Sentences with phrase «in slow economic times»

What ever it takes in these slow economic times we make a mistake us before client.

In slow economic times, my foreclosure department is my busiest and most profitable group (see next question).

It may be tougher to keep up your sales volume in slow economic times, but if you're creative and you have a plan, it can be done.

The cons whole life insurance policyholders face is the decrease in the death benefit or face value in slow economic times or if a loan is made against it.

While this consolidation inevitably results in «synergies», new opportunities, the shifting in market reach (and market share) result in changes to the competitive landscape that make it difficult for the smaller vendors to survive, particularly in slow economic times.

For example, if you invest in equities, and the yield curve says to expect an economic slowdown over the next couple of years, you might consider moving your allocation of equities toward companies that perform relatively well in slow economic times, such as consumer staples.

We all need to be watching where out money goes in slower economic times as well as when the economy is healthy.

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«In a nutshell, the analysis shows that small business lending continues to have a difficult time emerging from the recession, which results in a much slower pace of economic recovery.&raquIn a nutshell, the analysis shows that small business lending continues to have a difficult time emerging from the recession, which results in a much slower pace of economic recovery.&raquin a much slower pace of economic recovery.»

The last time the U.S. went through a partial government paralysis in 1995 - 1996 — for roughly three weeks in two separate instances — economic growth slowed by a quarter of a percentage point during the last three months of 1995.

China's slowing economic activity has been with us for some time — and is reflected in falling commodity prices and China - exposed equities.

In China, slowing economic growth convinced the central bank to take its foot off the monetary brake for the first time in three years by increasing the lending capacity of its commercial bankIn China, slowing economic growth convinced the central bank to take its foot off the monetary brake for the first time in three years by increasing the lending capacity of its commercial bankin three years by increasing the lending capacity of its commercial banks.

A slowing economy stokes investor worry, and gold is a natural refuge in times of economic stress.

But De Gregorio acknowledges the challenge they present going forward and fears that, particularly at a time when growth in the region is slowing and external circumstances are changing, a flair for populism and the power of vested interests might undermine the process of continued economic reforms needed to foster, among other things, shared prosperity and social inclusion.

By having multiple products that flourish in different economic cycles, brokers can have other profit avenues to concentrate on or substitute in times when commercial mortgages are going through a slow period.

Just as important, at a time when fears over China's slowing economy are widespread and there's evidence of retail saturation in the country's major metropolitan areas, nearly half of survey participants said they expect to be better off financially in the next 12 months — and they are eager to spend, contrary to gloomy assumptions about the drag of sluggish economic growth on consumer sentiment.

India just cut its interest rates for the first time in three years, as it used this same monetary policy (lowering interest rates) to counteract slowing economic growth.

With 71 per cent of families in owner occupation - the highest in the Western world - the private sector is not far from market saturation, with penal income / price ratios putting first time buyers at increasing risk should there be an economic slow down.

Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are projected to stall in 2015, marking the first time that emissions have slowed without a concomitant economic decline.

In a time of economic struggle, this fact might prove very beneficial, as it is able to boost the employees» engagement when the payment increases have slowed.

Sales started off slow here in the U.S., likely thanks to the sour economic times, but has grown steadily year by year.

In addition, companies may also choose to pay a special dividend during a slow economic time, when investing in its business may not be ideaIn addition, companies may also choose to pay a special dividend during a slow economic time, when investing in its business may not be ideain its business may not be ideal.

But even in these tough economic times, most trucking companies were not slowing down their hiring of student truck drivers.

Economic recovery in Waterbury has been slow, but the city has existed for almost 400 years and residents aren't going to give up any time soon.

«Strong economic support within these two markets should make for a soft landing in terms of slowing property price growth, increased marketing time for properties and lower probabilities that sellers will actually transact and close during a given marketing effort of their property,» Johnson says.

«Strong economic support within these two markets should make for a soft landing in terms of slowing property price growth, increased marketing time for properties and lower probabilities that sellers will actually transact and close during a given marketing effort of their property,» Johnson said.

The Bank of Canada has intentionally «slowed» down the «red hot housing market» (Toronto and Vancouver cooled on their own before the measures came in to effect), with a series of banking rule changes which basically have slowed down the flow of money during a time of economic uncertainty.

«Too many fixed costs are like alligators — they'll eat you alive in slow [economic] times,» says the CRB's Drexanne Evers.