Sentences with phrase «in global commodity markets»

In a world of globally traded commodities, it is no longer possible to be truly energy independent: even domestically produced energy sources are subject to fluctuations in global commodity markets.

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«The internationalization of the DCE iron ore contracts will give greater access to the global commodity community to trade in the world's biggest onshore ferrous market,» Lee Kirk, managing director at Cargill Metals, said in an email.

While fluctuations in the global price of coffee on the commodity markets led industry behemoth Starbucks to boost its per - cup price tag last month, a growing share of consumer dollars are going to higher - cost specialty or craft coffee.

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.

Among other things, the Global Portfolio invests in assets such as listed equities, debt securities, money market instruments, real estate, commodities, cash and financial derivative instruments.

The usual proxies for global growth — oil and other commodities, emerging market currencies, energy and mining stocks — are almost all sharply lower as investors bail out of any kind of trade predicated on growth in China and the rest of the emerging world, which accounts for 85 % of the world's population.

Koch «made adjustments to its global commodity trading presence to better reflect the current market opportunities,» said spokesman Rob Carlton, adding it would retain an active presence in commodity markets globally.

Prices for crude oil, the world economy's most essential commodity, will need until 2020 to recover from the price war unleashed last year by Saudi Arabia, the International Energy Agency said Tuesday in its annual outlook for the global energy market.

There are other headwinds affecting the global markets: somewhat slower growth in China, declining commodity markets, the uncertainties surrounding the coming end of QE2, and more restrictive fiscal policies in many countries.

About McGraw Hill Financial: McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE: MHP), a financial intelligence company, is a leader in credit ratings, benchmarks and analytics for the global capital and commodity markets.

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.

Wholly independent from the diamond industry, SDiX operates in accordance with existing global stock and commodity market regulations.

It's not just oil... iron ore, aluminum and steel are all getting slammed, as the decline in commodity prices takes a toll on companies and the global markets.

Our Global Market Strategies segment, established in 1999 with our first high yield fund, advises a group of 46 active funds that pursue investment opportunities across various types of credit, equities and alternative instruments, including bank loans, high yield debt, structured credit products, distressed debt, corporate mezzanine, energy mezzanine opportunities and long / short high - grade and high - yield credit instruments, emerging markets equities, and (with regards to certain macroeconomic strategies) currencies, commodities and interest rate products and their derivatives.

Volatility roared into global markets in February after a prolonged calm in 2017, roiling stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and remained elevated through the end of March.

The ongoing surge in demand, which has put an end to a long - lasting commodity bear market that began in 2011, also helped the asset class to occasionally decouple from broad selloffs in challenging global equity markets.

In the meantime, the sluggish global environment is impacting markets and has several implications for portfolios, as I write in my new weekly commentary, «Yield: One Commodity That's Still Hot.&raquIn the meantime, the sluggish global environment is impacting markets and has several implications for portfolios, as I write in my new weekly commentary, «Yield: One Commodity That's Still Hot.&raquin my new weekly commentary, «Yield: One Commodity That's Still Hot.»

Both men are certain we are into a global equity and bond bear market and into a bull market in commodities and precious metals despite all efforts by the government and Federal Reserve to keep financial bull markets alive.

Prior to joining Wells Fargo, he developed economic strategies to trade in global financial and commodity futures markets for Eclipse Capital Management.

A quarterly review of results in the global equity, fixed income, currency, and commodity markets.

There has been considerable attention paid to recent developments in China, and this has added to volatility in global financial and commodity markets.

«Self - Fulfilling Prophecy» In its Quarterly Outlook this week, the famously pro-Bitcoin institution said a mixture of global political uncertainty, tightening of credit access and commodities volatility could all see new money pouring into crypto markets.

The company added that global inventories of commodities were «generally low, both on exchanges and within supply chains», a sign of tightness in the physical market.

14th October 2016 Lower commodity prices, market instability, reduced investment and increased environmental awareness, have been cited as reasons for the global decrease in exploration activity by scientific agency for natural sciences the US Geological Survey (USGS).

In particular, Australia has generally not lost market share in global trade for our major resource export commodities (Graph 40In particular, Australia has generally not lost market share in global trade for our major resource export commodities (Graph 40in global trade for our major resource export commodities (Graph 40).

While the decision to leave the EU has caused notable market upheaval, global market declines were actually more extreme in the first few months of 2016 due to significant commodity price weakness, concerns regarding slowed economic growth in the U.S. and China, and monetary decisions by major central banks.

We regard the greater stability in commodity prices, along with a lessening of volatility in financial markets, as welcome, and believe it should provide a more stable platform for the global economy, where growth remains acceptable, if lower than desirable.

Michael Rawlinson, Global Co-Head of Mining and Metals at Barclays, commented that while the sharp drop in oil prices has reduced costs for mining companies it has also added to uncertainty in the market and could prolong the wait for the commodity cycle to turn upwards again.

The consolidation of the global resources industry may help to reduce the «cobweb cycles» (or «hog cycles») that periodically occur in commodity markets, but they are unlikely to eliminate such cycles entirely.

The organization cited slower growth in emerging markets, especially in China, falling commodity prices, and rising interest rates in the U.S. as potential risks to global growth.

What's more, the PMO's own statement then ran through a full litany of all the bad things that lie ahead: decline in global stock markets, decline in commodity prices, slowing growth in China and emerging markets, and potential impacts on Canada's economy. Instead of boasting about Canada's successes under Conservative leadership, the PMO went to great lengths to show how bad things could get.

There will be a «tsunami» in the global equities and commodity markets in September through December 2015.

Middle East producers are now devising strategies to lock in Asian market share, said Helima Croft, global head of commodity strategy at RBC Capital Markets.

Unfortunately, the energy rout and its effects on global financial markets originated in the commodity sector, and it would have occurred regardless the readiness of macroprudential measures (financial regulations).

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The Fund seeks to maximize total return by investing in a diversified, risk - balanced global market portfolio with exposure to global equities, sovereign debt, inflation - protected securities and commodities.

GFI is a global leader in providing electronic markets for FX, credit, interest rate, and energy and commodity instruments.

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Notwithstanding recent volatility in commodity markets, sentiment surveys remain strongly positive in many parts of the world, but definite signs of an acceleration in activity have been scarcer, probably due to the structural impediments that have characterized the years since the global financial crisis.

In addition, Fed commentary alone had caused real global capital to recede from QE beneficiary risk assets such as emerging market equities, bonds and currencies as well as precious metals, commodities and developed economy fixed income vehicles.

Second, commodity prices have firmed, and resource stocks have outperformed in global equity markets, despite the substantial rise in the exchange rates of the countries of domicile of these resource companies.

Volatility clustered in February this year after a protracted calm in 2017, roiling global equities, currencies, bonds and commodity markets and this led it to remain elevated through the end of March.

At the same time, emerging markets, which have been adjusting for the past four years amid slack commodity prices and weak global demand, are also in recovery mode.

These two forces, domestic investment concentration in one asset class and an incoming tide of liquidity from broader global risk assets (think emerging markets, commodities and the metals) characterizes the moment.

Global growth in Southeast Asia, India, and Europe has caused created a perfect backdrop for a roaring commodity bull market.

«It appears that four inter-linked phenomena are driving a negative feedback loop in the global economy and across financial markets,» the analysts write, citing the resilient US dollar, lower commodities prices, weaker trade and capital flows, and declining emerging market growth.

This is hypothesized to happen for many different reasons, including a decline in the competitiveness of other economic sectors (caused by appreciation of the real exchange rate as resource revenues enter an economy, a phenomenon known as Dutch disease), volatility of revenues from the natural resource sector due to exposure to global commodity market swings, government mismanagement of resources, or weak, ineffectual, unstable or corrupt institutions (possibly due to the easily diverted actual or anticipated revenue stream from extractive activities).

Global and EM equity, commodity and currency markets have surged in recent weeks after steep losses to begin the year, one of the most comprehensive — and as yet relatively unheralded - reversals since the financial crisis.

S&P Global Platts President Martin Fraenkel lays out his five themes to focus on in commodity markets in 2018.

In the past two years the amount of product sold into global commodity markets has fallen from 40 to 30 per cent.