Sentences with phrase «of low commodity prices»

As the industry emerges from a period of low commodity prices, many professionals feel the industry must continue to invest in young talent who can help find solutions to these complex issues.

«In addition, a KORUS withdrawal will set a dangerous precedent that calls into question other existing free trade agreements that are critical for Michigan farmers and agribusinesses at a time of low commodity prices.

After some four years of low commodity prices and negative investor sentiment, the turnaround began in February 2016 after the TSX Venture Exchange hit a bottom on January 28.

It's among a host of new startups developing technology for the oil and gas industry, which finds itself desperate for innovation in this era of low commodity prices.

The market capitalisation of Western Australia's top 100 listed companies has fallen on the back of lower commodity prices, marking an end to four months of consecutive gains.

There were a few reasons: the transition from Fed quantitative easing to anticipation of interest rate hikes and worries about the impact of lower commodity prices and slowing Chinese growth.

Movements in the Canadian dollar are helping to absorb some of the impact of lower commodity prices and are facilitating the adjustments taking place in Canada's economy.

On balance, the overall impact on the global economy of lower commodity prices is likely to be positive.

At the current price of $ 5.56, we believe the market has overly discounted the effects of the lower commodity price environment, giving us an opportunity to buy Glencore at a compelling discount to our estimate of intrinsic value.

I believe much of the recent market volatility really results from the second - and third - order effects of lower commodity prices.

At a time of lower commodity prices, the mining stocks with the greatest speculative appeal are those with new projects that enhance their value even before prices rebound.

Not exact matches

The impact of disappointing commodity prices on the wider Perth economy has become clear this week with a key annual conference postponed due to low numbers.

Some of that is the result of the commodity price slump, but excise its effects, and «earnings growth was somewhere in the low single digits in Canada and the United States,» says Cooper, whose firm is predicting mid-single-digit returns for equities.

Commodity prices just slumped to their lowest level since the end of the 20th century, according to a widely used Bloomberg index.

The streamers thus have their pick of low - cost, high - grade projects and can drive a hard bargain, setting themselves up for strong earnings growth if and when commodity prices rise.

Any commodities business comes with some volatility — the oil and gas business has had a tough couple of years amid low energy prices.

Diversified miner Independence Group has booked a $ 58.8 million net loss for the 2016 financial year, on the back of acquisition costs and lower commodity prices.

Additionally, prices for its major commodity exports - crude oil and palm oil - have dropped sharply and its currency, the ringgit, is trading close to its lowest levels since the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s.

Many commentators go on to conclude that the higher incomes generated by high commodity prices have given Canadians a temporary reprieve from the problem of low productivity growth.

In light of the tug - of - war in the crude oil space, where prices have traded between the low $ 40s and low $ 50s since March, Cramer used the charts to try to foresee the commodity's future.

Ethanol demand has been vital to farmers who are buffeted by low commodities prices and the threat of a global trade war.

The U.K. had been expected to follow close behind the Federal Reserve in raising interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, but with lower commodity prices and weak wage growth still keeping a lid on inflation, economists now think that the U.K. may not raise rates till 2017 — even though new data out Wednesday showed the employment rate hit a 45 - year high of 74 % in the three months to November.

The company has also had to take big losses related to write - downs of the value of its oil and gas assets, to reflect the lower prices these energy commodities are garnering on the open market.

Two weeks after Redford's remarks, federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty told reporters lower government revenues follow from lower commodity prices like «night follows the day,» meaning a hard line of spending as he approaches his own coming budget.

That's because printing money tends to depress the U.S. dollar, lower interest rates and raise commodity prices — all of which tend to make farmland attractive.

This, after a year of flatter growth and considerable volatility in the commodity markets, marked by continued discounts on Canadian crude and low gas prices.

A lower dollar also softens the blow of the commodity crash by increasing the value of sales priced is the U.S. currency.

I've shown a number of times in the past that when this is the case — that is, when the one - month reading is below the three - month trend — commodity prices have tended to trade lower.

In the meantime, low commodity prices are a windfall for many companies in Europe, Japan and the U.S. Metals and other raw materials are at their lowest in years, which is the equivalent of a massive tax break for the construction and manufacturing sectors.

Overall, the global outlook has weakened further over the last six months — exacerbated by China's relative slowdown, lower commodity prices, and the prospect of financial tightening for many countries.

Such an outlook is the consequence of a slowdown in emerging markets due to low commodity prices and the dubious maneuvers made by China that hit European markets hard late in the summer.

The BOS indicator began to recover starting with the 2016 — 17 winter survey, as the complex adjustment of the Canadian economy to low commodity prices slowly progressed.

First, has been the significant decline in terms of trade during the first half of the year due to lower commodity prices.

Finally, much of the recent drop in inflation expectations is being driven by lower commodity prices, particularly oil.

The terms of trade is influenced by the exchange rate because a rise in the value of a country's currency lowers the domestic prices for its imports but does not directly affect the commodities it produces (i.e. its exports).

Of course, a significant weakening of the global economy would result in lower commodity prices and generally lower underlying inflation pressureOf course, a significant weakening of the global economy would result in lower commodity prices and generally lower underlying inflation pressureof the global economy would result in lower commodity prices and generally lower underlying inflation pressures.

Although this has been leading to moderately bullish price action in select blue - chip stocks such as $ IBM, more explosive, high - momentum moves have been coming from various commodity - based ETFs (which have a low correlation to the direction of the overall stock market).

EM Asia benefits from lower commodity import prices, while the majority of countries within EM EMEA and LATAM are commodity exporters.

Last week the Governor of the Bank of Canada, Stephen Poloz, warned Canadians that they should get used to a low dollar, since this was a normal and, indeed, the necessary response to a global reduction in oil and commodity prices.

Canada's resource sector continues to adjust to lower prices for oil and other commodities, with some spillover to the rest of the economy.

In its deliberations, Governing Council focused mainly on the implications of lower prices for oil and other commodities for Canada and for monetary policy.

However, lower prices for oil and other commodities since the summer have further lowered Canada's terms of trade and are dampening business investment and exports in the resource sector.

And it's because of this progress that inflation - adjusted commodity prices have generally been trending lower for 200 years.

«Lower oil prices are slowing growth and curbing income, exposing lenders to losses through commodity - related loans and security holdings» said the Bank of Canada.

«With construction a strong driver of China's commodity demand and tier 3 and 4 cities accounting for 80 - 90 % of total new construction, we likely need to see prices supported in lower - tier cities to encourage commodity demand,» says Dhar.

This report identifies which of 38 Canadian industries are poised for success in the new trade era that is characterized by lower commodity prices, a lower - valued Canadian dollar,...

Much of the record growth in corporate EPS has been driven by lower interest expense, lower commodity prices and share buybacks as top line growth has been sub-par.

The Fed didn't raise rates in the first half of the year, and concerns about the commodity price slump seem to have eased and sowed some seeds of stability; low commodity prices have been stimulating demand in certain areas.

These questions come as EM stocks have had a rollercoaster year, with valuations beaten up by concerns about China's economy, slowing global growth and lower commodity prices, just to name a few of the headwinds facing developing markets.

Cocoa has been the strongest commodity in 2018 as we rallied about 25 % from the low as prices may have gotten ahead of themselves, but I will keep a close eye on this market.