Sentences with phrase «to remain sluggish»

We all know that the economy remained sluggish in Q4, so earnings will not be great.

But, while risk aversion and volatility were falling and asset prices were rising, economic growth remained sluggish throughout the world.

Additionally, the investment in and proliferation of energy - saving appliances — which have higher initial costs to consumers — may remain sluggish in the absence of strong economic growth.

Since the economic recovery has yet to finish and the housing market remains sluggish, the prices of real estate remain at historic depths at the moment.

But global growth is forecast to remain sluggish for at least the next year, possibly longer.

There is yet, however, no firm evidence of a recovery in household demand, which remains sluggish even though consumer confidence has edged up from its recent lows.

The main menu remains sluggish, but once players start the match, the magic happens.

The fact that we continue to see healthy home sales and price appreciation even as the broader economy remains sluggish is in line with market dynamics.

Despite multiple signs that global growth remains sluggish, bond yields recently hit fresh highs for the year.

Retail spending remains sluggish Consumers spent slightly more in June than they did the previous month, according to the Commerce Department — a positive sign for credit card issuers that are eager to see cardholders spend more.

Sales remain sluggish across much of the industry and a wave of consolidation has spread across the sector as some of the larger firms scoop up mid-cap companies that have more robust product pipelines.

Meanwhile, demand across major centres in Asia remained sluggish as benchmark prices hovered close to a two - and - half month high.

Job growth across upstate New York remains sluggish despite billions in economic development subsidies

Our BlackRock Macro GPS economic indicator implies consensus gross domestic product forecasts for the G7 appear too low, even if the growth outlook remains sluggish.

U.S. economic growth has remained sluggish throughout the recovery, which officially began in mid-2009, but job growth has been fairly steady for more than three years.

Even if the net changes to U.S. employment are improving, the fact that labour turnover remains sluggish generates other problems.

Retail sales data also suggest that consumption remains sluggish, held back by subdued consumer sentiment.

Local sales tax collection strong, but job creation remains sluggish, says Thomas DiNapoli in Plattsburgh

As I recently saw in the Ford Fusion, MyFord Touch remains sluggish in its response to touch input.

While Ford has tried to fix the system's lag with software tweaks, the system still behaves erratically, and remains sluggish when rifling through various menus.

From a demand perspective, growth has generally remained sluggish or weak in the U.S., China, and Japan, although Europe has shown some signs of stabilization.

Although the ecomony remains sluggish, investors are still looking to for a place to put their money.

While that puts Samsung in the top spot, its growth in China remained sluggish, as the vendor fell further behind Xiaomi and lost share in key markets such as the US and India.

As the United States economy appears to slow down and as unemployment remains sluggish, more and more job seekers are turning to the international marketplace in order to pursue their career.

Personal spending also remains sluggish.

«Strong demand generated by several years of economic growth continues to drive prices higher, and if inventory remains sluggish to come onto the market, we could see price growth accelerate.»

First - time homebuying has rebounded since the housing crisis, but repeat buying remains sluggish, the report notes.

This year will likely remain sluggish as the first big wave of supply hits,» says Denton.

Purchase lending remains sluggish: The Mortgage Bankers Association says that fewer than a quarter of mortgages these days are used to buy homes.

Against this challenging financial environment, the main commercial sectors will remain sluggish through 2010, with little sign of significant improvement until 2011 or even 2012, NAR data show.

On any number of accounts, the U.S. economy remains sluggish.

He did so again in 2001 after the World Trade Center was attacked, when he led the FOMC to immediately reduce the Fed funds rate from 3.5 percent to 3 percent — and in the months that followed reducing that rate to as low as 1 percent as the economy and stock markets remained sluggish.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Many Santa Clara County home sellers are reducing asking prices to lure hesitant buyers, as home sales remain sluggish and the number of houses for sale has increased to a level not seen since 1995.

For Americans, the economy is likely to remain sluggish for several years, but the long - term outlook isn't nearly as bad as the pessimists say

Economic growth remains sluggish.

While Japanese consumer spending remains sluggish, Donki's revenue grew 12 per cent to 684 billion yen ($ 5.6 billion) in the fiscal year that ended in June.

Industry experts expected home values in San Diego to remain sluggish in 2010, as many Realtors continue to report that many inland areas in South and North County are experienced a reduction in home values due to the high gas prices and a significant increase in home foreclosures.

The central bank keeps warning that Canada's growth will remain sluggish, but traders seem determined to see the Bank's half - empty glass as half - full

Should the dollar continue to rise and / or global growth remain sluggish, they may have further to fall.

To the extent that growth remains sluggish, I believe that yield is likely to remain a valuable commodity.

Growth in other gold - buying regions, such as the Arab countries, also seems likely to remain sluggish.

The rebound in the yen, which has caused a de facto tightening in Japanese monetary conditions, creates a further headache for the Bank of Japan, as it continues its extensive quantitative easing program, against an economic background in which inflation indicators have remained sluggish.

If the interest rate is reduced to zero and the economy remains sluggish, then a negative interest rate must be needed.

And it may, if business conditions were to remain sluggish, bring another round of stimulus from the central bank.

While economic growth will remain sluggish (according to the Congressional Budget Office), businesses are starting to release the chains put around growth spending.

Over the last several weeks, analysts and research firms have been evaluating how Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has hit the rock bottom with the lukewarm response of its latest flagship iPhone X. Even though the world was intrigued by the design and technology of Apple's top - of - the - line handset, its sales remain sluggish.

The flurry of deals is a reflection primarily of three factors: low interest rates, robust corporate balance sheets and a global economy that remains sluggish.

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