Sentences with phrase «showed weak demand»

Spanish bond yields increased yesterday after the Spanish bond auction showed weak demand by investors.

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(Adds analyst comment, updates prices) MANILA, May 2 (Reuters)- London copper futures recovered from their weakest level in nearly a month on Wednesday after a private survey showed growth in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly picked up in April, brightening the demand outlook in the top user of the metal.

Their consumer loans in the year to February increased by about 3 percent, while non-bank lending to households during the same period soared by 9 percent, showing that banks» sluggish consumer lending is not a question of a weak loan demand.

Gold's woes are showing no signs of easing after a stronger dollar and weak demand from China sent the precious metal tumbling down to a five - and - a-half year low last week.

A closer look at the decomposition of nominal non-energy exports shows that the sectors that have performed reasonably well are driven by a weaker currency while those tied more to the level of foreign demand have struggled to gain traction.

Since it is difficult for prices to continue to rise in the face of weak investor demand, well - established negative divergences, as shown in the chart below, are typically followed by important price declines,» said the report.

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The December quarter national accounts continued the pattern of previous quarters, showing weak growth in GDP alongside above - trend growth in domestic demand.

BEIJING (AP)-- China's manufacturing growth decelerated in August due to weaker global demand and a slowdown in domestic investment, two surveys showed Monday.

Although they remain weak overall, whole milk powder prices have shown modest but steady improvement since February, primarily due to improved import demand from China.

Growth and confidence remain elusive for small firms Challenging domestic conditions, access to finance and weak consumer demand are taking their toll on the optimism of small firms according to the latest data from the «Voice of Small Business» Index, which shows confidence fell by 5.8 points.

The best data show U.S. demand for oil is still weak.

«While it has been shown that deforestation rates are lower in protected areas than in certain non-protected areas in Indonesia, mounting demands for timber and agricultural products along with weak enforcement are changing this situation, resulting in illegal logging and agricultural encroachment within Indonesia's protected areas,» said Asst Prof Cook.

A large body of research shows that such demands lead to women being viewed as too weak and placed in roles where they are not allowed to advance in education and jobs.

Any optimism over preserving the eurozone quickly deflated when industry executives at the Paris auto show last month warned Europe likely will not see improvement for at least the next two years as strict austerity measures and high unemployment keep the economy weak and stifle consumer demand.

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.

Size and quality show weak robustness, and liquidity - demanding factors, such as illiquidity and momentum, are associated with high trading costs.

In one of 2018's marquee tech IPOs, Dropbox's stock pop showed a high demand for tech IPOs, despite weak performance by some major tech stocks, including an 11 percent decline for Facebook in the past month as revelations of a data scandal erupted last week.

«Some companies report that demand is a bit weak, but others are showing decent same - store sales,» says John Sheehan, a securities analyst for brokerage A.G. Edwards & Sons in St. Louis.

In addition to revealing high demand, the index also shows that compared to conditions in the same month last year, seller traffic conditions were «weak» in 22 states, «stable» in 25 states, and «strong» in only 4 states (Alaska, Nevada, North Dakota & Utah).