Sentences with phrase «rates slow demand»

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Japan «s unemployment rate held steady in October as the availability of jobs improved and household spending fell at a slower pace, a tentative sign that a robust labor market is lending support to domestic demand.

Demand doesn't appear to be slowing down, especially with mortgage rates now on the rise.

Sondhi noted that while the pace of starts has held up so far this year, TD expects that cooling demand in the face of restrictive policy measures and higher rates will ultimately slow starts going forward.

«Leading indicators suggest that domestic demand will continue to perform strongly in the second half of the year, but we think the quarter - on - quarter run - rate in headline GDP (gross domestic product) growth will slow to 0.4 percent - to - 0.5 percent quarter - on - quarter,» Claus Vistesen, chief euro zone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in an email.

We may take some comfort that the rate of increase has slowed but it is difficult to explain the increase in prices over the last few months based on supply and demand.

The PBO identified four key downside risks to the private sector forecast: global growth, especially in the U.S. could be slower than anticipated; the appreciation of the Canadian dollar could adversely affect exports; sovereign debt issues in Europe could restrain recovery there and put upward pressure on global interest rates; and the high level of household debt in Canada could restrain domestic demand.

Despite steady demand from employers and brisk economic growth recently, average monthly job gains slowed from 187,000 in 2016 as the 4.1 % unemployment rate meant fewer available workers.

Central banks take real rates into restrictive territory, slowing demand and causing defaults.

If the recovery got underway in earnest and credit demand surged, we could slow down the rate of credit creation by raising the interest rate we pay on excess reserves.

In Canada and the United States, for example, the annual growth rate of the labour force slowed from around 1 1/4 per cent in 2006 to less than 1/2 per cent in 2016.11 This decline has reduced potential output growth and investment demand.

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.

In late October, South Korea announced that its economy grew at an annual rate of 2.6 % in the third quarter, the fastest pace in five years, aided by a stimulus - driven rebound in domestic demand that outweighed the negative effect of slowing Chinese and global demand.

Fiscal policy, meanwhile, was not considered to have a primary role in managing demand, because it was slow acting and might push interest rates up and because monetary policy could do what was needed.

Growth of non-farm GDP over the latest four quarters for which we have data was just over 4 per cent; domestic demand, while slowing a little from its most recent peak, expanded by 5 1/2 per cent over that period; employment growth over the past year has been around trend, though lower in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained close to the lower end of the range in which it has fluctuated over the past two decades.

In contrast, final demand in NSW has been running at rates well below the national average for several years (Graph B3), largely reflecting slower growth in consumption.

Well, hold on a moment: if China continues to grow at past rates, China becomes more than 90 percent of the entire global steel market — which is unlikely, and so it seems likely that the iron ore capacity may be rising just as slowing capital investments in China cools demand.»

While strengthening demand in these markets may help lessen the negative impact that this additional foreclosure inventory has on home prices, at the very least the influx of distressed inventory for sale will likely act to slow the rate of home price appreciation seen in recent months.

This way you can use this bottle with four week old babies that require very slow flow rates as well as with older ones that demand faster supply of milk.

Speaking after the hold was announced, Lib Dem economics spokesman Vince Cable said the Bank of England would have cut rates if it made its decisions based on the wider economic outlook, which reveals «rapidly» slowing consumer demand.

However, this breadth rather than depth approach has arguably only served to slow the rate of technological development and dampen demand as consumers remain unsure which technology to invest in.

Unfortunately, although more teachers of color are being recruited across the nation, the pace of increase is slow and attrition rates are high, leaving growing gaps between the demand for such teachers and the supply.

When sales are slow, manufacturers will usually try to jack up demand by offering cut - rate finance, lease deals or big rebates.

Ultimately, however, prices are determined by supply and demand and while rising mortgage rates may slow demand, they also affect supply.

However, rates during a slower economy may be lower because of diminished activity and the downward pressure that is often placed on interest rates as the public's demand for investing, borrowing and money generally slows down.

As interest rates rise and it becomes more expensive to purchase a home, residential construction will likely slow, decreasing demand for lumber.

To slow demand growth in a tight - capacity economy, Greenspan doubled overnight interest rates from 3 percent to 6 percent in 12 months, handing bond investors their largest loss in almost 70 years.

However, a rate increase would undoubtedly slow sales — and mortgage demand.

Medications such as beta - blockers — which slow the patient's heart rate, decrease its need for oxygen and reduce demands on its ventricles — are commonly used for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Indeed, I have to admit that my general work rate has become a lot slower of late as I try to juggle having a dog to look after, real - life demands and making sure I'm getting out of the house enough for my Cystic Fibrosis.

Feed - in tariffs on fossil energy imports to the United States would surely end up reducing demand for fossil fuels as more and more renewable capacity became available — which is exactly what you would want to see happen if you are serious about slowing the rate of global warming.

A slow rate of projected electricity demand growth limits the amount of new generating capacity that is needed.

When higher than average DLR (a foggy night or AGGs) reduces the demand the skin's energy deficit places on the water below, the water below loses — at a slower rate — the SWR energy it stored (in the form of a higher temperature) during the day.

Efficiency is essential to slowing the growth of energy demand to a low enough rate that clean energy supply growth can make deep cuts in fossil fuel use.

While energy intensity — primary energy demand per unit of gross domestic product — has improved over time, this improvement slowed to 1.7 % in 2017, compared with an average of 2.3 % over the previous three years, and only half the annual improvement rate consistent with delivering the Paris Agreement goals.

Although this rate is slower than the national average for all other jobs, the demand for librarians will come from research and special libraries where their services and expertise will be needed to categorize all the available resources.

The average occupancy rate for seniors housing properties edged closer to 90 percent in the first quarter, as the industry's property types gained absorption due to slow construction and increasing demand...

«Steady rent increases, the slow rise in mortgage rates and stronger local job markets fueled demand throughout most of the country this spring,» he said.

«There is still a supply - and - demand problem, mortgage rates are still on the rise, affordability remains an issue in many major markets, and the wider - ranging effects of the new tax plan are still unknown — so it's unclear whether this slowed growth will lead to housing market price plateaus or declines, but the conditions are certainly in place for that potential outcome.»

However, you have to take into consideration that the recent increase in mortgage rates will slow down the demand and it will unlikely be as big as it was in the beginning of the year.

Ultimately, however, prices are determined by supply and demand and while rising mortgage rates may slow demand, they also affect supply.

Some of the weak housing demand is due to high student debt and slow rates of household formation, but tighter regulations on mortgage lending also have held it back.

The slowing pace of development should allow for Atlanta's office vacancy rates to stabilize through positive absorption in 2010, reaching a natural balance of supply and demand.

Buyers could wait for better market conditions, but the present alignment of low mortgage interest rates, slowing home prices, rising rents and pent - up demand add up to great reasons to buy a home right now.

While sales are poised to rise as the economy improves, higher mortgage rates and aggressive builder price increases slowed demand in the second half of 2013, he said.

While strengthening demand in these markets may help lessen the negative impact that this additional foreclosure inventory has on home prices, at the very least the influx of distressed inventory for sale will likely act to slow the rate of home price appreciation seen in recent months.