It's not a matter of
a low economy price plus some miles, it's a matter of the cost and comfort of a first class seat.
Not exact matches
The
economy's painful adjustment to
lower oil
prices is, «largely complete.»
The impact of disappointing commodity
prices on the wider Perth
economy has become clear this week with a key annual conference postponed due to
low numbers.
Instead of cultivating its cachet as competition mounted and the
economy struggled, Target instead emphasized
low prices and unimaginative products.
The decline is noteworthy because you'd think the stars were aligned for a boom in the construction of dream homes: the
economy has been churning out jobs steadily for a year, real - estate
prices are high, and interest rates are
low.
A Royal Bank of Canada report released in early January even suggested that the benefit of a
low dollar for exporters, coupled with an upswing in the U.S.
economy and increased consumer spending in Canada, could offset the economic hit of
low oil
prices.
Ian Sexsmith, portfolio manager at Parnassus Investments, says banks»
prices don't reflect the potential impact of more consumer lending and
lower default rates in a strong
economy — a mismatch that's creating some enticing bargains.
The house -
price bubble, combined with record levels of household debt, represent the biggest threat facing the Canadian
economy; the sooner real - estate markets mellow and Canadians
lower their debt burdens, the better.
Pretty much from his first statements as governor in 2013 — that's about $ 100,000 ago in real estate appreciation terms — through to last week when the bank released its latest financial system review, Poloz has walked a tightrope between admitting that elevated house
prices and debt levels pose a risk to the
economy, and assuring Canadians that the likelihood of a crash is actually pretty
low.
To offset
low oil
prices and offshore returns, free capital for investment in emerging
economies.
Interest rates remain
low, unemployment hovers around 5 percent, jobs are being added to the
economy, and
low gas
prices have cut the cost of doing business.
Markets across much of the country have softened, particularly in the energy - reliant Prairie provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, where
low oil
prices are wreaking havoc on regional
economies.
Take that funding away and the market settles back into something more closely aligned with the underlying reality — the one of high unemployment / underemployment, high oil
prices, stagnant middle - and
lower - class incomes, unprecedented wealth concentration in the upper class, demolished savers, under - investment in capital, and an ongoing transition to a
low - wage service
economy hard - pressed to service debt.
The Eurozone's
economy slipped in the third quarter as the slowdown in China and other emerging markets more than offset the benefit to consumers from
low oil
prices.
But the reason they're expecting to do well this year has more to do with their marketing efforts, rather than the recovering
economy or other factors like
low oil
prices, according to a small business holiday survey from Constant Contact, an online marketing firm in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Williams's confidence may come from his predecessor, Rick George, who used periods of
low oil
prices to snap up assets, exploit
economies of scale and accrue shareholder value.
Amid a few bright spots on the earnings front, the WA
economy's rebound is being thwarted by still -
low global
prices for iron ore.
It says the
economy, hit hard by
low oil
prices, will benefit from the growth of an entertainment industry.
U.S. airline stocks hit a 13 - year high this week as they gained momentum from
lower oil
prices and increased travel spending by Americans in an improving
economy.
If your condition for GHG policy is that you must impose the same
price on all sectors of the
economy because you want to be cost - effective, that rules out higher
prices on some sectors where deep emissions reductions are possible, or
lower prices in more politically sensitive areas to ensure you get a policy in place at all.
Historically speaking, when the
economy has gotten stronger, the
price of Treasury bonds go
lower and the yield goes higher.
The Saudi
economy has been severely damaged by
low oil
prices, and policymakers are trying to diversify into new industries.
«Areas such as Austin, Dallas and San Antonio, who have very different
economies, have mitigated the impact of
low oil
prices.»
Canada's
economy is sluggish as a result of
low oil
prices, and hopes are high that exporters can step up, expand and juice growth.
The Russian
economy has been hit by
low oil
prices and western sanctions and is set to contract 0.6 percent this year, according to data from the International Monetary Fund.
The bank acknowledged that the Russian
economy, which has been affected by international sanctions and
lower oil
prices, is recovering at a «heterogeneous» pace.
Small businesses can thrive in today's challenging
economy, but not if they adopt the knee - jerk responses of cutting costs,
lowering prices, and hanging on until times get better.
Put simply, Rieder thinks it will be difficult for inflation to rise because the most influential demographic for the
economy doesn't want to pay any more than it has to — and it knows how to discover the
lowest possible
price.
Malaysia's
economy and currency are suffering from «an almost perfect storm» due to an outflow of funds from emerging markets,
low oil
prices and China's slowdown, the country's economic planning minister said on Tuesday.
But based on appointments of ideological hardliners such as Tom
Price (a staunch foe of Obamacare nominated to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services), Michael Flynn (Trump's national security adviser with a dim view of Islam) and Mike Pompeo (the incoming CIA Director who has fiercely opposed the Iran nuclear agreement) and many of his campaign pledges, the chances are high that Trump could squander his limited political capital on divisive ideological issues and neglect his most important priority — getting the American
economy out of its
low - growth rut.
Once again, with the
economy improving and the Fed looking closer to raising interest rates, high yields and
lower bond
prices seem to be the obvious bet.
«
Lower oil
prices are a serious spanner in the works for the Canadian
economy,» said Douglas Porter, chief economist at BMO Capital Markets in Toronto.
Taking advantage of the downturn — with its
lower business - for - sale asking
prices — by buying up your competition can put you in a great position for when the
economy bounces back.
A large company like Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) can ride out the ups and downs, and it also benefits from
lower oil
prices (people have more money in their accounts), an improving
economy and an eventual interest rate hike.
If that stimulus arrives too late to assist the ailing U.S.
economy, the
price will go even
lower.
«We believe the bias for stock
prices in general remains to the upside, underpinned by a growing
economy,
low interest rates and increasingly, cheaper oil... With operating margins at elevated levels, top line growth is poised to more quickly bleed through to the bottom line, thus supporting earnings.»
The biggest move in the other direction is Wyoming, which plunges 14 spots to No. 27 after the state's resource - rich
economy practically ground to a halt last year amid
low commodity
prices.
As I've written many times before, the American fracking industry is largely responsible for keeping global oil
prices low, which has been a huge windfall to the world
economy.
The Canadian
economy's adjustment to
lower oil
prices is largely complete and recent economic data have been encouraging, including indicators of business investment.
The combined company will have
lower costs, greater
economies of scale, and the resources to provide U.S. consumers and businesses with
lower prices, better quality, unmatched value, and greater competition.
For emerging and developing
economies, risks relate to rising vulnerabilities —
lower commodity
prices, higher corporate debt, volatile capital flows and — for some countries — de-risking and reduced bank lending.
He said there were few signs of the
economy's long - awaited turnaround, a pickup many expected would receive boosts from a weaker dollar, cheaper pump
prices and
low interest rates.
Moreover, «For every net job lost in this definition, the gains to the U.S.
economy were about $ 450,000, owing to enhanced productivity of the workforce, a broader range of goods and services, and
lower prices at the checkout counter for households.»
Benjamin Graham was fond of averaging profit per share for the past seven years to balance out highs and
lows in the
economy because, if you attempted to measure the p / e ratio without it, you'd get a situation where profits collapse a lot faster than stock
prices making the
price - to - earnings ratio look obscenely high when, in fact, it was
low.
That was primarily driven by increases in pedestrian, motorcyclist, and cyclist fatalities, the NHTSA found, which were attributed to the
economy's spring - back and
lower gas
prices.
Yes -
low oil
prices are often correlated to a shitty
economy, but that has everything to do with demand losses and very little to do with a supply glut.
If I am right, the US
economy is due for another period of better productivity growth, and I have every reason to think that Canada will follow once we work through our adjustment to
lower resource
prices.
The BOS indicator began to recover starting with the 2016 — 17 winter survey, as the complex adjustment of the Canadian
economy to
low commodity
prices slowly progressed.
Prolonged
low oil
prices may restore growth to the global
economy, accomplishing what the central banks have failed to do since 2008.
If
lower oil
prices are as bad for Canada's
economy as rate - cutting Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz insists, the central bank might consider assessing the risks to the
economy in a world where constraining carbon emissions becomes less of an abstract notion and more of a daily reality.