Sentences with phrase «lower in a weak economy»

Cons: Demand for silver can be lower in a weak economy.

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The export bounce is, at face value, a sign that China's modest economic revival is intact and suggestive of global demand being on the mend, but imports were surprisingly weak, falling 15.2 percent from a year earlier to 13 - month lows and highlighting vulnerability lurking in the domestic economy.

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada says it will likely have to keep interest rates low for longer than it expected in the face of a surprisingly weak economy.

Still, in an economy where low and middle class consumers are bogged down by weak job growth and stagnating wages, better to have the rich spending than nobody at all.

A Federal Reserve working paper from last year found that at least three - quarters of the decline in new charters is attributable to the weak economy and low interest rates.

This is because higher inflows will cause adjustments in the economy — potentially including lower credit card rates, a stronger dollar, weaker lending standards, higher unemployment and surging asset markets» - Could you please provide us the explanation of a rising unemployment in the US in the case of a stronger US$?

Today's economy might be far weaker than it is — with real GDP in the second quarter of 2015 about $ 800 billion lower than its actual level, 3.6 million fewer jobs, and unemployment at a still - dizzying 7.6 %.

If we assume that Beijing has been reluctant to do this in the past, and is only doing so in response to weaker expected growth numbers, then it would suggest the latter explanation, which implies a higher, not a lower, discount rate, and so a lower «multiple» for the Chinese economy.

So, for example, I would argue that in the early stages of reform, especially in countries that have suffered many years of terrible economies and weak investment, crony capitalism can be consistent with high levels of growth because the kinds of programs that lead to growth — mostly massive investment programs in countries in which capital stock is excessively low — benefit the elites directly.

Though the second - quarter bounce back is dampening wage pressure for now, the weak trend in productivity suggests the economy's growth potential could be lower than the 1.5 percent to 2.0 percent pace that economists have been estimating.

The Euro is trading at its lowest versus the Dollar since January and is weak against its major counterparts after first quarter data showed a significant slowdown in the economy from the final three months of 2017.

While I'm not persuaded by the argument that Canada needs countercyclical Keynesian deficit spending (I think we're already out of recession), I do know what fiscal policy I would consider worse: arbitrarily cutting spending in a weak economy to balance the budget in light of a revenue shortfall stemming from lower than expected nominal GDP.

As I mentioned earlier, business investment collapsed during the Great Recession, and its much - weaker - than - expected recovery since, despite historically low financing rates, has been a major source of disappointment in advanced economies.8

The pickup was spread across the currency area, with sales up 1.5 % in low - unemployment Germany, but up an even stronger 2.1 % in France, where the unemployment rate is much higher and the economy weaker.

As long as Canada remains weak because of low oil prices, a weakened currency and a general slowdown of the world economy, we'll continue to see opportunities in the beaten down Canadian banking sector.

Over time, the stock market has reached new records, powered by economic and earnings growth.2 We expect both to continue: The domestic economy is picking up a little speed, helped by improving growth in the rest of the world, and company earnings have benefited from better sales, the weaker dollar and still - low interest rates.

«It appears that four inter-linked phenomena are driving a negative feedback loop in the global economy and across financial markets,» the analysts write, citing the resilient US dollar, lower commodities prices, weaker trade and capital flows, and declining emerging market growth.

The euro plunged from near two - year highs to a six - week low against the dollar in early November, after weak inflation figures stoked fears about demand in the 17 - member economy, according to Nawaz Ali, UK market analyst at Western Union Business Solutions.

When the economy goes from weak to strong, people with a lower income show a greater leap in spending.

The researchers also find that while both higher and lower income consumers are likely to spend more in a strong economy, the leap in spending from a weak to a strong economy is larger for lower income consumers.

The Chinese economy reportedly grew 8.1 % in the first quarter, the weakest since the global economic crisis and now is expected to slip to 7.5 % for the year, although some economists think that target could be missed as the slowdown in world markets drags it lower.

Since low interest rates generally go hand - in - hand with a weak economy, why were Treasury yields moving higher, and what might this mean for mortgage rates?

For example, the double - digit inflation of the 1970's was caused by banks keeping interest rates low in an attempt to stimulate a weak economy, at a time when imported inflation from the oil shock was high (leading to stagflation).

When the economy is weak and inflation is under control, lower commodity prices negatively affect cash flows and may result in dividend cuts.

But if the economy remains weak, and lending to businesses stays punk, then rates can go lower for some time, until private lending starts in earnest.

My tentative conclusion is this... the fed funds rate has been too low for too long, and we will see a rapid rise in rates, unless the weak economy chokes it off because it can't tolerate any significant rate increases.

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But the small trees and brush that would be removed have a low commercial value, especially in a weak economy.

According to the latest IBEC quarterly report, a trio of external boosts to the Irish economy — the ECB's QE programme, lower energy prices and a weak euro — all point to a continuation of Ireland's strong economic growth performance in 2015.

Spader's presentation addressed past and projected movements in the homeownership rate, and Calabria dove into why reversing weak productivity and the low labor force participation rate are necessary to boost the economy.

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