Sentences with phrase «downward pressure on»

One of the best things that happened thanks to the recession was a downward pressure on interest rates.

This, coupled with recently introduced public policy measures and lower sales volumes, has put visible downward pressure on home prices.

Generally, analysts say that downward pressure on home prices occurs when the ratio dips below the 12 % mark for a sustained period, while home prices can experience upward pressure when it surpasses 20 % over several months.

This is why we've seen little downward pressure on home prices, particularly in the condominium and townhome markets.

Typically analyst say, downward pressure on home prices occurs when the ratio drops below the 12 % mark for a sustained period, while home prices often experience upward pressure when it surpasses 20 % over several months.

Additional downward pressure on interest rates was created by the high and rising US current account deficit, which peaked along with the housing bubble in 2006.

If the Dollar does start to push higher, it will likely put downward pressure on risk assets like equities and oil

In putting off big purchases, consumers force businesses to lay off workers which creates additional downward pressure on wages and on prices.

Lenders like to make VA loans for the two reasons above, and the competition for veterans» business has created downward pressure on prices.

«A drop in mortgage loan limits would reduce housing demand, and place downward pressure on home prices in major markets.

This has placed evenmore downward pressure on overall values of commercial properties.

QE3 helped mortgage rates reach the lowest level on record in 2012, but «tapering» has alleviated some of that downward pressure on rates.

The Fed put significant downward pressure on interest rates with its monthly bond purchases, helping rates drop to their record low levels.

This continuation of the maturity extension program should put downward pressure on longer - term interest rates and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative.

Concerns that the Hunts might not be able to meet margins with new loans and would go under (pulling several brokerages and banks with them), put further downward pressure on the price of silver.

The reason for such help is not because some home buyers didn't lie on their loan applications, or because some lenders didn't look the other way when borrowers were patently unqualified for big loans, or that banks and brokers on Wall Street were not obligated to check the value of securities and properly report them, rather it was a matter of self - interest — fewer foreclosures mean less downward pressure on local home values, including the value of your home and mine.

That can create great stock - market bargains, because it puts temporary downward pressure on prices of stocks that have been weak during the year.

Taken together, these actions should maintain downward pressure on longer - term interest rates, support mortgage markets, and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative, which in turn should promote a stronger economic recovery and help to ensure that inflation, over time, is at the rate most consistent with the Committee's dual mandate.

And, if so, does this mean there is always additional downward pressure on the price of an ETF due to its expense ratio?

(When people predict future downward pressure on mutual fund fees I tell this story about iPods and convertibles.

A dollar that remains strong, albeit with some reversals, would put downward pressure on inflation and the earnings of U.S. exporters.

The biggest risk is if they start to rise, this could put downward pressure on the «safe» part of your portfolio.

In my opinion, the only way Apple or any content retailer can take on Amazon (and reverse the downward pressure on the price of books also caused by the economics of abundance) is to create an online shopping experience that changes the value proposition for books.

This newfound «accepted wisdom,» propagated by the press who love to chart the demise of the publisher whilst celebrating the rise of shiny tablets, pads, and e-readers, puts a downward pressure on book prices (especially ebooks «competing» with self published titles) and recklessly ignores the important role that publishers do play, not in the conventional distribution role, but in the creative process itself.

The tactic worried publishers who felt readers might get used to cheaper books and that Amazon would gain more market power, putting downward pressure on sales and prices of physical books.

If Penguin is proposing to expand its revenue by controlling a greater flow of published manuscripts, they need to wonder if they aren't cannibalizing their existing business by increasing the number of publications and unwittingly supporting the downward pressure on prices, which is at the center of Amazon's efforts to control the print and digital book distribution business and sell more other stuff to the unwitting.»

Expect downward pressure on prices.

However, the sales might actually decrease for an ebook priced at $ 12.99 when it is priced at $ 9.99 and the lower price point could lead to further downward pressure on prices (i.e., lead to lower long - term sales volume and lower profits in the long run).

Its creating a downward pressure on prices and its going to start affecting book prices more and more in the coming years.

This is partly because Americans don't read as many books as they used to — they are too busy doing other things with their devices — but also because of the relentless downward pressure on prices that Amazon enforces.»

What's more, any downward pressure on the screen causes it to distort alarmingly.

Downward pressure on novel pricing has made it impossible to offer individual short stories at a reasonable retail price.

This puts significant downward pressure on the equilibrium price.

-- There was (for a time) downward pressure on prices in electronic books in 2010 - 2011, but this trend has pretty well faded and now reversed (except at the high levels of pricing, meaning books above $ 15.99 still find a ton of resistance).

Add to that the fact that checking a book out from the public library is still free, as well as inexpensive used books, and there is a lot of downward pressure on book prices, a fact that tradpub seems to be trying their best to ignore.

One trend we're seeing is how cars are being commoditized, meaning you have a hard time choosing between a Camry, Accord, Fusion, Sonata, Altima, and Malibu based on the stats (horsepower, mpg, airbags, cupholders, etc.), so there's downward pressure on the price you pay.

In fact, there's been a bit of downward pressure on city car values as a whole, as availability of used models increases.

A redesigned splitter reduces front lift from 66 kg to 18 kg at 150mph, Becker explaining that the underside profile is shaped like the leading edge of a wing to accelerate the flow passing beneath the car, while the small «winglets» at the splitter's corners not only increase downward pressure on the upper surface but guide the airflow past the front wheels, reducing turbulence and drag, resulting in a drop in Cd from 0.372 to 0.369.

Disincentives for home ownership in the form of increased costs will put downward pressure on home prices which will further impact local school budgets.

Trade unions were formed to challenge the logic of the market, whereby competition between isolated labourers was experienced by workers as a constant downward pressure on pay and conditions.

That would likely mean some combination of downward pressure on teacher salaries, larger classes, and limited advanced and elective course offerings.

Local authorities with downward pressure on their budgets are more likely to place young people outside the capital.»

Among them are deleterious effects on children of unregulated and often substandard childcare; [9] lost productivity for employers due to parents missing work to handle gaps in childcare or to care for a sick child; [10] lost wages and reduced retirement benefits for parents who have to drop out of the labor market to provide at - home care for their young children; [11] a substantial downward pressure on the wages of childcare workers with effects on the quality and stability of the childcare workforce; [12] and lost opportunities for further education, [13] college savings, and other investments that working parents could make in themselves and their children but can not afford because they are spending most or all of their disposable income on childcare.

Professor Marty West mentions that largely lost in the debate about teacher pay, meanwhile, is that state education budgets are increasingly being allocated to the rising costs of health care and pensions, putting downward pressure on salaries.

With all the downward pressure on discretionary spending, OCR has fared pretty well.

Wonks love national standards for solving wonky problems, like the downward pressure on standards and the incomparability of states» test results under No Child Left Behind (NCLB).

When you put downward pressure on the toothpaste tube, either by squeezing from the top or by bending it in the middle, what happens to the toothpaste?

This is due to the effect of downward pressure on the pelvic organs and the pelvic floor.

This downward pressure on the femur bones will create a slight natural hollowing of your lower belly.

Come up as high as you can... as you come to the top, you can even exert some downward pressure on your side arm to help push yourself up a bit.