Sentences with phrase «economy price of»

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So shifting part of that number to U.S. producers, who will charge higher prices on a few tens of billion in sales, won't sink the economy.

Before the financial crisis, most every economy was doing well, albeit on a bubble of debt and inflated asset prices.

Economics Sometimes the price difference really is pure economics: Canada is a sprawling country with a small population, which means higher costs for shipping, storage, distribution and economies of scale.

«We do not see an imminent turning point in commodity prices and thus forecast further negative repercussions on the Canadian economy next year,» Sebastien Lavoie, assistant chief economist at Laurentian Bank Securities in Montreal, said in an analysis of the Bank of Canada's latest policy statement.

The impact of disappointing commodity prices on the wider Perth economy has become clear this week with a key annual conference postponed due to low numbers.

First - class tickets are easily three or four times the price of economy - class tickets, according to data from Hopper, and airfare prediction app.

Weakness in the global economy and concern about the uneasiness of markets, as well as uncertainty about many lushly - priced private companies known as unicorns, drove the markdown, investment experts said.

Since the recession ended in mid-2009, the economy has been expanding at sub-par rates as a string of problems from higher gas prices to Europe's debt crisis have acted as a drag on the U.S. economy.

Nonetheless, Saudi Arabia's economy is still largely predicated on oil and, with oil prices rising on the back of Saudi - led OPEC and non-OPEC producers curbing oil supply, the kingdom's finance minister said he welcomed higher prices but they would not affect spending limits.

«Were the FOMC to delay the start of policy normalization for too long, we would likely end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of our goals,» of price stability and full employment, Yellen said.

Instead of cultivating its cachet as competition mounted and the economy struggled, Target instead emphasized low prices and unimaginative products.

Much of what's ailed our country is now priced into stock valuations, and with the global economy finally moving in the right direction, every market, including ours, should see some sizable gains going forward.

The decline is noteworthy because you'd think the stars were aligned for a boom in the construction of dream homes: the economy has been churning out jobs steadily for a year, real - estate prices are high, and interest rates are low.

They are worried about the economies of China and other emerging markets and what that means for financial markets and commodity prices.

Advocates for excessive home prices also point out that construction has become a bigger part of the British Columbia economy, equating any effort to deflate Vancouver's housing bubble to act of economic sabotage.

So we can leverage their economies of scale and offer products at awesome prices to our customers.

And mortgage refinancing has been one of the most important reasons why the economy has continued to move forward in the last few years, despite the stagnation in real wages, which is what is show in this next graph of average hourly wages divided by consumer prices to give us «real hourly wages»:

That could increase the likelihood of Saudi stocks moving in tandem with oil prices — despite the kingdom's long - term goal to try to diversify its economy away from oil.

A Royal Bank of Canada report released in early January even suggested that the benefit of a low dollar for exporters, coupled with an upswing in the U.S. economy and increased consumer spending in Canada, could offset the economic hit of low oil prices.

Ian Sexsmith, portfolio manager at Parnassus Investments, says banks» prices don't reflect the potential impact of more consumer lending and lower default rates in a strong economy — a mismatch that's creating some enticing bargains.

The house - price bubble, combined with record levels of household debt, represent the biggest threat facing the Canadian economy; the sooner real - estate markets mellow and Canadians lower their debt burdens, the better.

With weak oil prices and international sanctions crushing Russia's economy, «Putin has little else to offer to the public besides the classic narratives of Russia as a besieged fortress surrounded by enemies,» Borschevskaya said.

Pretty much from his first statements as governor in 2013 — that's about $ 100,000 ago in real estate appreciation terms — through to last week when the bank released its latest financial system review, Poloz has walked a tightrope between admitting that elevated house prices and debt levels pose a risk to the economy, and assuring Canadians that the likelihood of a crash is actually pretty low.

Ideally, with economies of scale we'll be able to cost reduce the unit, make it more profitable and ultimately hit an even more attractive price point.

But there's one nook of the country's economy where the plummeting price of oil hasn't yet been felt: plane tickets.

Traumatized, Price kept a lid on wages even after the economy recovered — to save the company, of course!

But as we know, oil prices and Canada's overall economy will have a strong impact on the city's growth in the future, and the possible effects of the oil price drop were not factored into our calculations.

When banks start to lend that money out as the U.S. economy improves, all of that new money could lift prices substantially.

Interest rates remain low, unemployment hovers around 5 percent, jobs are being added to the economy, and low gas prices have cut the cost of doing business.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen said last month that the U.S. central bank was getting closer to raising interest rates, possibly as early as September, saying that the Fed sees the economy as close to meeting its goals of maximum employment and stable prices.

Markets across much of the country have softened, particularly in the energy - reliant Prairie provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, where low oil prices are wreaking havoc on regional economies.

With the core consumer inflation steady in January from a year earlier, it is a sign that a strengthening economy has yet to prompt companies to raise prices, a challenge policy makers have yet to overcome despite years of massive stimulus.

The energy crisis gave way to an endless cycle of ups and downs, with sales bottoming out anytime fuel prices soared or the economy tanked.

For all the defiance, pressure on the Russian economy is slowly mounting under the combined influence of sanctions and, more importantly in the short term, the sharp drop in the price of oil, its main export.

While most analysts don't think the price of oil will plummet anytime soon, any downward movement will ultimately cascade to other sectors of the Alberta economy as investment in the sector slows, McColl cautions.

Yellen said the economy is making progress toward the Fed's goals of maximum employment and price stability but still «has a bit more room to run.»

The combination of higher oil prices and ultra-low borrowing costs would have caused the economy to overheat, driving annual inflation to 4 %, well outside the central bank's comfort zone of 1 % to 3 %.

Take that funding away and the market settles back into something more closely aligned with the underlying reality — the one of high unemployment / underemployment, high oil prices, stagnant middle - and lower - class incomes, unprecedented wealth concentration in the upper class, demolished savers, under - investment in capital, and an ongoing transition to a low - wage service economy hard - pressed to service debt.

It's hard to verify independently the claims of retail traders who say they have made good money this year, when worries about a slowing Chinese economy and the slumping oil price have wiped up to $ 8 trillion from world stock markets in January alone.

Near the end of August, the price of oil dipped under $ 40 a barrel for the first time in more than six years, further imperiling Canada's sluggish economy.

China «s consumer price inflation slowed to its weakest pace in almost a year in August, pulled down by abating food costs, although an encouraging moderation in producer price deflation added to growing evidence of a steadying economy.

Schmalz worries that a lack of competition is driving up prices for consumers and making the economy less dynamic.

With commodity prices continuing to tumble and a shaky Chinese economy, it seems that I underestimated the magnitude of the weakness of the Canadian economy.

It narrows in times of high spirits, when steady winds speed an already smoothly - sailing economy, the indicators look great, and stock prices advance consistently, sans lurching jumps and slumps.

«Whenever interest rates go up, most likely we see some softening of prices, but we don't think it will be bad enough to hurt the economy in a meaningful way.»

The increase in worker pay should then filter through to the rest of the economy, causing prices to rise.

In June 2008, as the price of gas went above $ 4, Buffett said «exploding» inflation was the biggest risk to the economy.

Another source of price pressure: competition from actual developing economies.

Williams's confidence may come from his predecessor, Rick George, who used periods of low oil prices to snap up assets, exploit economies of scale and accrue shareholder value.

With oil trading below $ 50 a barrel, economists are scrambling to determine the fallout of declining energy prices on the U.S. and global economies.