons for the global decrease in exploration activity by scientific agency for natural sciences the US Geological Survey (USGS).

The decline in mining investment has been, in part, a reaction to declining production and profits, caused by falling global demand and lower commodity prices during 1998 and early 1999.

Lower oil prices are also driving cost deflation across the broader commodity complex,» Goldman strategists led by Christian Mueller - Glissmann said in a research note.

Sharply lower commodity prices are now offering Canada an opportunity to push the reset button on an economy that's become distorted by an overdependence on resource markets.

In many advanced economies, headline inflation has been pushed lower by the sudden collapse in commodity prices — a temporary effect — but core inflation rates have remained stable.

The RBA Commodity Price Index rose by 3.8 per cent in SDR terms in the three months to January, to be nearly 10 per cent higher than its recent trough in May 2003 and nearly 23 per cent higher than the low levels prevailing in 1999 (Table 11; Graph 48).

«I'm not blind to what's happening on world and EU commodity markets and am well aware of the pressure being exerted on the cheese market by lower priced, lower quality imports,» stated Jones.

From the outset, they had two purposes: to help dispose of surplus agricultural commodities owned by the government as a result of price - support agreement with farmers, and to help prevent nutritional deficiencies among low - income schoolchildren.»

Last year, when load - shedding reached its peak over a three - year period, the economy recorded its lowest growth in 15 years: expanding by 3.9 percent mainly, on due to a slump in commodities prices and energy supply deficit, which affected the manufacturing, industries and services sectors... the biggest contributors to the country's GDP.

These questions come as EM stocks have had a rollercoaster year, with valuations beaten up by concerns about China's economy, slowing global growth and lower commodity prices, just to name a few of the headwinds facing developing markets.

What are your thoughts on Apache's prospects if the medium - term future is characterized by low energy commodity prices?

The economy's struggles — led by the deep, negative impact of stubbornly low oil and commodity prices — have forced experts to repeatedly downgrade their growth forecasts for Canada.

Further, commodities have been increasingly influenced by Chinese trading and consumption, which means that their prices could similarly depend on the country's rebounding economy and could move lower before going higher.

Furthermore most DP (used in Rayon and other synthetic materials) is consumed in China which has their own high - cost mills and is looking into «dumping» by non Chinese manufacturers (perhaps as a way to support employment at home rather than enjoy lower commodity prices).

Post-Fed rate increase and halfway through the first month of 2016, Treasuries prices have increased, as some investors have moved toward safe haven assets in response to concerns over dangers in the U.S. economic recovery, which have been brought on by possible credit problems in energy and commodity companies due to the low price of oil.

Commodity prices are often driven by unique economic or market factors such as inflation, and frequently move up or down in relatively low correlation with stocks or bonds.

When trading Nadex binary options in Indices and Commodities, the expiration values are determined by taking the last 25 trade prices in the underlying markets, removing the highest and lowest five prices and then averaging the middle 15 prices.

Critically, the greatest impact will likely be felt not in reduced volumes in the short term, but in the consequent pressure on commodity prices caused by lower - than - anticipated demand.

In particular, depending mainly on (i) exactly how much abatement might be required over 2019 - 23, (ii) the amount and availability of combined - cycle gas - turbine (CCGT) generation capacity with the required efficiency levels, and (iii) the evolution of commodity prices between now and 2021, the carbon price required to plug the supply gap could be lower or higher than the levels we have imputed from our modelling of the supply - demand dynamics in the EU - ETS over 2019 - 23, and the fuel - switching price levels implied by current forward curves.

According to a 2017 Africa Report by Knight Frank, Tanzania is one of a small group of African nations to have maintained GDP growth in excess of 5 % in 2016, as it is an importer of commodities, and so benefitted from low oil prices as well as growth in private consumption and investment.

While Canadian farmland values posted serious year - over-year increases in most rural communities, lower commodity prices are expected to temper appreciation in coming months, says a report by Re / Max.