Sentences with phrase «price declines in recent years»

SOLAR: As a result of massive price declines in recent years, solar power is now widely recognized as a cost competitive and reliable source of energy.

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But the recent decline in cryptocurrency prices since their feverish peak last year — when Bitcoin, now hovering around $ 8,700, nearly touched $ 20,000 — has convinced the government that safely regulated markets could be viable, according to Business Korea.

The recent drop in oil prices has Todd Hirsch, ATB Financial's chief economist, predicting a mild recession for Alberta this year and a sluggish recovery next year after forecasting in June that the province would avoid such an economic decline.

Given how important oil has been to the Canadian economy in recent years it shouldn't come as a huge shock that the loonie is heavily correlated with the decline in the price of oil.

«What they should know... is that when QE and QE2 lapsed in recent years, stock prices declined by 10 % — 15 % until magically they came back to live another day.

And despite recent declines in oil prices, the federal deficit will be eliminated in 2015 - 16 and possibly even one year earlier.

Total CPI inflation in Canada has been around 1 per cent in recent months, reflecting year - over-year price declines for consumer energy products.

According to a recent survey by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, the median sale price for an East Bay luxury home declined 1.8 % in May compared to the same time last year, dipping slightly to $ 1,780,000.

Like the Tories that ruled Alberta for nearly 44 years, Mr. Wall's party never saved anything from the resource boom in his province, and the recent decline in oil prices has left both provinces in a royalty bind.

Year - ended inflation slowed further to 1.5 per cent in the June quarter, partly due to the appreciation of the New Zealand dollar and the recent decline in oil prices.

The fall in oil prices that culminated in big declines for stocks, emerging market assets and high yield bonds at the beginning of this year is the most recent manifestation of this linkage.

Osborne said stock prices have been unusually stable with increases and few declines in recent years.

Remarkably, this has resulted in a near 13 % year - over-year decline in wireless telephone services prices, which at the margins is weighing on recent CPI readings.

The report said that after significant increases last year, dairy prices had been declining in recent months.

Despite the recent spike in gasoline prices — followed by a refreshing if perhaps not permanent decline — the full - size sport utility market is alive and well, and on track to rack up about 700,000 sales this year.

Whether it's the recent steady decline in gas prices in the last year, or the fact that many of the 2016 model year trucks have improved fuel economy and features, manufacturers across...

The recent steep decline in yields have pushed bond prices up resulting in Puerto Rico out performing the rest of the municipal bond market and other bond market segments so far this year.

The fall in oil prices that culminated in big declines for stocks, emerging market assets and high yield bonds at the beginning of this year is the most recent manifestation of this linkage.

With the loonie's recent slide, oil prices at their lowest in 12 years and China's stock market volatility sending reverberations to our own, the news of Canada's economic decline is hard to ignore.

It picks up the quick shifts in the level of inflation we've seen, including the changes in price levels peaking out in 2008 at 5.6 %, price declines of more than 2 % through the middle of last year, and the recent return of rising inflation the last few months.

The recent correction in Hormel's stock price appears to be driven by short - term fears (declining turkey prices, which are near a seven - year low) rather than issues that could affect Hormel's long - term earnings power (Hormel's other businesses remain stable to moderately growing, and management reaffirmed 2017 guidance).

If we look at UTV's recent history, they went on an acquisition spree about 5 - 6 years ago, and are still paying the price... EPS declined from GBP 23.08 p in 2006 to the most recent FY of 16.7 p — reflecting an increased interest bill plus a painfully dilutive rights issue, rather than significantly poorer performance.

Total CPI inflation in Canada has been around 1 per cent in recent months, reflecting year - over-year price declines for consumer energy products.

The 20 bp rise in 10 - year Treasury yields during the recent market turmoil resulted in a 1.6 percent decline in the price of the Treasury note — a small fraction of the more than 6 percent decline in the S&P 500 on February 2nd & 5th.

Turns out, all reports and analysis lean towards a flattening out of property prices in most Canadian markets, with some areas of the country experiencing a decline in both sales activity and prices, as other areas continue to experience price gains, albeit at a much slower pace than we've seen in recent years.

ABSTRACT: Electricity market prices across organized wholesale electricity markets in the United States have declined significantly in recent years, prompting several nuclear power stations to consider early retirement before the end of their licensed operation or useful lifespans.

Which is why projections for precipitous declines in the price of batteries — as much as 40 — 60 percent over the next five years according to one recent report — are such good news.

The resulting decline in the prices of timber, energy, minerals and agricultural products may do what conservationists have largely failed to achieve in recent years: slow deforestation.

His remarks covered the need for investment in upstream oil to meet rising demand and offset decline in mature fields, how competitive prices are vital for growth in gas markets, the rapid growth in solar and wind, and prospects for reaching universal access to electricity, including India's significant achievements over recent years in this respect.

Net lease retail properties, which had been a hot commodity in recent years, are facing a reality check in terms of declining demand and rising prices.

Despite the large declines in housing prices in recent years, property tax collections never fell significantly, leaving home owners facing higher than historical effective property tax rates.

As such, the recent price decline is merely a correction to the dramatic run - up in prices that both Edmonton and Calgary experienced in the past few years, says Royal LePage.