Sentences with phrase «into economic decline»

Though this part of the world went into economic decline after the World War Two [like every other ranching culture in North America], I can already see it coming back, I can already seeing green shoots springing up.

In an area which was dominated by coal mining and which fell into economic decline following the closure of the mines, investment in infrastructure was a necessity to bring a new age of economic activity such as the regeneration of Seaham Town Centre and the new East - West A19 link road.

Not exact matches

Far from an economic powerhouse, China's economy remains a middleweight when its vast number of poor people is taken into account — the country's per capita GDP is only around US$ 4,500, 1 / 10th that of the U.S. And as a share of the economy, household incomes have actually declined over the past decade.

For decades before Katrina, New Orleans had been a city sliding into decline, economic experts say.

Without embedding intergenerational equity into Canada's labour market policy we will be headed for long - period of reduced economic growth, stagnation, or even decline.

However, as we noted in our Financial System Review, financial vulnerabilities would usually translate into full - blown risks — with attendant consequences for the economy — only if there was a trigger, such as a widespread and sharp decline in economic activity and employment.

Any economic and fiscal update would have to take into account the worsening global economy, the decline in the price of oil (to below $ 40 a barrel) compared to the assumption in the budget, and the restoration of the contingency reserve to its normal level of $ 3 billion.

Assuming that the total amount of bad debt in the banking system exceeds total bank capital — something which is almost certainly true — the conversion of debt which can not be serviced into an equity position that is unlikely to generate much more (and in an economic downturn, which is when we are most concerned about the debt burden, we can assume that the decline in value of these equity positions will be highly correlated) leaves the net indebtedness of the banking system unchanged, and so the contingent liabilities of the government are unchanged even as reported debt in the system declines.

On the surface, you really can't argue it — economic growth contracted by more than the Bank anticipated in Q1, and that weakness (again, a 0.065 % monthly decline) stretched into the start of Q2.

I doubt that the decline in economic confidence has run its course, so I expect the gold / commodity ratio to move further into new - high territory before something more important than a short - term top is put in place.

Politicians in question period may work themselves into a lather assigning blame, but the truth of the matter is that today's situation was a result of a decline in economic growth outside any federal finance minister's ability to manipulate the situation.

Corrections driven by emerging cracks in the economic foundation can turn into bear markets as a recession emerges and corporate profits decline.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

«Isolationism is the policy or doctrine of isolating one's country from the affairs of other nations by declining to enter into alliances, foreign economic commitments, foreign trade, international agreements, etc., seeking to devote the entire efforts of one's country to its own advancement and remain at peace by avoiding foreign entanglements and responsibilities.»

Although one could argue that we are wrong in subtracting certain things or in using the values we do at various points, and so claim that economic welfare has in fact not declined in recent years, it would be equally possible to reintroduce leisure into our calculations and end up with figures indicating a more drastic decline.

Daly, who has declined comment about his specific concerns over the transfer of STEP, was worried about revelations that U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's office had issued subpoenas to SUNY Poly as part of a probe into state - led economic development projects in Buffalo.

In spite of an economic decline after conquest and incorporation into the Aztec Empire, commoners in both urban and rural settings still enjoyed access to a wide range of imported goods.

Now those areas and their attendant shopping malls are declining quickly as lower income populations have moved into those suburbs and their diminished economic power can't sustain the large shopping malls.

In the intro, I go into some pertinent publishing news: Kobo has become Tolino's tech partner, which makes it a much bigger player in the growing German ebook market; Amazon is opening a bookstore in New York City; while Barnes & Noble reported a 9 % decline in sales over the holiday period, there's discussion on the impact of the All Romance Ebooks closure, and once again, I talk about the importance of multiple streams of income, as well as multi - currency / multi-country income in order to weather the changes undoubtedly ahead and hedge against potential economic changes.

There have been significant flows into exchange - traded products and mutual funds across asset classes this year, as perceived economic and political risks have declined and many investors have put cash to work in response.

Now, let me state for the record, that I have been buying and kept on buying all the way through, into, and now (hopefully) out of the recent economic decline.

Imagine if, in 2008 and 2009, you saw Royal Dutch Shell price's decline into the $ 30s as the price of oil got cheap and the backdrop of an economic crisis made the stock cheaper than long - term projection of oil fundamentals warrant.

Following the first World War, the rope factory and many other industries fell into decline and poverty ensued; prompting a depression in social and economic conditions.

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With some success, far - right activists have this spring managed to turn it into an inflammatory word that conjures fears of world government, lost freedoms, and economic decline.

November 29, 2016 — Toronto, ON — Canadian employers are heading into 2017 with considerable economic optimism, however, their buoyancy is muted by the country's declining oil market and worries that mid-level staff turnover is on the rise.