Sentences with phrase «higher prices for some commodities»

Higher prices for commodities also prompted commodity producers to make big investments and ramp up supply.

Inflation picked up earlier in the year, mainly reflecting higher prices for some commodities and imported goods, as well as the supply chain disruptions.

Inflation has picked up in recent months, mainly reflecting higher prices for some commodities and imported goods, as well as the recent supply chain disruptions.

It makes it cheaper for overseas companies to pay down their dollar - denominated debt, and they also reap higher prices for commodity exports, which is big business in emerging markets.

Not exact matches

Can Canada's manufacturing sector once again generate major growth for the economy as it did in the decades before oil and other commodity prices surged to record highs?

The streamers thus have their pick of low - cost, high - grade projects and can drive a hard bargain, setting themselves up for strong earnings growth if and when commodity prices rise.

In the days to come the Fed will have to prove that a new set of tools for managing interest rates will work as expected; see how higher U.S. rates affect domestic and global financial conditions; and hope that weak world demand and commodity prices do not lead to an overall bout of deflation and force the Fed to reverse course.

He was amazed by the high prices Starbucks was charging for a commodity that was once Guatemala's top export but had collapsed in value in the 1980s as cheap beans from countries like Vietnam flooded the market.

«The prices we've been paying for coffee have been substantially higher than the commodities market for years,» since craft wholesalers typically source coffee directly from farmers and co-operatives.

But we've passed some important milestones, including super-fast internet access for a critical mass of consumers; PCs and handhelds with enough graphics and computing power to deliver quality video and audio; and big, high - resolution TV / PC flat panels available at commodity prices.

The result is that biotech is no longer reserved just for producing high - priced medicine but could start to make sense for commodity products like food.

For one, there has not been the increase in metals supply you would expect with sustained high commodity prices, because it simply takes so long to discover new deposits and then to permit, finance and develop new mines.

«For commodity products with low differentiation, where price is higher on the list and it's a smaller item that's easy to deliver, that's probably something that Amazon can be competitive at,» Hammond said.

Coupled with sinking commodity prices and general investor shyness around junior miners, Ivanplats will have to convince investors to pry open their wallets for a piece of a project with unknown potential located in the high - risk Congolese jungle.

The U.K. had been expected to follow close behind the Federal Reserve in raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but with lower commodity prices and weak wage growth still keeping a lid on inflation, economists now think that the U.K. may not raise rates till 2017 — even though new data out Wednesday showed the employment rate hit a 45 - year high of 74 % in the three months to November.

The main topic was commodity inflation around higher metal prices (aluminum and steel) and higher oil prices, which translated into higher packaging costs for many companies, but it also included wage concerns.

Amid generally high commodity prices, they have been extracting more dollars for their products and collecting higher profits: realized net farm income stood at $ 4.5 billion in 2010, up 46 % from the previous year.

For emerging and developing economies, risks relate to rising vulnerabilities — lower commodity prices, higher corporate debt, volatile capital flows and — for some countries — de-risking and reduced bank lendiFor emerging and developing economies, risks relate to rising vulnerabilities — lower commodity prices, higher corporate debt, volatile capital flows and — for some countries — de-risking and reduced bank lendifor some countries — de-risking and reduced bank lending.

Commentary: «Revenues were up 8.3 % for the third quarter versus the prior - year period, due primarily to higher commodity prices impacting the Company's supply chain revenues, higher same store sales in both domestic and international stores, store count growth in international markets and the positive impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates.»

Prices for important commodities remain high and the nation's terms of trade are at an all - time high in the current quarter.

Bank of Canada research shows that high commodity prices, regardless of the cause, are good for Canada.

Commodities - paced by US sanctions on Russia's Rusal and Saudi Arabia's push for higher oil prices - have almost recovered from their February drop.

As prices for commodities increased, mining firms were keen to increase production to profit from the higher prices.

Surging commodity prices and an upgrade for manganese production guidance have lit a fire under South32 shares, which surged almost 5 per cent to an all - time high.

Again the decision to float was preceded by higher commodity prices, strong external demand for Canadian exports and sizable capital inflows.

For decades, we have been living off unsustainably high commodity prices, particularly for oil and gas, at the expense of innovation and global competitiveneFor decades, we have been living off unsustainably high commodity prices, particularly for oil and gas, at the expense of innovation and global competitivenefor oil and gas, at the expense of innovation and global competitiveness.

Overall inflation has risen over the past two years, pushed up primarily by higher prices for energy and other commodities and industrial inputs.

In textbook examples, commodities are usually sold for their marginal cost of production, though in the real world the price may be higher due to tariffs and other trade barriers.

Higher crude US: CLK8 and commodity prices CRB, +0.42 % have been the principal driver of the short - term jump in the 10 - year break - even rate, the bond market's assessment for inflation over the next 10 years, to 2.18 %.

A key element in this shift is China; the value of Chinese exports to Canada tripled over this period and Canadian exports to China, while still small relative to exports to the US, have grown steadily in value driven by commodity exports which have been buoyed by high prices and huge demand in China for key Canadian exports such as minerals (nickel, coking coal, potash, copper and iron ore), pulp and lumber.

Redemptions from Brazil Equity Funds hit a 36 - week high despite more optimistic projections for economic growth, the central bank's easing bias and rising commodity prices.

Emerging markets in Latin America are benefiting from higher commodity prices, and despite some political tensions are proving to be an increasingly attractive destination for investor funds.

Asian stocks reached for new all - time highs on Monday, as the US dollar continued to weaken, boosting both commodity prices and US export - driven industries.

Higher commodity prices pose yet another challenge for established food names struggling to remain top choices for shoppers and convince Wall Street that their best days are still ahead.

In part, this rise reflected higher prices for basic metal products, resulting from developments in world commodity markets.

The benchmark Australian S&P / ASX 200 index is the top performer so far, extends its winning streak for the second straight session, buoyed by higher commodity prices.

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That drove up prices for most - traded commodities — and drove up demand for derivatives that are used to hedge against high prices.

The euro rose to an 18 - month high, acting as a headwind for shares of European multinationals but supporting commodity prices.

The market for commodities is widely unregulated and concentrated investing may lead to higher price volatility.

While the fundamental backdrop for zinc was terrific, all commodity trades are going to undergo a rationalization once the existence of high prices lures supply out of the woodwork.

Even though the exact extent of the boom has been, and remains, uncertain, the key point is that commodity prices rise to a high level for quite some time.

Global equity sentiment remains a bit shaky as concerns over rising commodity prices and higher interest rates continue to suggest lower corporate margins for the...

Now, they «re mainly talking about commodity inflation around metal prices like aluminum and steel and oil prices, which translates to the higher packaging costs for many companies.

Inflation has been high, spurred by the declines earlier increases in the prices of energy and some other commodities and the weaker prospects for economic activity, the.

Global equity sentiment remains a bit shaky as concerns over rising commodity prices and higher interest rates continue to suggest lower corporate margins for the remainder of 2018.

The tendency for dealers to trade the Australian dollar in line with commodity prices, themselves strongly correlated with US economic growth, may also have contributed to the link, although the correlation of the Australian dollar with the US dollar has been significantly higher than its correlation with commodity prices.

The end result is more profit for the banks and, of course, higher prices for the industries that require these commodities and for the consumers who purchase items made with them.

Sharply higher contract prices for coal and iron ore in 2005/06 took effect from the beginning of April and are expected to boost the Bank's Index of Commodity Prices by around 25 per cent, once they are fully included in published transaction pprices for coal and iron ore in 2005/06 took effect from the beginning of April and are expected to boost the Bank's Index of Commodity Prices by around 25 per cent, once they are fully included in published transaction pPrices by around 25 per cent, once they are fully included in published transaction pricesprices.

This is highlighted by recent trends in the value of state exports, which show a solid expansion in Western Australia and more recently in Queensland, buoyed by strong demand for resources and high commodity prices.