Sentences with phrase «likely price pressures»

Because the size of the monetary base has become so extreme relative to historical norms, the likely price pressures in response to even modestly higher short - term interest rates are equally extreme.

Not exact matches

As a private company, Nordstrom would likely be able to focus on initiatives such as investing more in e-commerce, closing underperforming stores and expanding its off - price chain, Nordstrom Rack, without pressure from shareholders.

Daniel Kim of Macquarie Equities Research says the first quarter earnings for SK Hynix were «quite impressive» despite pricing pressures in its NAND chip division and are likely to bode well for the company in 2018.

Pricing pressure: Partly as a result of its increased costs, Netflix has been raising the price of the service, and is likely to continue to do so.

However, post-Brexit sterling was sharply weaker against the dollar, and this will cause price increases that will likely cause downward pressure on fourth - quarter sales in the U.K.

Similarly with pharma, Harper acknowledged that «it is also likely the case that in the future there will be some upward pressure on pharmaceutical prices as a consequence of this agreement.

Of course, over time, a significant global supply response is likely to lead to less pressure on raw materials prices than is currently the case.

1) Less than five per cent of Canada's economy is likely to experience significant competitive pressures from differences in jurisdictional carbon prices.

Although a tightening labor market has driven up prices in some segments, such as single - family homes, it's «not enough to overcome downward pressure from other factors,» says Zentner, who adds that recent hurricanes likely won't have a lasting impact on national prices either.

A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the Class A common stock in the open market that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering.

More aggressive distribution will likely put downward pressure on prices.

In summary, a 23 - year period in which the US economy achieved the strongest real growth in its history is strangely characterised in some quarters as a «great depression», quite likely because so many economists and historians do not understand that real economic progress puts DOWNWARD pressure on prices.

Japan has since agreed to lift the ban and allow imports of US beef from cattle that are under two years old, which is likely to place downward pressure on prices over the coming year, though it may take some time for the United States to establish systems to identify cattle age accurately.

Growth at this pace has exceeded the rate of growth of the economy's productive potential, generating declining unemployment and rising levels of capacity utilisation, and is likely to have contributed to the upstream price pressures described above.

Still, most of the factors that have put commodity prices under pressure are likely to remain in place through the remainder of this year.

While the company should see some benefits in gross margins from direct sourcing and improved pricing analytics over time, gross margin pressure will likely continue through fiscal 2018.

But a combination of factors — including a more dovish - than - expected update from the ECB, perceptions that Fed Chair Yellen's dovish tilt to Fed policy would likely be maintained by Jerome Powell and the absence of any sign of pricing pressures — saw them dip once more back into the trading range that has held for much of 2017.

Economic data has been improving, financial markets are calm, and Trump's planned fiscal spending will likely put upward pressure on inflation — not to mention the impact of rising crude oil prices.

Given the likely strength of the economy, domestically sourced price pressures are expected to remain relatively strong, with inflation projected to be on an upward trajectory through 2005.

The net effect of higher import prices and continued subdued domestic inflationary pressures is likely to be a moderate rise in inflation during the period in which import prices are adjusting.

Even if growth in the region did show signs of picking up in 2015 — and recent sharp falls in energy prices should support growth, though put further pressure on lowflation — given structural constraints, ultimately growth is likely to be limited to the region's trend rate, somewhere between 1 % and 2 %.

In April, CCA backed away from its promise of delivering mid-single-digit earnings - per - share growth, warning that underlying first - half profits were likely to fall because of difficult trading conditions in Australia, including pricing pressure in water.

Both teams to score in the match at Coral is a price of 4/6 and neither defence is likely to stand up to the pressure of their opponent's attack.

Food production is likely to come under increased pressure in the coming years if fuel prices continue to rise and the world's population increases.

Pressure is likely to increase in the coming years due to the rising costs of health care, pharmaceutical prices and a new minimum wage.

Amazon was likely pressured into lowering their minimum order price because of Walmart.

There is a huge supply of new condos on the market and interest rates will be moving up at some point in the future which will likely put pressure on prices.

Any bank or other financial institution that is planning to launch a family of broad - based ETFs will likely find there is no way to compete: it was hard enough to go against iShares, and now the pricing pressure is all but insurmountable.

As mortgage rates increase, the demand for home purchases will likely remain strong relative to the constrained supply and continue to put upward pressure on home prices.»

«Our estimate is that by the time we get into the beginning of 2017, we're likely going to see much less upward pressure on pricing in the Metro Vancouver region.»

Falling oil prices are likely to have an, overall, negative effect on Canada's economy, exerting downward pressure on the Bank of Canada rate, and therefore variable mortgage rates.

Meanwhile, commodity price pressure is likely to diminish by the end of summer as the result of a continuing economic downturn coupled with a flight - to - safety which will reduce monetary velocity.

The Aussie quickly rebounded, however, likely because «the assessment of pricing pressures in the near term has not changed» and inflation is still expected to gradually rise, according to the RBA.

This time, however, the yen's price action was a bit more mixed, likely because risk aversion returned briefly, allowing the yen to resist the selling pressure from rising bond yields.

Over time, companies may be less likely to issue debt since it is more expensive, incrementally boosting existing debt's scarcity value and adding upward pressure to bond prices.

I remain convinced that the enormous issuance of government liabilities we've observed is likely to result in a longer - term upward shift in the U.S. price level, but there is not an immediate reason to expect inflation pressure at horizons of less than a few years.

If it is the group that is trading down, you are likely competing head - to - head with Walmart, Target and local grocers, and things are probably going to get a lot tougher in coming months as pricing pressure continues to squeeze your food margins down to unsustainable levels (if they haven't already).

Critically, the greatest impact will likely be felt not in reduced volumes in the short term, but in the consequent pressure on commodity prices caused by lower - than - anticipated demand.

«That will likely put downward pressure on clean energy market prices.»

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The legal market will likely stay flat and see downward price pressure.

The paper suggests that the effect of Legal Zoom is not well documented although access has likely been increased by pressure on prices.

As companies shed staff and look to shave costs, it's likely that even more desk spaces will become available, which may put downward pressure on prices, so it might be worth taking a look to see what's available in your area.

That price pressure is likely to continue or worsen, which is why the company's focus is on «post-license monetization opportunities.»

With the pressure from sanctions and the price growth in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum — these exchanges likely present an attractive target.»

If buyers push pressure higher ranges between $ 550 - 700 are obtainable, but traders will likely meet resistance between the two price points.

Attempting to launder too many tokens at one time will not only place too much downward pressure on the NEM price but could also trigger red flags at cryptocurrency exchanges, who would then most likely freeze the funds and turn them over to authorities.

If the price of oil increases to 2014 levels within the next six to 12 months we will likely see a hiring frenzy in Alberta, and increased business activity for many industries, which will cause a quick return to the hiring pressure we saw in mid-2014.

Many portfolios and assets are in dire need of equity to recapitalize, creating pressure on the part of owners to sell, likely at distressed pricing.

As mortgage rates increase, the demand for home purchases will likely remain strong relative to the constrained supply and continue to put upward pressure on home prices.»