Sentences with phrase «sharp falls in»

The number of hedge funds focused on trading cryptocurrencies more than doubled in the four months to Feb. 15, despite sharp falls in the value of the virtual coins in recent weeks, data from fintech research house Autonomous NEXT showed on Thursday.

Apparently there were sharp falls in sea level which preceded both the PETM and end of Permian warming.

It said the only way to avoid the pessimistic scenarios will be radical transformations in the ways the global economy currently functions, rapid uptake of renewable energy, sharp falls in fossil fuel use or massive deployment of CCS, removal of industrial emissions and halting deforestation.

These advances, ranging from edible sensors to cordless heart monitors to robotic arms that mirror a doctor's movements, presage sharp falls in cost just as consumers clamor for more affordable health care.

The Federal Government has made known its intention to cut subsidies on petroleum products by half next year after sharp falls in global crude prices led...

The development shocked global markets into sharp falls in today's trading.

With the latest gross domestic gross domestic product (GDP) figures showing that the economy has contracted further, with sharp falls in manufacturing in particular, Unite general secretary, Len McCluskey called again for the government to change course:

Today's GDP figures from ONS show that the UK's recession deepened further in the second quarter of 2012, led predominantly by further sharp falls in construction activity.

Even if growth in the region did show signs of picking up in 2015 — and recent sharp falls in energy prices should support growth, though put further pressure on lowflation — given structural constraints, ultimately growth is likely to be limited to the region's trend rate, somewhere between 1 % and 2 %.

Overall, food prices were flat in the June quarter as sharp falls in fruit and vegetable prices were balanced by price rises for most other items.

Following sharp falls in mid 2003, the value of resource exports fell further in the March quarter by around 2 per cent, to be about 14 per cent lower than a year ago.

However, recent weeks have seen sharp falls in base metals prices in response to market concerns over the sustainability of growth in China.

Asian stocks were battered on Friday, amid sharp falls in commodity prices and growing expectations that the Fed will hike rates next month.

Engineering company Monadelphous Group has posted sharp falls in profit and revenue for the six months to December, but says there is a growing pipeline of work in its maintenance services division.

Chief Executive Bob Dudley is in line for a $ 19.6 million compensation package for 2015, a year in which shrinking profit margins triggered by sharp falls in the price of oil led to more than 5,000 job losses at the oil and gas company.

A federal government report released last week found there had been a sharp fall in the number of new apprentices.

The Greek government has seen a sharp fall in its popularity as it implements the controversial reforms under the country's bailout program.

But its impact was evident in another sharp fall in the Russian ruble.

Companies in sectors such as iron and steel have been affected by the sharp fall in commodity prices.

The port city of Tianjin saw the sharpest fall in its livability score among the eight Chinese cities surveyed, with the drop compounded by a decline in its environment score following an explosion at a chemical factory a year ago.

The authorities have also been increasingly nervous about the flow of money out of the country, which contributed to a sharp fall in the country's foreign exchange reserves in recent years, before steadying in recent months.

Over time, the failure to achieve first - mover status becomes evident and valuations adjust to reflect this, or lock - up provisions on Internet stocks expire, leading to a large increase in supply that leads to a sharp fall in prices.7

Investors hedging against a sharp fall in equity markets in the coming 12 weeks has also reached its highest level since the onset of the global financial crisis, the bank said.

Investors are more protected against a sharp fall in equity markets than at any other point since October 2008 amid Fed worries and geopolitical fears, according to a Bank of America / Merrill Lynch survey.

Over time this means that households will retain a growing share of China's total production of goods and services (at the expense of the elite, of course, who benefitted from subsidized borrowing costs) and so not only will they not be hurt by a sharp fall in GDP growth, but their consumption will increasingly drive growth and innovation in China.

The sharp fall in unelectrified households in rural India over the last decade has brought about a silent...

Fidelity - owned funds cut their stake by 2.54 per cent in PC Jeweller last week and one of the company's promoters Balram Garg believes the continuation of the sharp fall in PC shares this week could be due to further selling by the foreign investor of its remaining stake.

The recent sharp fall in Sage Group's shares looks like an overreaction, with provider of accounting software well - placed to continue to be a leader in its market.

So the sharp fall in oil prices has certainly been disruptive, but stabilization from distressed trough levels should be good for economic growth even if the price of oil doesn't rebound back to peak levels of above $ 100 a barrel in 2014.

Cooling US core inflation this year was driven by major one - off drops — especially the sharp fall in wireless costs due to changes in major pricing plans — as well as some moderation in a few key categories such as housing.

Despite the sharp fall in housing loan approvals, growth in the stock of housing credit has continued to accelerate.

The decision led to a sharp fall in the value of the yen, a momentary upward movement in the stock market, but a sharp weakening of bank shares and the overall market in early February.

Data from sources such as the Metals Economics Group (MEG) in Canada and Price Water house Coopers suggest that global spending on exploration has been relatively weak in recent years, following a sharp fall in the late 1990s.

A sharp fall in exports to Japan was largely offset by continued growth in exports to the US and Europe.

The deficit was led by a record rise in imports to # 55.78 billion and a sharp fall in the trade gap of goods.

The sharp fall in the gold price over 1997 and 1998 seemed to reflect market concerns about possible official sector sales more than the sales themselves.

The Eurozone Retail PMI declined from 46.4 in July to 44.4 in August, the lowest since May and indicative of a sharp fall in sales.

«The sharp fall in the bank's share price has forced HNA either to sell part of its stake, or pay cash to cover a derivatives arrangement that was used to acquire the shares,» they report.

Thus it appears Chinese gold demand remains very strong indeed despite the sharp fall in the country's GDP growth over the past year.

For example, arrears rates are higher in mining - exposed regions, which have generally experienced a sharp fall in demand following the end of the mining investment boom.

This is the reason for the sharp fall in the growth momentum that we are witnessing.

Black Tuesday was Oct. 29, 1929, and was marked by a sharp fall in the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) especially hard hit in high trading volume.

The Stoxx Europe 600 lost 2.39 %, and Germany's DAX, down 2.48 %, had its sharpest fall in months.

Changes in the flows of interstate migration are generally associated with relative employment opportunities and housing affordability; consistent with this, the sharpest fall in population growth in NSW coincided with a pronounced decline in the state's relative housing affordability and employment growth.

This has resulted in a sharp fall in import prices and a broader deceleration of the prices of traded goods in the CPI.

In June, when there was a sharp fall in the value of the currency, median inflation expectations rose sharply, from 3.4 per cent to 4.5 per cent, their highest rate in two years.

Following a sharp fall in March, consumer sentiment, as measured by the Westpac - Melbourne Institute index, rose only slightly in April, though it remains a little above long - run average levels.

Higher growth in the EU and the US also contributed to the rebound in remittances, which had fallen after the West Asian economies slowed with a sharp fall in oil prices.

October saw the sharpest fall in manufacturing production in at least five years, and the overall performance of the sector has dropped to yet another record low» said Cheryl Paradowski, president and chief executive officer, SCMA.

Manufacturing conditions stabilized last month as the sharp fall in commodity prices continues to work its way through the economy.