Sentences with phrase «over weaker demand»

Brent crude skidded over 5 % on Thursday alone to an almost -12-year-low, with worries over weaker demand from China adding to a persistent price drag caused by a huge oversupply and near - record output levels.

Not exact matches

For example, in periods of low market volatility and average demand, a one ounce gold American Eagle coin might be offered at 4.5 % over spot, but periods of weak demand can bring the price down to 3.5 % over spot, or lower.

Weak residential construction has also weighed on aggregate demand over the first half of this year, although building approvals and liaison reports point to some stabilisation in the period ahead (Graph 5).

Capital spending by other businesses has been weak too, while public demand was roughly unchanged over that year.

Domestic demand has been held back by weak consumption, which fell by 2.6 per cent over the year to the December quarter in response to restrictive measures introduced in 2002, aimed at slowing the previously very strong rates of growth in consumer credit.

Growth in Australia's export volumes has remained weak over the past year or so, despite strong growth in global demand and world commodity prices, with total exports virtually unchanged from four years ago (Graph 31).

The relatively weak state of overall labour demand over the past couple of years has been evident in measures of employment intentions, job vacancies and advertisements.

Households» expectations have adjusted as well; weak growth of labour demand has translated into concerns over job security.

«There are pockets of areas that are getting stronger and weaker — certainly there is less demand in the oil patch — but overall I have not seen any market change in the amount of deal flow over the course of 2014 or 2015,» reports Michael W. Scolaro, managing director and group head of Asset Based Lending at BMO Harris Bank.

With weak consumer demand dampening investment, the economy is likely to shrink by close to 1 percentage point over the course of the year.

ICO returns have been weak over the past four months, and with the lack of advertising for ICOs, the demand for Ethereum will soften.

On top of the existing internal problems of «lowflation,» shorthand for ultra-low inflation, weak demand and anemic credit growth, the deterioration in the external backdrop over much of 2014 — rising geopolitical tensions with Russia, and the slowdown of the Chinese economy and many other emerging markets — has made a rapid return to meaningful growth across the eurozone unlikely, in our view, despite some positive signs, including the stabilization of many peripheral economies and the boost in competitiveness from the weaker euro.

Demand from retail investors - who have a significant influence over first - day trading in Hong Kong share offerings - accounted for 0.45 times the number of shares on offer in the deal, the lender said in a securities filing on Monday, underscoring weak appetite for the deal.

While balance sounds like a good thing, the Euro area has achieved this largely because of weak domestic demand and high unemployment over recent years.

So on Saturday expect another intimidating display from Blackburn as they look to get right in the face of Arsenal early on as they did in last seasons fixture, when Allardyce targeted the Arsenal defence and Lukas Fabianski in goal as Arsenal's weakest joint and went straight for the throat by demanding long ball after long ball be played over the top and into Arsenal's penalty area.

Across BBC Question Time, radio phone - ins and newspaper polls, the electorate has begun to demand political unity, fearing a political breakdown or a weak, internally - divided government being outmuscled by Brussels in negotiations over Brexit.

Amid this unprecedented enrollment surge (an increase of some 2.3 million students over 1930), education leaders once again argued that the intellectual abilities of the new high - school entrants were weaker than those of previous groups of students; and these new students needed access to less - demanding courses.

Any optimism over preserving the eurozone quickly deflated when industry executives at the Paris auto show last month warned Europe likely will not see improvement for at least the next two years as strict austerity measures and high unemployment keep the economy weak and stifle consumer demand.

If a larger, older population is spending less and the younger population is too small to drive up consumer spending, weaker overall demand for products and services could restrain GDP growth and inflation over the long term.

IEA sees major shifts in global gas trade over next five years Massive growth in LNG supplies despite weak gas demand and low prices 8 June 2016

Valve has been working to reassure members of its community that it has not yet thrown in the towel on SteamOS and Linux gaming systems that have been hampered over the years due to performance issues, soaring sales on mainstream rival platforms, and generally weak demand for Steam Machines.

We believe that inflationary pressure should remain subdued over the next 12 to 18 months as a result of relatively weak demand and low capacity utilization.

While vacancy rates were on the decline over the past year (from 5.60 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2007 to 4.50 per cent in 2008) and rents continued to escalate ($ 21.36 to $ 22.90 per sq. ft. for the same period), softening demand due to weak economic conditions and the expected supply of several million square feet of new office space will pose challenges for some of the prestigious towers in Toronto's financial district during 2009 and 2010.