Sentences with phrase «lower economic levels»

The entitlement problem is not just for the lower economic level, but hits all the way to the top.

The special education, lower economic level, and transience student populations are all reflected in this uptick.

Not exact matches

Before Yellen addressed the Economic Club of Washington, her counterparts in Ottawa released their latest policy statement, in which Canada's central bank said it was keeping its benchmark interest rate at 0.5 %, a quarter - point shy of the lowest level ever.

As Neil Dutta, head of economic research for Renaissance Macro, wrote in a note to clients, Friday's report was the lowest reading in sixth months, and the index has been «below the 50 breakeven level for nine of the last ten months and will likely intensify calls for additional policy accommodation.»

The notes from the meeting show that a number of Fed officials feel that interest rates could begin to be raised from their current artificially low levels sooner than the current target of sometime in 2015 should certain economic factors continue to improve at a rapid pace.

«Even during the Great Depression of the 1930s, policy rates and longer - term rates in the most affected countries (like the U.S.) were never reduced to such low levels,» wrote William White, chairman of the Economic Development and Review Committee at the OECD in Paris, in a recent paper.

When looking at the data we saw that people with a lower IQ were less likely to be happier because of higher levels of socio - economic disadvantage such as lower income.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

As the economic climate continues to fluctuate and interest rates hover at record low levels, it may be a good time for small business owners to consider refinancing.

Bonds flipped between negative and positive territory as concerns about economic growth pushed the 10 - year note yield to lowest level since April.

Economic growth in China has long been premised on high levels of savings and investment, growth of manufacturing and exports, migration of low - productivity rural workers to higher - productivity urban jobs and integration of new technologies.

But a continuation of favorable economic growth and low default levels — which we expect — and measured Federal Reserve tightening — which we also expect — should support more narrow high - yield bond spreads for some time to come.

What I would like to do today is to explain in some detail the logic underlying this expectation that economic conditions will warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period.

«Economic recovery in Canada does not hinge on the current low levels of the Canadian dollar against its U.S. counterpart,» he said.

Today, chambers of commerce from the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley released a new research study which concludes that $ 50 billion in economic development along the Lower Fraser River is at risk unless all levels of government act now to address the serious issues facing the river.

Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economicEconomic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economiceconomic future.

Program expenses were up only 0.4 per cent, as the ending of most of the stimulus spending in the Economic Action Plan and lower employment insurance benefits nearly offset increases in transfers to other levels of governments (spending in this area is largely set in legislation) and in elderly benefits.

Tea Party supporters in the United States demonstrate very low levels of trust toward China and, as a result, advocate much tougher economic and military policies.

However, the slower - than - expected economic growth in 2013 and the accompanying lower level of nominal income in 2013 - 14 results in a «status quo» (before budget actions) deficit of $ 18.7 billion Subsequently, the status quo budgetary balance is actually lower that forecast in the November 2012 November Update.

What monetary policy can do is raise or lower the rate of money supply and credit growth, and help to move interest rates to levels consistent with the goal of economic growth with price stability.

The nation's first major economic indicator for August signaled a further deterioration as a private manufacturing index fell to the lowest level in six years.

In some cases, a lower valuation with lower preferred share rights may yield a higher economic outcome for common shareholders than a higher valuation with a high level of preferred share rights.

With the S&P 500 within about 8 % of its highest level in history, with historically reliable valuation measures at obscene levels, implying near - zero 10 - 12 year S&P 500 nominal total returns; with an extended period of extreme overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions replaced by deterioration in market internals that signal a clear shift toward risk - aversion among investors; with credit spreads on low - grade debt blowing out to multi-year highs; and with leading economic measures deteriorating rapidly, we continue to classify market conditions within the most hostile return / risk profile we identify — a classification that has been observed in only about 9 % of history.

Based on these and other serious risks to the economic benefits of the Fraser River, every chamber of commerce in the Lower Mainland — from the mouth of the river around Richmond, to the entrance to the Fraser canyon at Hope, are calling on senior levels of government to act now to commit funding to head off potential disaster.

This trend likely stems from a reaction to challenging economic times when investors prefer businesses that require lower levels of total capital (this is a key characteristic of the software industry compared to others in the IT sector).

This is a major downward adjustment and corresponds to a further reduction for global economic growth to its lowest level since 2009.

In addition, economic activity will be constrained by lower levels of government spending than before and a weak banking system.

Some postulate that the neutral rate is in part a function of economic productivity and population growth and that the low interest rate structure evident today reflects the current low productivity level.

Unemployment across the 19 - country eurozone has fallen to its lowest level in a little more than nine years on the back of strong economic growth, official figures showed Thursday.

The Fed also anticipates that economic conditions — including low rates of resource utilization — are likely to warrant exceptionally low levels for the fed funds rate at least through mid-2013.

We believe that central - bank liquidity and better - than - expected global economic data contributed to the lower levels of volatility.

The increased appetite for ETFs was spurred by the constructive backdrop for US stocks: a synchronized and broad global economic expansion, and historically low levels of US stock market volatility.

Harperâ $ ™ s statement puts him squarely in the company of the â $ œLafferitesâ $ and neo-conservatives who claim cuts to tax rates even at relatively low levels can pay for themselves by increasing economic activity and tax revenues.

Last week, the yield on the 10 - year Treasury note broke below 1.70 %, the lowest level since the spring of 2013, despite an upgrade in the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) assessment of U.S. economic conditions.

The hope was that by lowering interest rates to record lows and printing money, economic growth would be kick - started and get back on track to the levels seen before the crisis.

More Brexit fallout: Concerns over the U.K.'s Brexit referendum significantly hampered confidence in Germany's economy in July, with the ZEW survey of economic sentiment sliding to the lowest level since 2012.

After the economic crisis in 2008, the Fed reduced rates to record low levels.

In regard to economic policy, the Party promises to create a low cost environment for business by permanently keeping levels of taxation low, enacting a Red Tape Review (similar to the one in British Columbia) to aid small business, and eliminating health care premiums.

Unfortunately, far too many millennials trying to cope with these economic conditions have low levels of financial literacy and are wrestling with concerns about their debt.»

That now leaves room for the market / economy to determine the proper rate of interest; and, he notes, given the patchy economic recovery, the fragile level of confidence and the low levels of inflation, Citi questions whether asset prices belong where they are today.

Last year, demand for ETFs was driven primarily by a constructive backdrop for US stocks: a synchronized and broad global economic expansion, and historically low levels of US stock market volatility.

The biggest problem with Honolulu is that there isnt much of a solid economic base, you have nearly LA level prices, perhaps higher with much lower average earning power.

«In societies where there is a greater disparity between the richest and the poorest, that causes lower levels of economic wellbeing amongst the whole childhood population, both those on lower incomes and those on higher incomes.

«The percentage of prenups amongst athletes is appreciably lower compared with nonathletes at the same economic level,» says celebrity divorce lawyer Raoul Felder, who has represented the ex-wives of Patrick Ewing, Jason Kidd and Mike Tyson.

Bed sharing mortality has been linked with markers of lower socioeconomic status (SES), including overcrowded households, adolescent mothers, economic deprivation, and low levels of maternal education (e.g., Carpenter et al 2004; Fleming 2006; Ostfeld et al 2006).

Countries in Europe, in contrast, which he leaned on U.S. military protection via NATO in the early days after WWII, and which lacked the resources to participate more directly in the Cold War, normalized a lower level of military expenditure, and refrained from making nearly as great an economic commitment to fight wars in the Afghanistan and Iraq as the U.S. did as a leader of those coalitions.

While orthodox economic growth can clearly improve life chances in the context of a low level of material development, not least if accompanied by explicitly pro-poor and distributive policies, there comes a point beyond which the continued pursuit of such growth begins to undermine human flourishing.

Further to this, levels of confidence both in the political and economic conditions in the country are extremely low: 52 % of Iraqis think their country is headed in the wrong direction and 49 % of the public think the economic situation is bad.

«The Governor has fundamentally transformed the state's economic development strategy by creating a locally - driven, bottom - up process that has proven effective — with a record 8.1 million private sector jobs in New York and unemployment down to its lowest levels in over a decade at 4.6 percent,» Fashouer said in a statement.

According to the President, the low level of integration in the continent not only inhibits effective economic cooperation but also impedes democratic transformation of the continent.