Sentences with phrase «by weak demand»

According to a report, Apple has been forced by weak demand to cut iPhone X production in half from the initial estimate of 40 million units to 20 million units in the first three months of 2018.

With Samsung the sole supplier of OLED screens for the anniversary iPhone, analysts expected the South Koreans to be severely hit by the weak demand for the device.

20 Feb 2017 — Campbell Soup has reported lower - than - expected quarterly sales, hurt by weak demand for its beverages, broth and condensed soups, sending its shares down by 8 percent.

The brand has been hurt by weak demand in the United States, its biggest market, and from competition from better - positioned rivals Nike and Adidas, which cut into Under Armour's profit and growth.

During the economic recovery, the natural rate was kept low by weak demand due to a larger propensity to save in the aftermath of the financial crisis.

Not exact matches

Harley, which commands about half of the U.S. big - bike market, has seen its U.S. market share erode in recent years as it grapples with an ageing customer base, weak demand from younger buyers and discounts offered by rivals.

If the Fed were to respond to weaker real output resulting from a negative supply shock by taking actions to stimulate aggregate demand, higher inflation would be the ultimate result, not higher real output.

Peter Harbison of the CAPA - Centre for Aviation - says that a halt to A380 production by Airbus is likely as demand remains weak.

The affluent city - state's economy has been hobbled by dwindling exports amid stubbornly weak global demand, while domestic consumption has also remained anemic with entire floors at some central shopping malls empty.

Business investment is inhibited by the low prices for Canadian crude and weak domestic demand.

But the problem is caused by a weak global economy wherein inefficient demand is causing slow economic growth.

He warned that the global economy, despite or because of years of QE, ZIRP, and NIRP, is dogged by a «weak global outlook» and «sluggishness of global demand»:

CNBC's Jackie DeAngelis reports that oil prices were affected by weak trade data out of China and the EIA cutting its world oil demand forecast.

The company's results have been pressured by weak Russian and Ukrainian beer demand, where an ongoing geopolitical crisis has pressured sales for Carlsberg and some of its rivals.

PARIS, April 12 - L'Oreal posted better - than - expected sales growth in the first quarter on Thursday, driven by luxury cosmetics like Lancome and demand in Asia, though the French beauty giant is still struggling to kickstart its weaker mass market division.

Concerns were fanned by suppliers reporting weak demand for high - end handsets, another sign the smartphone boom that made Apple the most - valuable company is ebbing.

The economy has been hobbled by a strong dollar and weak global demand, which have undermined exports.

Poloz insisted the trend he anticipated in 2013 — a steady increase in non-commodity exports buttressed by stronger demand in the U.S. and a weaker dollar — was now entrenched.

Recent data suggests weak global demand for Chinese - made goods, declining levels of factory activity and a slip in the amount of freight being carried by the China's rail network.

Chinese handset makers have also entered a «down cycle,» the letter said, driven by weaker domestic demand.

The market is forecast to decline by about 17 % for the year, thanks in part to weaker residential demand.

Weak domestic consumption simply is not generating the necessary demand to absorb added manufacturing capacity created by ever - rising investments.

Their consumer loans in the year to February increased by about 3 percent, while non-bank lending to households during the same period soared by 9 percent, showing that banks» sluggish consumer lending is not a question of a weak loan demand.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- New orders for U.S. factory goods recorded their biggest increase in eight months in March, boosted by demand for transportation equipment, but the underlying trend remained weak against the backdrop of a strong dollar.

The weakness in the U.S. dollar is essentially a reflection of very weak demand conditions in the U.S., both for goods, and for U.S. security investments by foreigners.

Such caution is especially warranted given the asymmetric risk scenario recently outlined by Fed governor Lael Brainard (the risks of weaker demand are greater than those of accelerating price growth).

The International Energy Agency that previously warned of lower for longer oil prices and warned last year that the oil price recovery was threatened by the possibility of weak demand now has changed its tune and is now saying that it is «mission accomplished» for OPEC as oil stocks shrink at a record pace.

Thus the wage gains are from a one time energy glut brought about by increased supply from fracking, lower demand from a weak global economy, and some producers increasing production to make up for lower prices (not entirely self defeating as consumer nations expand inventories while prices are low).

For me the main information coming out of CPI inflation data is that consumer demand relative to total production continues to be too weak to drive up prices, something confirmed earlier this week by the August trade numbers, which failed to suggest strong growth in domestic demand.

Because China begins the process with the highest investment level in history, the extent of the transformation must exceed that of any other case, and it must occur at a time when weak Chinese demand is compounded by weak global demand, thereby reducing productive investment opportunities for the private sector.

Capital spending by other businesses has been weak too, while public demand was roughly unchanged over that year.

Historically whenever global demand is weak, and unemployment high, countries will try to gain a larger share of that demand by reducing wages or otherwise taxing households to subsidize production (devaluing the currency is just a way to tax the consumption of imports and to subsidize exporters).

Even after a drop in commodities this month, seven of eight tracked by the Standard & Poor's GSCI Agriculture Index are higher than a year earlier as adverse weather damages crops, rising demand erodes inventories and a weak dollar boosts demand for U.S. exports.

Dick's said it was hurt by weak overall demand for guns, which impacted both competitors and suppliers.

A closer look at the decomposition of nominal non-energy exports shows that the sectors that have performed reasonably well are driven by a weaker currency while those tied more to the level of foreign demand have struggled to gain traction.

«While annual supply completions remain suppressed relative to previous years, increased supply at a time of weak demand is expected to continue to push up residential vacancy rates, causing further rental decline by the end of 2016.

That suggests that weak domestic demand is becoming an increasingly significant source of disinflationary pressure, adding to the impact from falling world energy prices and the end of a period of administered price rises as governments sought to repair their finances by increasing revenue from sales taxes and charging more for services such as health care.

With household and government balance sheets still weighed down by a large debt overhang, demand for new loans is extremely weak despite near zero short and long term interest rates.

Brent crude skidded over 5 % on Thursday alone to an almost -12-year-low, with worries over weaker demand from China adding to a persistent price drag caused by a huge oversupply and near - record output levels.

Since it is difficult for prices to continue to rise in the face of weak investor demand, well - established negative divergences, as shown in the chart below, are typically followed by important price declines,» said the report.

Domestic demand has been held back by weak consumption, which fell by 2.6 per cent over the year to the December quarter in response to restrictive measures introduced in 2002, aimed at slowing the previously very strong rates of growth in consumer credit.

In contrast, the Bank of Korea reduced interest rates by 25 basis points in November, for the second time in six months, reflecting continued weak domestic demand and a rising exchange rate.

That being said, German new manufacturing orders dropped unexpectedly by 1.7 % in September due mainly to weaker foreign demand.

[6] «South Korea's Kogas Cuts 2015 LNG Imports by 13.5 % to 31.41 Million Mt on Weaker Demand,» Platts, http://www.platts.com/latest-news/natural-gas/seoul/s-koreas-kogas-cuts-2015-lng-imports-by-135-to-26368637.

This coincided with weak physical demand for most of last year, which was more than offset by a pickup in investment interest.

Spanish bond yields increased yesterday after the Spanish bond auction showed weak demand by investors.

Reflecting this, there has been weak demand for a range of tourism services consumed by international visitors.

With weak consumer demand dampening investment, the economy is likely to shrink by close to 1 percentage point over the course of the year.

Citing weak external demand and the prospect of below - trend growth, the Bank of England cut official interest rates by 25 basis points in July.

According to Freddie Mac: «A market can fall outside its stable range by being too weak to generate enough demand for a well - balanced housing market or by overheating to an unsustainable level of activity.»