Sentences with phrase «signals economic weakness»

Typically, inflation of one per cent signals economic weakness because there is too little demand to force prices higher.

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The ECB chief said Monday: «while the exchange rate was not a policy target it was important to growth,» adding that economic indicators signaled further weakness in the euro zone.

As I noted last week, a strong decline in Treasury yields would actually be a bad omen here, because it would signal a rush to quality in the face of rising default risks and possibly fresh economic weakness.

It is highly unusual for both to occur together, so a simultaneous drop in both Treasury yields and the dollar would be a very powerful signal of impending economic weakness.

With the bear market that started in 2011 likely being over, further hints on economic weakness could cause a sustainable rally gold, even without a clear signal from the central banks that, in fact, interest rates will remain depressed for the foreseeable future.

At that point, market participants are expecting the Fed to slowly raise rates and the yield curve inversion signal to eventually come back into play years later, signaling future economic weakness.

«Leading» economic indicators such as those that track consumer confidence, factory orders, or money supply may signal short term economic strength or weakness.

This is another signal of overall economic weakness that will likely keep rates -LSB-...]