Sentences with phrase «lower global economic growth»

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The Great Stagnation: In «Why the global economy may be doomed to lower growth — maybe forever,» Simone Foxman gives four reasons why economic growth may be much slower in the future: scarce resources, an aging labour force, stagnant technology growth and externalities from climate change.

«Global economic growth across the board is doing great at roughly 4 percent, unemployment rates in the U.K. and in the U.S. are at almost record lows.

«Our «rational exuberance» rests on a combination of above - trend US and global economic growth, low albeit slowly rising interest rates, and profit growth aided by corporate tax reform likely to be adopted by early next year,» Kostin said in a report for clients.

Low volatility shows that investors believe that long - term global economic trends of modest growth and tepid inflation will also define shorter - term cycles.

Yes, a clutch of weighty organizations have recently lowered their economic forecasts for global growth, but the IMF and the OECD had already cut their outlooks in 2013 and again early in 2014.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly widened in September as exports hit a five - month low, a sign that slowing global demand could undercut economic growth in the fourth quarter.

For equity markets, the combination of low interest rates, strong economic growth and low inflation has proved very beneficial, with global share markets rising solidly in each of the past three years.

The backdrop that set the stage for these results, and for the ongoing bull market in stocks more generally, has been in place since the global financial crisis — tame inflation, historically low interest rates and moderate economic growth in the United States have all been supportive for growth investing.

In its October 2014 World Economic Outlook (WEO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced its forecast for global economic growth to 3.3 percent for 2014, 0.4 percentage points lower than in the April 2Economic Outlook (WEO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced its forecast for global economic growth to 3.3 percent for 2014, 0.4 percentage points lower than in the April 2economic growth to 3.3 percent for 2014, 0.4 percentage points lower than in the April 2014 WEO.

Basically, Mr. Flaherty is looking for suggestions on how to «strengthen our economy in the face of global economic threats»; with «cost - neutral or low cost measures», focusing on «more efficient and effective spending» that builds on the «government's belief of respecting taxpayers» dollars» and «encourages private sector growth and leadership».

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

At the same time, global investment spending has moderated, in part because of lower potential economic growth; firms need to invest less than they did in the past to sustain that lower potential output.

Interest rates are low and global economic growth suddenly is pretty good.

Some of the dominant themes that drove the market include a synchronized global economic expansion, strong earnings growth, ongoing low inflation, central bank policy, and tax and regulatory reform.

Global growth for this year is seen at 3.4 percent, up from a 3.1 percent forecast for 2015, but 0.2 percent lower than previously forecast, the IMF's World Economic Outlook report said.

It's interesting to note that on the same day the International Monetary Fund released their annual World Economic Outlook which lowered expectations for global growth in 2015 to 3.8 % from 4 %, that several potentially large mining deals were either launched or mooted.

And while U.S. economic growth today is lower than at points in the 1980s and 1990s, it's still quite remarkable in a global environment beset by only moderate European growth and slowing growth in China and other emerging markets.

Interest rates are close to historic lows, equity valuations and bond prices appear stretched, and global economic growth has slowed.

In our view, the underlying fundamentals of global economic and earnings growth remain positive, meaning pullbacks like the current one may be an opportunity to add stocks at lower prices if appropriate for your situation.

The next decade will see small business involvement in cross border trade expand substantially due to lower hard and soft barriers, strong economic growth outside of the U.S. and the growing impact of the global Internet and related communications technologies.

Crude oil prices are lower in part because markets are oversupplied at a time when global economic growth is weak.

Productivity is the key driver of global economic growth, but it has stayed puzzlingly low despite a string of high - tech innovations.

Investors are more optimistic than in the past few years, cheered by better global economic growth and the anticipation of lower tax rates.

The company attributed the decline to weak global economic recovery, slow growth in China and low international crude oil prices.

Brazil's central bank has lowered its forecast for economic growth to less than half of last year's, partly blaming the slowing global economy.

Furthermore, with slower global economic growth in the years ahead due to the U.S. consumer saving spree, worldwide financial deleveragings, low commodity prices, increased government regulation and protectionism, excess global capacity will probably be a chronic problem.

Strong earnings growth and low volatility helped markets set record highs amid a synchronized global economic expansion.

Dairy products are New Zealand's largest commodity export and lower global prices are putting pressure on the nation's dairy farmers, weighing on the outlook for economic growth and putting dairy sector debt on the Reserve Bank's radar as a growing risk to financial stability.

Despite the more difficult global environment, with lower commodity prices and domestic power shortages, economic growth in 2015 was close to 4 percent, slightly higher than expected.

«Between a dynamic liberal cosmopolitan open global free - trading prosperous Britain, or a Britain where we remain subject to a undemocratic system devised in the 1950s that is now actively responsible for low growth and in some cases economic despair.

The report sharply lowered its five - year global coal demand growth forecast in reflection of economic restructuring in China, which represents half of global coal consumption.

«This would be the first decline during a period of strong global economic growth,» the researchers said, noting that a portion of India's new energy consumption must be from «low - carbon» resources in order for global emissions to peak and then swiftly decline.

A United Nations report released Sunday said that governments must act faster to keep global warming in check and that a radical shift from fossil fuels to low - carbon energy such as wind, solar or nuclear power would shave only about 0.06 of a percentage point a year off world economic growth.

The Brazil that was immune to the effects of the global crisis of 2008 shows at present signs of economic deterioration characterized by low GDP growth and the return of inflation, which could mean the existence of a process of economic stagnation with inflation (stagflation).

(As of 3/31/18)-- We believe the environment for small capitalization companies in the U.S. remains positive due to lower tax rates, reduced regulation, increased merger and acquisition activity, and good global economic growth.

Prudential Investment Management experts are focused on an aging global investing population that will continue to dampen economic growth and keep interest rates low globally — rivaling the impact of cyclical market trends heading into 2016.

Toronto's main stock index dropped on Monday to its lowest in nearly five months as energy, materials and financial issues receded on concerns about global economic growth.

The MBA forecasted that interest rates will be lower this year because of the decreasing debt situation in some places of Europe and slow global economic growth.

The report makes the most of countries» commitments and a possible global agreement, while ignoring the soaring emissions from China and failing to recognise that the lower emissions growth in a number of countries is primarily due to weak economic conditions.

When mitigating anthropogenic global warming is projected to require greater than 80 % lower fossil energy use, how do we provide the transport fuel and energy for rapid growth by developing countries while sustaining OECD economic growth when the Available Net Exports of crude oil — after China and India's imports — have already declined 13 % since 2005, and Saudi Arabia may need to import oil by 2030?

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According to the memo, environmentalists» efforts to combat global warming would realize the environmentalists» «dream of an egalitarian society based on rejection of economic growth in favor of a smaller population, eating lower on the food chain, consuming a lot less and sharing a much lower level of resources much more equitably.»

«We feel pretty good about where we are, with persistently low rates, a good growth profile in most asset classes and this relatively benign economic environment,» said Jonathan Pollack, global head of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies.

With global economic growth lower than expected earlier in the year, the Fed will more likely maintain a «wait - and - see» position in the short term.

NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) and Citi's Commercial Banking Group have launched the New Jersey Global Growth Financing Program, a program that will provide low - interest loans to New...

Continued low interest rates are driving the key global housing markets, in spite of relatively sluggish economic growth and heightened financial market volatility.

NEW JERSEY — The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (EDA) and Citi's Commercial Banking Group have launched the New Jersey Global Growth Financing Program, a program that will provide low - interest loans to New Jersey - based companies interested in engaging or already engaged in international trade.

With the Federal Reserve sticking with its lower for longer interest rate policy in the face of global economic headwinds and financial market turmoil, it seems loan growth is poised to continue its expansion uninterrupted.