Sentences with phrase «of economic backdrop»

I think that the reason for the persistent undervaluation was due to the sustainable growth in unlevered free cash flow almost regardless of economic backdrop.

Not exact matches

The real significance of the Google Patent Starter Program is instead more subtle, and should be seen against the backdrop of other moves Google is undertaking to change the economic incentives that have made patents such a problem for the tech sector in the first place.

«The disappointing performance in export activity suggests that the loss of export competitiveness from the strong dollar and the weak global backdrop are becoming a net drag on U.S. economic activity,» said Millan Mulraine, deputy chief economist at TD Securities in New York.

The better economic backdrop has help companies to improve their cash flows and pay down some of their debt, experts said.

In Italy, however, despite facing the same problem of a declining population — in 2014, only 509,000 live births were recorded, the lowest number since the unification of Italy in 1861, according to the country's statistics agency, ISTAT — the broader economic backdrop is the source of reluctance.

It's with that backdrop that Navdeep Bains, Canada's Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, journeyed to this year's CES in Las Vegas.

Through the continuing turmoil, further down print ad revenue is forecast, and that against the backdrop of threats of overall economic downturn.

We prefer to take economic risk through equities rather than credit against a backdrop of low absolute yields, tights spreads and rising rates.

Instead, the Committee has been forced to use the economic forecasts from the Bank of Canada, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as the backdrop for its economic forecasts from the Bank of Canada, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as the backdrop for its Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as the backdrop for its reports.

Despite the backdrop of political and economic uncertainty, OPEC said that it anticipated world oil demand growth in 2016 to increase by 1.23 million barrels a day (mb / d) after a marginal upward revision, mainly to reflect better - than - expected economic data for the first half of the year.

Q: Against the backdrop of political uncertainty, some economic data in Europe, especially in Germany, has softened a bit in recent weeks.

Against the backdrop of a slowdown in economic growth, the People's Bank of China cut its benchmark policy rates on 21 November after local markets had closed - the first such move since July 2012.

We see increasing U.S. actions against China and other countries sparking bouts of volatility but not derailing the benign economic and market backdrop.

Dublin's campaign to ratify the eurozone fiscal discipline pact is failing to build momentum against a backdrop of weakening economic growth and a wider European debate about austerity, with almost one - in - five Irish voters still undecided.

We see low volatility as a normal feature of the benign economic and financial backdrop — and not as a warning sign in itself.

These types of play make the copper / gold ratio less valuable as an economic indicator, especially as the ultra-low interest rates have provided the backdrop for potential commodity squeezes.

This makes sense considering the global economic and financial - market backdrop of the period, but it was a bad time to be long gold and a very bad time to be long gold stocks.

A major catalyst, especially in emerging markets, was the conviction that the Fed was not going to hike base rates in the immediate future against a backdrop of low inflation, weakening job gains and global economic uncertainties.

To put it another way, whether the fundamental backdrop is bullish or bearish for gold is determined by the general perception of what's happening on the economic and monetary fronts rather than what's actually happening.

Amidst the backdrop of recessions in Europe and Japan and anemic economic growth in the U.S. the stock market has shown great strength in 2013.

Global equities set record highs again during the week, against a backdrop of solid economic and earnings growth.

But pullbacks that occur against the backdrop of sustained economic expansion and rising corporate profits — as is the case currently — present attractive opportunities for long - term investors.

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.

Investors began to focus once more on the positive domestic economic backdrop, along with the increasingly encouraging signals coming from many other parts of the global economy.

The ECB's latest set of macroeconomic projections reflected the economic backdrop, containing increased forecasts for growth in the next two years but a relatively small predicted uptick in inflation in 2018, and further out a headline rate of only 1.7 % by 2020.

Bill Hester notes that going back as far as Depression era data, that same behavior coupled with a rich Shiller P / E (anything above the mid-teens) and a preponderance of daily declines in recent data (say down 11 days out of 14) has preceded even worse outcomes - particularly in the context of a weak economic backdrop.

The re-assuring signs about China's economic growth, along with the absence of protectionist measures so far from the Trump administration, have helped create a better backdrop for many emerging markets in recent months.

The Fed doesn't see any signs of inflation accelerating, which would be good news for investors given the projections for a strong economic backdrop.

-- Still, same story persists about earnings growth and economic backdrop (problem is that no one knows how to model in impact of tariffs)- many are still afflicted with confirmation bias and narrow vision

The elections will take place against the backdrop of rising economic challenges facing Africa's economy.

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 US corporate backdrop remains strong, and pro-business policies have helped boost earnings expectations but countervailing forces have the potential to act against this backdrop of US economic strength.

We remain positive on European equities against a backdrop of sustained, above - trend economic expansion and a steady earnings outlook.

As an exporter of beef and poultry to overseas foodservice distributors, the global economic meltdown was an extremely challenging backdrop for Palmetto Foodservice to make its debut.

Against the backdrop of a parliamentary debate on the «bedroom tax,» David Cameron announced this week that his policy of downsizing the state isn't going to stop when the economic crisis is over.

Some such refocusing was natural in 2010 against a backdrop of economic crisis and with most of the macroeconomic levers being operated at the UK level.

All of these gains have come despite the constant strains of coalition, a backdrop of economic agony and with a Labour Party full to the brim of eager and bright young MPs.

In light of the considerable uncertainty around the economic and fiscal outlook, including the risks posed to economic recovery by ongoing financial tensions in the eurozone and against the backdrop of a still large structural budget deficit and high and rising government debt, the Negative Outlook indicates a slightly greater than 50 % chance of a downgrade over a two - year horizon.»

If Maggie had had this economic backdrop in 1983 and 1987 she would have had majorities of over 200.

Despite the backdrop of a deep economic downturn and strong backing from most of the press amongst other factors, the Conservatives are still only polling on average at around 40 per cent (see UK Polling Report 28 December).

«We've always said that the Budget moves have to be balanced and fair and we're all really proud of taking Britain's poorest workers out of tax altogether and we have to always have a balancing act on this and I think, frankly, most of the party understands that and should be very proud of what we've achieved amongst a tough economic backdrop.

The campaign ahead, set against a backdrop of deepening economic gloom and institutional malaise, will see the eurosceptics on the defensive and their opponents seeking to respond vigorously.

Niagara County lawmakers received the first segment of a two - part annual briefing on the state of the county's economy and economic development efforts from the men tasked with leading the herculean effort to keep Niagara County's economy growing against the backdrop of a weak national economy Tuesday night.

Against this terrific backdrop we should be ten points ahead of a Labour Party with zero economic credibility and a leader who was Gordon Brown's special adviser in the Treasury for more than a decade and a member of his catastrophic Government.

Among the interesting topics covered in Pathways are: the changing role of the patient in the total health equation and the ways in which decentralized information is affecting their expectations and demands; the dearth of pipeline products among international pharmaceutical companies against a backdrop of increased research and development spending; the dynamics of emerging markets and their rising demand for therapies in chronic disease; the value of drugs and biotechnology solutions within the context of global economic realities.

This, Dr Cutler writes, highlights an emergent sociological process of «both seeing and believing» — whereby «individuals experience extreme weather and interpret the impacts against the backdrop of social and economic circumstances central to and surrounding their lives.»

The American entrepreneur speaks about rapidly shifting consumer behaviour and preferences, with the backdrop of technological, political and economic upheaval.

It somehow becomes about the relationships between these characters against the backdrop of 2008 New Orleans, the national economic collapse, the depression and desperation of a city, and the hope the 2008 election of Barack Obama could bring.

This backdrop of inequities and economic hardship is a vivid backdrop to what might otherwise be a simple B - movie about an alien invasion hiding in plain sight, indistinguishable from the humans beside them but for one thing: they are the 1 %.

Those concerns, emerging against a backdrop of global competition and economic dislocation, gained rhetorical force and political momentum with the 1983 federal report A Nation at Risk.