Sentences with phrase «of economic weakness»

The president views trade deficits as a sign of economic weakness that can be brought down by more aggressive trade policies.

An ample cash balance and a manageable debt load are obviously preferable, as these qualities afford a company greater flexibility to invest in operations and provide added cushion during periods of economic weakness.

Only a few years ago, unemployment rates like this would have been seen as a good outcome in strong times, let alone in times of economic weakness.

If money - pumping continues to be the knee - jerk reaction to every new bout of economic weakness, then a «price inflation» problem will eventually arise.

We can't completely rule it out, but the highest probability is that gold will continue strongly higher only after a significant stock market decline and indications of economic weakness emerge.

The highly negative sentiment has many poised to jump at any sign of economic weakness.

Earlier than many, I have written that our period of economic weakness was a depression, not a recession.

Weakening job growth data provides early evidence of that economic weakness.

We think we will see another rate decrease, however, because of resurfacing troubles in Europe and recent signs of economic weakness in the U.S. * The above rate quote has the following assumptions: $ 400,000 Loan Amount; 20 % down payment; credit score above 740; property is SFR; borrower has sufficient income to qualify; APR is approximately 0.20 % higher than quoted rate for a $ 400,000 loan.

If the price of energy falls further into the $ 25 - $ 35 / bbl «danger zone,» cash flow pressures could hamper production, leading to another wave of economic weakness.»

China's surprise devaluation of its currency is an admission of economic weakness and could delay the timing of the Federal Reserve's expected U.S. interest rate hike, strategist Boris Schlossberg told CNBC on Tuesday.

Yesterday, the Federal Reserve's statement added another contrary indicator suggesting the end of the expansionary cycle; their avoidance of economic weakness.

I continue to view Treasury bonds as having a significant «speculative» component in that Treasury yields are far below levels that long - term investors are likely to accept over maturity, so despite good arguments for low yields on the basis of economic weakness, there is a great deal of price risk in Treasury bonds.

As an indicator of economic weakness, the slope of the yield curve began to gain in notoriety about 15 years ago after two Federal Reserve economists pointed out the tendency for long - term bond yields to fall below shorter - term yields prior to recessions as investors clamored for the safety of US Treasury notes.

In response to fresh measures of economic weakness last week, coupled with an elevated ratio of gold prices to gold equity prices and negative real interest rates, the Fund boosted its holdings of precious metals shares to about 10 % of assets.

The reason why an inverted yield curve is predictive of economic weakness is that long - term bond investors will settle for lower yields if they start to believe the economy will slow or decline in the future.

While there are definite reasons for optimism there are still ares of economic weakness, including high unemployment, which is keeping confidence levels down.

«Recent years of economic weakness, and interest rates off their pre-2014 lows, have caused a slight increase in financial stress - related home selling since 2015, but nothing that would appear concerning.

Yellen and Bernanke are both considered «doves» — Fed officials who stress the need to fight unemployment during periods of economic weakness.

The signs of economic weakness in China contributed to a steep drop in the prices of global commodities as well.

We should demand our party leaders to tell us how far they are willing to go in order to balance the budget, what combination of tax increases and spending cuts they would be willing to make to get us there, and that they consider whether it is even economically sensible to try to balance the books in a time of economic weakness.

Admittedly, a more conventional approach might have seen the Board ease policy more slowly, waiting for more evidence of economic weakness and moderation of inflation.

In a new sign of economic weakness, customs data Monday showed China's imports fell 6.7 percent in November compared with a year earlier instead of recording the small gain forecasters expected.

Downward adjustments are common during periods of economic weakness and uncertain growth.

The president views trade deficits as a sign of economic weakness and as the result of bad trade agreements and unfair practices by America's trading partners.

The monetary authorities of the US and Japan have reiterated that monetary policy will remain accommodative for the foreseeable future as the excess capacity that has built up as a result of the earlier period of economic weakness is seen as limiting inflationary pressures for some time.

Trump sees U.S. trade deficits as a sign of economic weakness.

Inflation is procyclical as it tends to rise during booms and falls during periods of economic weakness.

A lower neutral rate also makes it more likely that interest rates will be constrained by the effective lower bound, meaning monetary policy will have less scope to support income growth during periods of economic weakness.

But more interesting is the relationship between the two asset classes in the 50/50 portfolio: «First, when a recession is imminent, there is a tendency for bonds to outperform stocks during the initial period of economic weakness (a «flight - to - safety» effect).

Downward adjustments are common during periods of economic weakness and uncertain growth.

The problem with that approach for bonds is that stretching for yield leaves you in lower - quality issues that get hit hardest at the first sign of economic weakness.

On the way down, it was a sign of economic weakness.

Devaluation is typically viewed as a sign of economic weakness, since poor policy decisions and a weak economy typically contribute to devaluations.

Simon's dominant participation in the outlet mall business, in which GGP has no presence, has proven to be a retail real estate sector with a high degree of resilience during periods of economic weakness, and a significant contributor to Simon's long - term FFO growth.