Since today's low mortgage rates have largely been a
function of a slow economy, this prospect raises a question — could going over the fiscal cliff lead to even lower mortgage rates?
The
signs of a slowing economy were quickly noted by investors, already suspicious of this decade's prolonged period of economic expansion.
As a
result of the slowing economy, traders began to turn a close eye to two areas: bonds as an alternative to stocks; and the American government's actions regarding a few notable issues that had emerged in the previous months.
«A record number of tourists visited New York City in 2015, and city officials expect more in 2016, in
spite of slowing economies in some places and a stronger dollar,» says Jay Rosen, vice president and senior analyst at Moodys.
Rosen, the guy who had once cold - called his way to $ 3 million in business, could not overcome the immovable
object of a slow economy.
Managers clearly want to own these large cap financials, but a
combination of a slowing economy and the Fed's manipulation of the credit markets is making sustained top line growth elusive.
BERLIN (AP)-- Industrial production in Germany dropped strongly in July, feeding
worries of a slowing economy at the start of the third quarter.
That legislation, considered watered down by de Blasio and other more liberal members of the City Council, would have only applied to businesses with 15 or more employees, and included exemptions for certain sectors, like manufacturing, and implementation delays in the
event of a slowing economy.
But the convergence of the subprime mortgage meltdown, widespread
apprehension of a slowing economy and other market forces has transformed a bull run for the ages into a wild ride that has bruised the portfolios of office REIT investors.
Today, U.S. natural gas is trading at under $ 3 per million British thermal units, a rock - bottom price that's partly the
result of a slower economy and the abundant new supply of shale gas.
Canada's banking sector also enjoyed spectacular growth in 2016, in
spite of a slowing economy, low interest rates and relatively modest commodity prices.
«I am concerned that we are beginning to see warning
signs of a slowing economy,» he said, emphasizing as he has done for years that the city needs to set aside more rainy day funds.
States are increasingly failing to reach their revenue targets as a result
of the slowing economy.
However, it will also be true that many companies will continue to enjoy very fast individual rates of growth in spite
of a slowing economy, if it were to become a true prophecy.
Analysts say this is the first time Beijing has put a ban on the opening of new mines: the move has been prompted both by falling demand for coal as a result
of a slowing economy and by increasing public concern about hazardous levels of pollution, which have blanketed many cities across the country over recent months.
For the 2008 summer as a whole, gasoline consumption was down more than 4 percent --- a clear sign
of a slowing economy and «demand destruction» caused by higher fuel costs.
North Carolina continues to thrive, in spite
of a slow economy, thanks to the many jobs available in businesses with less than 500 employees.