Sentences with phrase «growth near the low»

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That suggests ongoing job growth in an economy many regard as near full employment, with the jobless rate at a 17 - year low of 4.1 percent.

The Bank of Canada's latest quarterly survey of businesses shows that companies expect little sales growth over the next 12 months and that their investment intentions are stuck near the lowest levels since the Great Recession.

With limited growth opportunities in a low interest rate environment, many CFOs have argued buying back stock is the best way to boost shareholder value in the near - term.

Conversely, a low price point in an area with high potential for growth represents a near - perfect opportunity to buy.

Their is no better time to buy solid dividend growth companies then near 52 week lows.

As a result of this transaction, shareholders are expected to benefit from a number of outcomes, including enhanced competitive positioning; low - to mid-single digit accretion in the second full year after the close of the transaction, including the ability to deliver $ 750 million in near - term synergies; and a platform from which to accelerate growth.

In this post on his Regional Growth Strategies blog, Pete Carlson writes that «small businesses already located in or near low - income communities may hold the key to unlocking good jobs for low - income residents.»

«Growth in the near - term will come from higher iPhone X pricing, a lower - cost iPhone SE update, selling more services like Pay to its premium subscribers, and increasing output of its surprisingly popular Watch portfolio,» said Neil Mawston, an analyst at Strategy Analytics.

The highest growth quarters have been at or near 5 %, and they occurred in the same years — 2011 and 2014 — as the lowest quarters!

With the economy expected to resume above - potential growth in the near term, our expectation is that inflation will converge on 2 per cent as the output gap closes and the temporary effects of low oil prices and past exchange rate depreciation dissipate.

The weaker profile for business investment suggests that, in the near term, growth in potential output is more likely to be in the lower part of the Bank's range of estimates.

A bigger factor has been the strong growth of the equity markets, especially with interest rates still hovering near record lows.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- U.S. job growth likely accelerated in April after a weather - related slowdown in the previous month, with the unemployment rate expected to drop to near a 17-1/2 - year low of 4.0 percent.

Ultimately, Canadian banks are in a starkly more beneficial position than their American counterparts, with more propensity for stable growth and lower stock volatility that, despite Governor Poloz's remarks, are definitely a reason to be confident about Canadian banks in the near - term.

The Greenback bounced back after Friday's CPI surprise, but it remains near its long - term lows, as the «weak - US - growth» trade is still on, underlined by the strength in US Treasuries.

Copper fell, extending declines from a four - year low, while aluminum languished near the weakest in seven months on fears oil's slump signals a slowdown in economic growth and weaker commodities demand.

The year - over-year rate of growth in the US True Money Supply (TMS) was around 11.5 % in October of 2016 (the month before the US Presidential election) and is now only 2.4 %, which is near a 20 - year low.

Baby boomers nearing the end of their careers are more concerned about protecting their savings and should shift their asset allocation to have a higher ratio of low - growth - but - safer investments such as bonds, annuities and money market funds.

A stock may in fact deserve a low P / E if the company has financial trouble, or nowhere near the growth potential of its competitors.

The market paid less for growth — a mid-50s percentage of the total S&P price — near market lows in 1974 and 1977, then again in 2008 and 2012.

Housing inventories are near historic lows and median home prices are near historic highs, yet supply growth in starter homes remains insufficient to lure young buyers.

Finally, looking at valuation, European banks traded at a material discount to tangible book value, one standard deviation3 below their historic forward price - earnings multiple, and near a 20 - year low relative to global banking peers as the year came to a close.4 We are also finding select financial sector values in Asia, in both mature, under - earning banking markets like South Korea and Singapore, as well as underpenetrated, growth - oriented markets like China (particularly in insurance) and India (particularly in banking).

Kaczynski said he hopes to win a second two - year term to guide the town's economic development, tax base growth, creation of a town center near the new train station, help hire a new town manager and keep taxes as low as possible despite the $ 1.7 billion state deficit and uncertainty about state aid to towns and cities.

Near - freezing water, lack of sunlight, and low oxygen concentrations discourage the growth of bacteria and other organisms that can break down debris.

In the five - year study period, plant survival and growth rates were low in the southern edges of the plant's geographic range — in California near the Mexican border — but flowering rates were high.

Two samples of Ulva spp., that were deployed near shore on Maui, show large differences due to growth in coastal waters that have either high (left) or low (right) levels of SGD - derived nitrogen.

These five charter schools are among the lowest performing schools in the state, have not demonstrated substantial growth over time, and have consistently ranked near the bottom of state and local measures of academic performance.

Specifically, we wanted the research team to help us and others across the valley: understand near - term trends in changing demographics of school - age children for Ada and Canyon counties; identify «hot spots» in development and where demand for new school services may be greatest; discuss school quality in these growth areas — how many students are attending low - performing schools or could benefit from different school options; and discuss how the changing student demographics might be served by new school options.

Sustained growth amid low market volatility should underpin risk assets — especially if many investors, fearing a near - term downturn, start to embrace the upbeat outlook.

With bond payouts still near historic lows and slow global growth muting capital gains, there's only one way for Canadians to get a decent total return: by buying dividend - paying stocks.

This rate has stood at a near record low of 1.00 % since September of 2010 in an effort to boost economic growth.

«Today's slow growth outlook and volatility coupled with low interest rates create a challenging environment, particularly for participants nearing retirement.

Interest rates are near all - time lows and the valuations of many blue - chip dividend growth stocks have become extended.

Like other frontier markets, their economies offer strong GDP growth rates (averaging near 4 % in 2012) and generally low levels of debt & future entitlement spending, while their stock markets offer cheaper pricing & lower correlations vs. those of developed markets.

Unfortunately, he won't remind you of the inherent illogic of this overall proposition... accelerating economic growth (& increasing employment), an equity market that's still attractively priced, low inflation, and near - zero (or even negative) interest rates, surely can't go on happily co-existing together.

Now is a great time for dividend growth investors to purchase MSFT since the payout ratio is still low (46 %) and the current yield is near all - time highs:

Because inflation has been so low for the past five years, the Fed has kept interest rates near zero in an effort to spur economic growth.

There's no guarantee this relationship will remain at or near historic lows, although correlations between stocks and bonds tend to stay low during periods of sluggish growth and low inflation, which pretty well describes the current economic outlook.

Companies with less than $ 250 million in market capitalization in low growth or cyclical markets are the most vulnerable to a potential proxy battle, particularly those companies whose shares are trading near their 52 - week lows.

The update to the question about «nearing retirement age» makes a well structured ladder of inflation - indexed bonds sound like a good fit for someone with a low tolerance for volatility who is willing to sacrifice the possibility of growth in exchange for stability and predictability.

Their is no better time to buy solid dividend growth companies then near 52 week lows.

Often, these are hairless growths, and form near the lower limb regions and pressure points.

Laser Therapy uses low levels of red and near infrared concentrated light to help accelerate tissue repair and cell growth for faster healing.

It would ignore the cultural growth of lower Manhattan in favor of a ridiculously overdeveloped arts scene, and it might run into financial obstacles without government funds dedicated to the blocks near Ground Zero.

Meanwhile, with projected demand growth appearing robust, at least for the near term, a third straight year in 2017 of low investment in new conventional projects remains a worrying indicator for the future market balance, creating a substantial risk of a shortfall of new supply in the 2020s.

Expansion of grid supply by construction of big new coal fired power plants such as in the Hunter Valley and near Lithgow are going ahead and look to me to be intended to prevent the issue of decarbonising our energy supply getting mixed up with the issue of maintaining growth and reliability of supply; we'll have enough fossil fuel generating capacity that building low emissions capacity will remain «optional» and can be deferred another decade or two.

After mid-October, ice growth returned to near - average rates, but extent remained at record low levels through late October.

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A lowering of atmospheric carbon dioxide levels near the beginning of this time period occurred in response to the rise of land plants and likely cooled Earth, but the rapid growth of extensive Gondwanan ice sheets was delayed for tens of millions of years, until the Late Mississippian.»

As the ICF report shows, natural gas is a significant engine of economic growth — as well as the main reason U.S. carbon emissions from electricity generation are near 30 - year lows.