Sentences with phrase «precipitously falling markets»

Additionally, during precipitously falling markets, shorts will cushion the fund's downside by reducing overall net exposure.

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The data is unambiguous on current economic conditions - GDP growth in the last quarter of 2015 was a meager 2.11 % with full year growth of 2.79 % according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS); inflation rose sharply to 11.4 % in February with prospects of reaching 12 % by March; capital markets have remained bearish; according to UNCTAD Nigeria's FDI fell by 27.7 % to $ 3.4 billion in 2015, and on current trends may fall even more precipitously in 2016; the de facto exchange rate of the Naira for most producers and consumers is now N322 / $ even though CBN maintains a nominal N197 / $ for privileged persons; several economic sectors - construction, government, manufacturing, oil and gas and hotels and restaurants are in recession or barely out of it; government's official foreign reserves is down to $ 27.8 bn; and unemployment and under - employment rates have worsened 10.4 % and 18.7 % by the end of 2015.

Finally, it bears noting that the market value of pension funds has fallen precipitously as of this writing (December 2008).

Thad: This same Author Earnings report includes the assertion that the «Big Five ebook market share has fallen precipitously in early 2017, to just 20.8 %.»

I own 170 shares of Manulife Financial (MFC) and through this market decline I've watched those shares trade within a tight conservative range as many other global financials have fallen precipitously or failed.

Although there will be market instability as it attempts to find new equilibrium levels, and economic changes in the short term, the resulting changes will provide a huge bonanza for consumers everywhere except in countries with large, inexpensive - to - extract oil reservoirs, whose value has fallen precipitously.

[13] The appellant claims that on the trading day following the publication of the article, the price of BCE shares fell 3.3 % and the market price of BCE call options fell precipitously.

As it relates specifically to Chinese capital flows, if the PBOC allows its currency to decline precipitously, we don't know whether Chinese investors will be priced out of the U.S. real estate market or if it will actually lead to an increase in Chinese capital flows as they seek refuge from a free - falling currency.