Construction of centers there has long been held back by the difficult regulations, resulting in per capita retail space of just 1.2 square feet — or 5 percent of the 21 square feet here in the U.S.. Now, however, U.S. and other developers are willing to tackle the possible roadblocks because they see open land and
economic potential ahead.
Not exact matches
In a document generally positive about the current global economy, but flashing warning signs of
potential trouble
ahead, Tuesday's IMF World
Economic Outlook foresees growth in Canada of 2.1 per cent this year and two per cent next year.
As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest
potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large
potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months
ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial
potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe
economic weakness.
We think the speculation about a
potential future tightening of monetary policy by the ECB — whether in the form of a tapering of bond purchases or a rise in interest rates — has moved too far
ahead of the
economic and political realities within the eurozone.
In the intro, I go into some pertinent publishing news: Kobo has become Tolino's tech partner, which makes it a much bigger player in the growing German ebook market; Amazon is opening a bookstore in New York City; while Barnes & Noble reported a 9 % decline in sales over the holiday period, there's discussion on the impact of the All Romance Ebooks closure, and once again, I talk about the importance of multiple streams of income, as well as multi - currency / multi-country income in order to weather the changes undoubtedly
ahead and hedge against
potential economic changes.
We now see lower
potential returns
ahead for many asset classes over the next five years, given moderate
economic growth and stretched valuations.
At Bamboo Innovator, our task is to support fellow value investors to understand and appreciate the early signs of
potential problems and red flags in Asian companies
ahead of the market, to see the real attic portrait of the companies» financial health and
economic worth.
We see a stronger U.S. dollar as the Fed normalizes
ahead of its developed market peers and U.S.
economic growth shows upside
potential.
The yield curve and Leading
Economic Indicators are two effective recession indicators that offer insights on
potential opportunities and risks
ahead.
In the developed world, it is not unreasonable to think
ahead 100 or even 300 years in terms of
potential impacts of policies, whereas the developing world is more focused on short - term survivability and
economic development.
In a new white paper, «China: Challenges and Opportunities
Ahead,» CoreNet Global, the world's premier association for corporate real estate professionals, service providers and
economic developers, outlines the variables that will have the
potential to shape the industry.