Sentences with phrase «energy prices rise»

(One) TreeHugger Goes Solar We're not quite at the stage where every roof boasts a solar water heater, as Lloyd has advocated, but there is no doubt that as energy prices rise, solar water heating becomes increasingly attractive.

UK faces green agenda backlash as energy prices rise — The British government faces a public backlash against its green energy agenda as consumers are unwilling to spend more on -LSB-...]

Ultimately, many consequences will remain uncertain however, especially if we're trying trying to decide between multiple futures: One where things stay as they are, where food and energy prices rise with no thanks to anti-AGW legislation, or some alternate future that can be crafted to lessen the harm.

As energy prices rise, so will dividends — it's automatic price protection.

It is possible that the US dollar could enter a prolonged weakening against other G7 currencies — especially if energy prices rise.

Be aware though that if energy prices rise over the next few years, you could end up switching to a pricier deal when your short fix ends.

In this scenario, energy prices rise by 210 percent over current costs.

Euro zone inflation eased in June because of more moderate energy price rises, but the slowdown was less than expected by markets and the core measure of price growth the ECB keenly watches increased by more than anticipated.

See also Maggie Lu Yueyang, «Regulator overturns ban on AGL's MacGen buy» (Business Spectator, 25 June 2014), Anthony Klan and Andrew White, «Watchdog warns of energy price rise as AGL deal gets nod» (The Australian, 26 June 2014) and John Durie, «Panel's decision a huge blow to Sims» (The Australian, 26 June 2014)

The price of what small sums will be given to Ukraine from the EU or, more likely the IMF, will be systemic reform — energy price rises, the ending of state subsidies for industries, and the cutting of state social benefits (among others), all of which will be politically catastrophic for whatever government introduces them.

Today's energy price rise hitting especially hard in Wales where SSE has more than one million customers http://t.co/XMMU9Om6Be

I always want to help them with things like energy bills and that's why we're going to cap rip off energy price rises.»

With so many targets to be met, energy prices rising and public sector spending under constant pressure, it is vital that schools particularly are made as efficient as possible to cut expenditure on energy bills.

Food and energy price rises affect the poor more than the rich.

With energy prices rising, turning household bills into political kryptonite and making the debate ever more fierce, it's worth reminding ourselves what this is all about.

The Telegraph and British Gas also ignore recent findings from energy regulator Ofgem, which show that wholesale energy price rises over the past 12 months have raised costs for utility firms.

The Gillard government has acknowledged the carbon tax is a major cause for energy price rises, which already amount to much of federal Treasury's predictions of a 10 per cent rise over four years.

There have been peaks and troughs, of course — most notably in 2008, when all energy prices rose, thanks to a speculative bubble.

There was a time when bus companies transported kids separately to elementary, middle, and high schools, but when increasing numbers of families started moving to suburban areas in the 1960s and energy prices rose sharply in 1973, bus companies were forced to change their strategy.

Energy prices rose 0.3 percent in October, the first increase in three months, helping push up the consumer price index by 0.2 percent.

Not exact matches

Our energy sector has been hurt partly by low natural gas prices and the discount placed on Canadian oil compared to world benchmarks, but gas and oil prices have generally been flat or on the rise.

Sukrit Vijayakar energy consultancy Trifecta said the rising options to sell were a result of huge amounts of long positions that have been built up over the past months of rising prices.

Or, do the economic positives we hear each day about low interest rates, low unemployment, low inflation, a healthy banking sector, rising real - estate prices, technology improvements, protection of resources, renewable energy and the rise of India — among others — suggest that any downturn or crisis will merely be a short - term market correction, with the kind of economic rebound we saw following the 2008 crisis?

As oil prices have fallen, defaults in the sector have risen — about a quarter of all corporate bond defaults in 2015 were energy related, according to Moody's — and that's made traders even more reluctant to buy.

As the nickel price continues its upward trajectory driven by the clean energy revolution for power storage and the rise of the electric vehicles, Poseidon remains poised to become a producer with its existing class 1 high grade nickel sulphide mine.

Energy companies in North America have been ramping up production in tandem with OPEC's efforts to cut global output in a bid to take advantage of rising prices.

Stripping away the effect of fresh food and energy, consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in January from a year ago.

While Wolff said they appear to be a «pretty good play» for the next quarter or two, rising energy prices and interest rates are likely to weigh on the airlines.

Japan reported its consumer price index, excluding fresh food and energy, rose half a percent in the 12 months through March.

The company, which had made its name providing investors with a steady income from its oil and gas wells, cut its dividend in half as capital spending rose and energy prices fell.

I wanted to see data revealing small businesses were hiring and their employees were seeing larger paychecks that would offset the rising energy prices and a still - slumping housing market.

In this case, oil prices would rise above US$ 100 / bbl again and the C$ would be above parity by the end of 2012 with the TSX energy, materials, and industrial sectors moving higher.

The rise in bond yields, which investors fear could hurt equities, has been partly fuelled by the spike in crude oil prices, which on Tuesday crossed $ 75, boosting energy shares.

That's left a lot of junk bond fund managers with plenty of exposure to the energy sector at a time when oil prices have crashed and defaults, particularly among fracking companies, are rising.

Oil prices rose on Friday after the Saudi energy minister said OPEC would need to keep coordinating supply cuts with non-member countries including Russia into 2019.

Every market will react differently to the prospect of rising interest rates, a higher dollar and lower energy prices, he warns.

OPEC wants to keep oil prices relatively higher than they have been in recent years, having lost $ 76 billion in 2016 due to cheap oil caused by rising American and Iranian oil production, according to a report by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).

And rising energy prices, of course, also mean higher input costs for all consumer goods.

Though the financial crisis offered immediate relief from rising food and energy prices, it also helped lay the groundwork for a supply shortage in its wake.

On Friday the Labor Department announced that the core consumer price index (CPI)-- which strips out volatile food and energy costs — rose 2.3 % over the past 12 months, up from 1.8 % one year ago.

Riding a strong oil price tailwind amid rising oil and gas production in the US, Perth - based Amadeus Energy Ltd is powering towards a record year.

The non-monetary costs of energy production now loom so large that governments are stuck in policy gridlock, unable to approve any new option that could help meet rising demand — with results ranging from higher gasoline prices to the rolling blackouts that Japan is now experiencing.

LONDON — BP says first - quarter earnings surged 70 percent as the energy company profited from rising oil prices and increased production.

To be sure, oil prices can be volatile, and prices have risen enough to worry some government and business leaders that energy costs could crimp economic growth.

Energy shares in general have not caught up with rising oil prices.

The S&P 500 gained 0.7 percent to finish at 2,767.56 and reached an all - time high, with energy surging on the back of rising oil prices.

While it is still uncertain just how much coal - energy prices are expected to rise, Rep. House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has called Obama's initiative a «war on coal,» which he says will cost jobs and hurt businesses.

If you've been swallowing the rising costs of doing business, watching as soaring energy prices and exorbitant health - care expenses choke your already - gasping profit margins, you're not alone.

Expectations were for prices to fall 0.4 % in December from the prior month, with prices expected to rise 0.1 % when stripping out the more volatile costs of food and energy.

* The energy group climbed 1.0 percent, as oil prices rose to new two - and - a-half year highs.