Sentences with phrase «sharper declines in»

And women who experienced higher levels of exposure to tainted air for longer periods of time had «significantly» sharper declines in mental acuity, the equivalent of an extra two years of aging.

These expenses continued to decrease in the fourth quarter, but also have shown some signs of stabilizing from sharper declines in 2016.

In addition to lower dealer inventories we've experienced tighter bid - ask spreads (which, interestingly, is a sign of the absence of dealers operating on a principal basis) as well as sharp declines in turnover.

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.

New vehicle sales in Western Australia were down 15.8 per cent in May, adding to a sharp decline in year - to - date activity, though one bright spot was a pick - up in sales of luxury marques.

«Importantly, the series also shows a sharp decline in the flows of illegal immigration at the U.S. - Mexico border during the last recession, and those flows have remained at historically low levels since then.»

Oil's sharp decline in the past six months is expected to boost global economic growth, especially in the United States, while widening the divergences among economies.

A cyclical downturn, a sharp decline in stock prices, or an unexpectedly steep increase in real interest rates dictated by skeptical overseas investors might be the catalyst that prompts legislators to get serious.

European stocks finished Tuesday's trading day in negative territory, as a sharp decline in commodities weighed on investor sentiment.

Stocks closed lower Monday after a ratcheting up of tensions on the Korean Peninsula and a sharp decline in information technology stocks, which posted their worst day since August 17.

One possible risk would be a sharp decline in economic growth, but that doesn't currently look to be on the near - term horizon.

These were the same communities that experienced the sharpest declines in their full - time employment rates.

The Drug Enforcement Administration reports a sharp decline in bulk cash smuggling in 2016, which is the traditional payment method for drug shipments, and suggests that payments may have shifted toward cryptocurrencies, according to Lee.

That's a sharp decline in two quarters, in large part attributable to the drop in oil prices, the effects of which are still working their way through company balance sheets.

The nation's sharpest decline in business bankruptcy filings in the past year was Denver, where filing dipped 26 percent.

He touted Canada's resilience during the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis, but said that while Canada fared better than most, the sharp decline in demand for the country's goods and services that followed the downturn still affected its economy.

This sharp decline in investment is worth 2 per cent of GDP, with the full force of this shock across the country likely to be felt in 2016.»

PARIS, April 27 (Reuters)- Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows fell 18 percent in 2017 to $ 1.41 trillion, due partly to a sharp decline in flows into the United States as the prospect of tax reform reduced the incentive to engage in financial and corporate restructuring.

«Often in the hands of entrepreneurs or families, small businesses with up to 99 employees are typically more flexible when economic shifts occur but can lack the deep pockets to survive a major decline in the economy,» notes the Index besides a graph showing a sharp decline in wages during the worst years of the economic crisis and a steep increase over the last three quarters of last year.

Likewise, historical curve inversions have also been associated with sharp declines in stocks, given the risk to earnings when the economy hits the skids (see the chart below).

In this respect, it is worth noting that the sharp decline in trading costs over the last four decades has not been associated with higher returns to investors, but rather to a more than proportionate increase in trading volume.

The official poverty statistics show a sharp decline in the poverty rate between 1959 and 1969 but little real change since then, apart from fluctuations due to the business cycle.

Tech shares have been under pressure lately amid a sharp decline in Facebook shares.

Both countries experienced sharp declines in housing prices soon afterward.

However, as we noted in our Financial System Review, financial vulnerabilities would usually translate into full - blown risks — with attendant consequences for the economy — only if there was a trigger, such as a widespread and sharp decline in economic activity and employment.

«Corporates» reticence to invest or deploy balance sheet reserves has resulted in a sharp decline in productivity growth, which acts as a headwind to developed market economies,» McQuaker told CNBC.

Thus far, 2017 has been defined by a sharp decline in the dollar.

Consider, for example, how European and Japanese central bank quantitative easing activity has helped drive the sharp decline in long - term U.S. Treasury yields this year.

The result was a sharp decline in desired investment relative to saving.

He pointed to the sharp decline in oil prices, as well as manufacturing weakness.

Following the sharpest decline in crude oil prices in at least a century, as well as a six - year bear market in metals, the global environment could be ripe for a commodity rebound.

The latest to falter is Eric Mindich, who announced on Thursday that he would shut his hedge fund firm Eton Park Capital Management LP following a 9 percent loss in 2016 and a sharp decline in assets.

The year - over-year improvement was driven primarily by a sharp decline in production costs -LRB--16 %), which more than offset a 2 % pullback in sales.

«The sharp decline in March export growth after very solid performance in January and February suggests some exporters may have front - loaded exports (early) this year due to concern over the possibility of a Sino-U.S. trade war after the U.S. hiked tariffs on global imports on solar panels and washing machines,» said Lisheng Wang, an economist at Nomura in Hong Kong.

This, combined with widespread moral hazard, had inevitably to result in both tremendous misuse of capital and a sharp decline in the consumption share of GDP (as the household income share declined)-- both of which of course happened to a remarkable degree in China.

In this case, expect a sharp decline in the purchasing power of all «this newly printed fiat money, with inflation mounting, perhaps significantly, in due time.»

Profit declines sharply and company cuts full - year outlook

Cardinal Health Inc. reported a sharp decline in profit in its last quarter and lowered its full - year outlook following inventory write - downs in its overseas businesses and a sharper - than - anticipated decline in generic drug prices.

The Venezuelan economy has been broken for a long time now, leading to a sharp decline in oil production.

«There is a considerable negative impact on global growth from the energy sector due to the sharp decline in investments, mainly in the oil and gas sector as well as lower output values.»

Indeed, with trend uniformity and valuations both unfavorable here, a sharp decline in Treasury bond yields would actually worsen market conditions.

The sharpest declines in private - sector employment have occurred in the «high - tech» industries whose balance sheets have become so debt - ridden that they have been obliged to cut back their investment in order to use what revenues they have to pay their bankers and bondholders.

According to this model, a small amount of deceleration in credit growth can occur as additional credit efficiency is squeezed out of the system, but without a sharp decline in GDP growth, substantial and sustainable credit growth deceleration can not occur except after a major transformation of China's growth model, one condition of which is net wealth transfers from local governments to median households of at least one to two percentage points of GDP annually.

The OPEC deal seems to finally be bearing fruit in the form of a sharp decline in global crude oil inventories.

However, a sharp decline in gasoline receipts and purchases of building materials led the broader retail - sales figures lower.

It could drive investors to liquidate their positions, causing sharp declines in market prices.»

Of particular note, prices of food such as egg, dairy and beef have seen sharp declines in recent months.

We anticipate that the current account will be placed firmly into deficit territory in 2015, given the sharp decline in oil export revenue.

«We anticipate that the current account will be placed firmly into deficit territory in 2015, given the sharp decline in oil export revenue,» Stephen Bailey - Smith, head of Africa research at Standard Bank, wrote in an African Markets Revealed report released in January.

One area that saw inflows was tech, which is a sector not expected to see much benefit from the sharp decline in the corporate tax rate to 21 percent from 35 percent.

Analysts see sharp declines in revenue and profitability when the company reports on Thursday.