Sentences with phrase «prices declined only»

With prices declining only -2.0 percent over the quarter the magnitude of the declines are subsiding, as compared to last month's quarterly losses of -2.7 percent.

With prices declining only -2.0 % over the quarter the magnitude of the declines are subsiding, as compared to last month's quarterly losses of -2.7 %.

Not exact matches

The sharp decline in energy prices in January 2016 forced market participants to re-evaluate not only economic and stock market forecasts but the solvency concerns of a key sector.

While prices in the Midwest declined dramatically in the 1980s, Shiller notes that there has only been one farmland bubble in the U.S. during the 20th century, when there was a fear of overpopulation in the 1970s.

West Virginia was the only state with a decline in home prices between Q3 2014 and Q3 2015, with prices falling by 0.1 %.

Even in negative periods, Starbucks» stock price has generally only seen small periods of declines, followed by much larger stock price gains.

The only way to shift that risk premium is for prices to decline substantially from here.

The reality is that when stocks decline, the only «profits» being made are by short sellers — gamblers that stocks will fall in price — who cover their bets at a low price.

Because gold miners have had to slash exploration budgets since the decline in metal prices, the kind of financing royalty companies provide has only grown in demand.

First of all, Goldman Sachs and other counterparties unilaterally said the prices had declined for securities that had no market price at all, only subjective valuations.

And on the way down — even as commodity prices fell sharply and mining investment declined — growth in GDP, employment and wages was only a little weaker than average.

Following a January rally, the global commodities complex underwent declines in February before partially recovering in March; for the first quarter as a whole, the benchmark Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB Index (CRB) gained 0.8 % on a price - only basis.1 Among the 19 component commodities tracked by the CRB, advancers had a slight edge over decliners, buoyed by growth in global economies and weakness in the trade - weighted US dollar, which retreated 2.1 %, according to the Federal Reserve's (Fed's) US Dollar Index.1 Aside from robust gains for a host of agricultural products, oil and gold were also among the commodity winners.

In the base metals complex, only nickel and tin traded higher for the quarter.4 A slow start to Chinese restocking coming out of the Chinese New Year holiday weighed on prices for copper and aluminum, both of which saw their worst quarterly results in years, while zinc and lead prices also declined.4 The London Metal Exchange (LME) Index, which tracks the three - month futures prices of all six metals, fell 6.3 %.4 LME copper -LRB--7.4 %, to US$ 6,714 per mt) and other industrial metals erased some of their 2017 gains, falling alongside a sharply decelerating expansion in China's manufacturing activity — sparking demand concerns and greater caution among hedge funds and other speculators who cut their net long positions in the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changes.

Following a January rally, the global commodities complex underwent declines in February before partially recovering in March; for the first quarter as a whole, the benchmark Thomson Reuters CoreCommodity CRB Index (CRB) gained 0.8 % on a price - only basis.

Our view for broader and stronger economic growth this year, with only slightly higher interest rates from current levels, is favorable for equity valuations — especially after the latest decline in equity prices.

Foreign central banks must choose between passively letting these inflows push up their exchange rates — thereby pricing their exports out of global markets — or recycling these inflows into U.S. Treasury bills yielding only 1 % and whose exchange value is declining.

But there have been only three periods in which gold prices suffered a significant and rapid decline.

But this does not mean that monetary policy should generally ignore the effects of increases and only respond to observed declines in asset prices.

Cele notes that, «the demand from China for iron - ore continues to grow, but at a declining pace, further exacerbating pricing pressure,» meaning that Vale's considerable investment in nickel, coal, fertilisers and copper will only partially mitigate the impact of the increase in iron - ore mining capacity globally on the company.

The holding most directly connected to oil's price decline is Rowan, shares of which we had eliminated from the portfolio only one quarter ago.

Immediately after the announcement of the Iranian nuclear deal was announced, oil prices declined about $ 1 per barrel for a short period only to enter into a recovery rally for the rest of the trading session.

The central bank also maintained that it continued to expect some pickup in the pace of the business recovery over the coming quarters, but that it anticipated the jobless rate would decline only gradually toward the levels that the FOMC judges to be consistent with its dual mandate to foster maximum employment and price stability.

The rate of decline in tradables prices continues to slow, suggesting that the maximum impact of the exchange rate appreciation in 2002 and 2003 has passed; excluding food and petrol, tradables prices were only 0.6 per cent lower in the December quarter than a year previously.

The brutally cold winter isn't the only thing sending natural gas prices higher, a declining supply is too.

That's only the second time that year - over-year increases have declined since prices began recovering two years ago.

Galaxy said such declines were part of «seasonal trends» in lithium prices, and noted that small retractions in prices were also witnessed in early 2017 only to be followed by strong price rises later in the year.

We continue to hear plenty of rhetoric about the decline of the «Alberta Advantage» but the reality is the biggest economic and financial advantage our province has only exists when the international price of oil is high.

The Downtown market was the only one to see a decline in asking rents, with average prices falling by $ 0.11 per foot to $ 44.85 per square foot.

Not only are these uncertainties still with us, they have likely prompted central banks to roll out even more monetary stimulus, which in turn has likely lifted asset prices and given the false impression of a backstop against further sharp declines.

On the other side of the ledger, only two of the Dogs, McDonald's (MCD — Free McDonald's Stock Report) and Pfizer (PFE - Free Pfizer Stock Report) saw their share prices decline in April.

The ability to produce mass - market cars profitability, given Tesla's margins have only declined while selling cars twice the price of the upcoming Model 3.

During only 2 years have stocks dropped sharply (a price decline of more than 10 % for the full calendar year) after a positive January, with both instances occurring at the end of powerful multiyear market advances (1966 and 2001).

However do agree with Stan on one thing, there are better ways to earn Mooney then football, Stan can now sell his shares and walk away with 1.5 billion or more GBP he can generate 10 % return on that money which is around 150 million GBP while his not earning anything now only the Value of the club is going up and i fear that what with the new prices and salaries of football players i can see a decline starting in a few years, so is he good for us in the future?

CBN is trying to manage it, but as they are managing it, the only source they can get to increase the forex is oil, and the price is declining.

The price, including Hungary's declining international prestige as indicated by reports from the various press freedom organisations and international newspapers, will be paid for not only by the government, but by the entire country.

Overall, the Consumer Price Index increased only 3.9 percent, largely due to a decline in housing costs.

While it's true the publishers may have tried to implement the agency model collectively, they could easily argue that this was the only means they had to protect their declining business from Amazon's price - cutting attempts.

But while it is fair to say that some of that price decline is due to more competitive pricing of bestsellers by the big publishers — including some very aggressive pricing like Simon and Schuster's current $ 3.99 price point for Stephen King's 11/22/63, that's only part of the story, and it may be the less important part of the story.

Only time will tell whether users will choose convenience and price over cutting edge spec, or whether the Fire will eventually follow the iPod range in its gradual decline.

Not only are you ruining your chance to receive higher royalties, Mark Coker pointed out that any price between $ 0.99 and $ 2.99 will result in a decline of sales.

Not only are these uncertainties still with us, they have likely prompted central banks to roll out even more monetary stimulus, which in turn has likely lifted asset prices and given the false impression of a backstop against further sharp declines.

Since the success in binary options trade is not based on actual asset value but only on the correct speculation of price movement, traders can make money even if the overall market situation is very bad and all the asset prices are declining.

However, despite the recent decline in oil prices, the airlines not only continue to charge checked baggage fees, they continue to increase them.

It's only when inflation expectations are well recognized that stocks finally become priced to compensate accordingly, and of course, they typically do swimmingly when high expectations of inflation prove to be unfounded and inflation rates decline persistently, as we saw in the years following the 1982 market low.

But remember, to make a fair comparison, the Heart and Brain companies must be identical including any decline in share price; the only difference is whether dividends are paid.

If both companies» stock prices decline, they both lose price value, but only the Heart Company also loses value because cash was paid out.

How do you argue that Treasuries, 10 Year Notes and longer, are about to undergo a secular decline in price and then go on to say that investors will be buying them in troves with the yield at only 3 %?

For the fund - flows week the Dow Jones Industrial Average Price Only Index -LRB--0.31 %) witnessed the largest decline of the broad - based indices.

The actual price decline often takes up only a small percentage of the time that downtrend conditions persist.

As a company employee who was being granted stock options each year, it wasn't at all uncommon for people to sit around the water cooler and lament that fact that each year, we get these options that only expire worthless a few years later because the firm was in a continual state of share price decline.