Sentences with phrase «dampening investment»

It is no surprise to anyone that the Bank of Canada maintained its target overnight rate at 1/2 percent today, judging that although the global economy has strengthened, uncertainty continues and is damaging business confidence and dampening investment in Canada's major trading partners.

Economic data suggest that although the global economy has strengthened, uncertainty continues and is damaging business confidence and dampening investment in Canada's major trading partners.

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

Plus, the U.S. passed massive corporate tax cuts that put Canadian companies at a disadvantage, potentially dampening investment.

«However, uncertainty, which has been undermining business confidence and dampening investment in Canada's major trading partners, remains undiminished.»

Capital gains, mortgage approval rules and primary residence requirements are a start, so long as these changes do not dampen the investment opportunities that encourage both foreign and domestic investors.

The Bank projects that U.S. tax reform will reinforce these uncertainty effects and dampen investment growth further.

Capital gains, mortgage approval rules and primary residence requirements are a start, so long as these changes do not dampen the investment opportunities that encourage both foreign and domestic investors.

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Darby notes that tourism — which accounts for 6.5 % of the Thai economy — has been dampened at times; he chalks much of the economy's resilience up to continued foreign direct investment, conditions that have favored Thailand in global trade, and strong credit growth.

Drew Nordlicht, partner and managing director of investment advisory Hightower San Diego, says the tepid GDP growth in the first half of the year has already dampened IT spending by companies of all sizes.

«However, investment and business development will continue to be dampened until the federal government definitively changes its position on the legality of medical marijuana,» the report notes.

The federal government's new measures to promote stability in Canada's housing market are likely to restrain residential investment while dampening household vulnerabilities.

«Chairman Pai's only supposed justification for dismantling the FCC's Title II - based Open Internet framework is the utterly false claim that it dampens ISP investments,» the group wrote.

«In recent quarters, weaker foreign demand has dampened business investment, and low oil prices have weighed on energy - related investment, both of which have typically led to slower PDFP growth.

Long bonds will end up being a very volatile investment at some point once rates or inflation rise from current levels, but intermediate - term bonds should continue to dampen stock market volatility.

Some investors still think of alternative investments as an exclusive, narrowly defined class of investments, but Alternatives come in a variety of packages, and can be a powerful tool that help investors achieve greater diversification, dampen volatility and boost returns.

Higher rates may dampen borrowing and result in higher returns on savings, CDs and other investments.

However, lower prices for oil and other commodities since the summer have further lowered Canada's terms of trade and are dampening business investment and exports in the resource sector.

Such protectionist policies would dampen global trade and economic growth and either directly or indirectly reduce Canadian exports and business investment.

If much of the investment into bond mutual funds that has occurred the last couple of years is for purposes of dampening the volatility of a portfolio — and with the 10 - Year Treasury yield at 1.8 percent it's difficult to argue for a different motivation - then it's important to think through the thesis that bonds will defend a balanced portfolio in an equity bear market in the same way they have, especially to the extent they have in the last two bear markets.

For Premier Investments, which now generates about 20 per cent of revenues in the UK through Smiggle, Citigroup estimates that the 10 per cent drop in the pound, if maintained, could reduce earnings per share by 1.3 per cent and dampen Smiggle's growth prospects.

This would help dampen house price volatility; the total tax burden on a property rises with the value of the property, pushing up the overall purchase price and making the property less attractive as an investment.

And higher interest rates caused by budget deficits may dampen any boost in private investment spending.

As a recruiting tool, SPAN has given IUPUI little to show for its investment, which Russell fears may be dampening the university's enthusiasm: Only about 10 percent of SPAN students enroll as undergrads at IUPUI.

SEOUL, Dec 31 (Reuters)- South Korea will focus on bolstering investment by local companies next year to prevent dampened consumer sentiment from sapping the economy's growth, the finance minister said on Tuesday.

This was revealed in an e-mail sent by Shravan to a fan of the product wherein it was stressed that Notion Ink has concluded the final round of investment and while this should have brought cheers to everybody, the thing that dampened the mood is that investors are only keen for a release closer to the holiday season.

To dampen that volatility, you can consider international investments that are hedged in U.S. dollars.

Alternative investments can add diversification to a portfolio and can dampen portfolio volatility.

The BoC reported that these measures are «likely to restrain residential investment while dampening household vulnerabilities.»

Prudential Investment Management experts are focused on an aging global investing population that will continue to dampen economic growth and keep interest rates low globally — rivaling the impact of cyclical market trends heading into 2016.

The federal government's new measures to promote stability in Canada's housing market are likely to restrain residential investment while dampening household vulnerabilities.

Lynn Reaser, chief economist for the Investment Strategies Group at Bank of America, expected the pause in rate hikes «because of the fact that interest rates are approaching the higher end of what may be called a normal range, and in view of the slowing in the economy, which is expected to ultimately dampen inflationary forces.»

The Bank of Canada reported that these measures are «likely to restrain residential investment while dampening household vulnerabilities.»

Not only does this dampen technological advancements, it also would likely mean a major reduction in private sector investment in research and development funding for new technologies.

However, the eventual stabilization of oil prices had a dampening effect on investment, tax credits and government funding for research and development.

A highly orchestrated, secretly foreign - funded group of Australian environmental activists opposing the $ 16 billion Adani coalmine in Queensland has «dampened» Indian investment interest in Australia and received heated criticism from the federal Coalition and Queensland Labor governments.

Falling prices are less likely to encourage policy makers to promote renewables, although in developing countries, in particular, rising oil prices may also forestall investment in renewables by dampening economic growth.

«Investment in some European countries, notably Bulgaria and Romania, has been dampened by «retroactive» government plans to curb the revenues of already - operating projects.

Some experts anticipate that higher rates will have a dampening effect on what has been a frenzied investment market.

The government's inability to effectively address these issues dampened business sentiment and investment while many firms adopted a wait - and - see attitude with respect to major capital and hiring decisions.

Investment returns posted within the public office, industrial and hotel markets seemingly have dampened the popularity of retail real estate investment trustInvestment returns posted within the public office, industrial and hotel markets seemingly have dampened the popularity of retail real estate investment trustinvestment trusts (REITs).