Sentences with phrase «in commodity prices as»

The sixth is the general trend in commodity prices as indicated by a broad - based commodity index such as GNX.

But if we had all the central bankers of the world around a table, could we collectively regard the rise in commodity prices as exogenous?

IMF estimates of annual growth rate of world real GDP (in red, right scale) and year - over-year percent change in commodity prices as measured by the quarterly average CRB / BLS raw industrials price index (in green, left scale).

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?

In commodity markets, oil prices hit their highest level in approximately two months on Monday morning as the U.S. considers sanctions against VenezuelIn commodity markets, oil prices hit their highest level in approximately two months on Monday morning as the U.S. considers sanctions against Venezuelin approximately two months on Monday morning as the U.S. considers sanctions against Venezuela.

Oil traders are eagerly anticipating an extension to OPEC's production cut this week, but one analyst has told CNBC that comments from the oil cartel could be just as powerful in propping up the price of the commodity.

European equities failed to end trade on a positive note, as market sentiment was hit by a downturn in commodity stocks and prices.

But as a net importer, India stands to benefit tremendously from the collapse in commodity prices.

The company expects resource - related sales to decline by 20 % in 2014, as commodity prices continue to struggle.

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.

It pointed to the continued presence of fragile fixed - income market liquidity as a key vulnerability in the overall financial system, while it repeats the risks of a sharp increase in long - term interest rates, stress from emerging markets like China and prolonged weakness in commodity prices.

Commodity hedge funds have dwindled in recent years as oil prices slumped, leaving only a handful of larger players, including Hall, who ran the Astenbeck Capital Management fund until deciding to close it following losses this year.

Other commodities that Canada exports saw price increases as well, partly due to increased in demand from emerging markets.

The year - over-year difference was primarily attributable to a $ 47.2 million loss on net commodity price risk management activity in 2018, as well as first quarter 2018 impairments totaling $ 33.2 million.

Malaysia's shares and currency have been hit with a toxic brew of declines in the prices of its commodity exports, especially palm oil and crude oil, as well as what may be the country's worst - ever political scandal, which has spurred protests calling for the removal of the prime minister from power.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Packaged food companies, such as Conagra Brands Inc and General Mills Inc, have flagged higher transportation costs and rising commodities prices in recent months.

If there's a silver lining, the Bank of Canada's commodity price index appear to have levelled off since March, so the GDI news in 2015Q2 doesn't look like it will be as bad as it was in 2015Q1.

SAO PAULO, April 30 - Latin American markets were mixed on Monday as a positive morning session on Wall Street and solid corporate earnings were balanced against commodity price worries and a strong dollar in thin trading.

Companies in sectors such as iron and steel have been affected by the sharp fall in commodity prices.

The move comes as the Hong Kong - based trader aims to rebuild investor confidence after a brutal commodities downturn coincided with a questioning of its accounts in early 2015 by Iceberg Research, sparking a collapse in its share price and ratings credit agency downgrades.

The Bank of Canada's shock interest - rate cut in January was prescient, as was the one in July, given that commodity prices have remained depressed.

Key commodities traded globally such as crude oil, gold, copper and softs like wheat are typically priced in dollars, with liquidity often favor the major exchanges in New York, London and Chicago as centers of trade.

There's also a lot of competition within the sector, and external factors such as swings in commodity prices can weigh heavily on a carrier's bottom line.

Canada's weaknesses as a trading nation were exposed; first by the weak recovery in the U.S., and then by the collapse of commodity prices starting in 2014.

And, like those pros, we watched our portfolios get beaten down, as oil and commodity prices dropped even further in 2015.

«A modern economist most likely would have identified the price rise in 1936 and 1937 as a temporary upswing in commodity prices that did not signal a significant increase in overall inflation,» Eggertsson writes.

While rising commodity prices have certainly played their part in lifting Teck's business, management's decision to wind down capital spending as new projects come on line has allowed the company to reduce debt and significantly boost free cash flow.

Even as commodity prices whipsaw on Earth, smart ultra-wealthy investors are starting to take an interest in precious assets overhead in the form of asteroids.

-- it will face continued margin pressures «due to higher labor content in certain areas of manufacturing where we have temporarily dialed back automation, as well as higher material costs from recently imposed tariffs, commodity price increases and a weaker US dollar.»

But not even monetary policy was designed to deal with changes in the relative prices of commodities, such as oil.

As I've said that the 10 yr bond crossed over 3.0 % means the US$ will be going to be weaker and weaker further and further by the 1st half of 2020 yr:) Also, the commodity price esp WTI will be going up to the level of 70 - 80 $ no later than 1st half of May (at the earliest), or no later than 2nd week of June, and then it will be in the range to the end of Trump Era:)

And then second, with regard to pricing and also in light of the really short volatility we've seen in the commodity complex the last couple of weeks, should we be thinking of your pricing decisions as wholly decoupled from commodity price volatility at this point or is there flexibility to move within the ranges that you've outlined?

The S&P GSCI Total Return Index in USD is widely recognized as the leading measure of general commodity price movements and inflation in the world economy.

Stock / commodity prices are dropping steadily, while bond returns in the US and even such «spendthrift» nations as France remain historically low.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- Oil jumped as much as 3 percent on Tuesday as a weak dollar propped up commodities, but crude prices came off their highs in post-settlement trading on signs of another big U.S. supply build last week.

Overall, inflation expectations are marginally higher than in the winter survey: higher commodity prices and expected inflationary pressures in the United States are viewed as contributing to domestic inflation over the next two years.

Lower commodity prices and the drop in energy - related business investment are acting as significant drags.

The effect of transfer payments to the financial sector — as well as the $ 5.3 trillion increase in U.S. Treasury debt from taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac onto the public balance sheet — is to support asset prices (above all those of the banking system), not inflate commodity prices and wages.

Following the sharpest decline in crude oil prices in at least a century, as well as a six - year bear market in metals, the global environment could be ripe for a commodity rebound.

These include the general background of strong demand and tight capacity, as well as rises in global commodity prices that have added to business input costs.

They clearly did invalidate the old models over the next few years as credit misallocation accelerated, along with the depth and direction of now - unprecedented imbalances and highly self - reinforcing price changes in commodities, real estate, stock markets, and other variables — what George Soros might have cited as extreme cases of reflexivity.

After his original career as a geologist was cut short by the last collapse in commodity prices, Tom entered journalism as the traditional refuge of the otherwise unemployable.

While a number of simple measures of valuation have also been useful over the years, even metrics such as price - to - peak earnings have been skewed by the unusual profit margins we observed at the 2007 peak, which were about 50 % above the historical norm - reflecting the combination of booming and highly leveraged financial sector profits as well as wide margins in cyclical and commodity - oriented industries.

Julian Evans - Pritchard, a China economist at Capital Economics, said on Friday that he was sceptical that China's inflation would pick up much from here as the rise in producer prices was due to a rebound in commodity prices, which may not be sustainable.

The coincident strength of commodity prices and the Canadian dollar in recent years has been treated by some as prima facie evidence of Dutch Disease in Canada.

Even as companies» quarterly results have come in strong, their earnings calls have raised concerns that rising commodity prices may pinch profit margins in the future.

Unfortunately, the weakness in producer prices (as well as industrial commodity prices) is essentially a reflection of soft demand.

Solar pv has dropped 70 % in cost in the last 6 years and has become competitive with coal (which is dropping in price as commodity) making it more and more expensive to get out of the ground.