Sentences with phrase «significant drag on the economy»

«Based on comparing the current economy to past recession episodes, we once again conclude that real estate weakness will remain a significant drag on the economy, leaving us treading water in 2008 but not slipping under the waves into recession,» cites the Bruin forecast.

With escalating Venezuela tensions, Middle East concerns, as well as the potential for a significant drag on the economy by a weaker housing market, one might look to foreign fixed income.

-- it is a significant drag on the economy.

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«The most significant drag is primarily felt by emerging market economies, who tend to be more sensitive to shifts in global risk sentiment, which can also have large adverse effects on capital flows and currency valuations,» the note said.

That's significant because weak international sales have been a drag on the Canadian economy for years.

Concerns on the U.S. economy, the only «steady» engine at this time, center on consumers facing a significant fiscal drag and on the impact of the sequester.

It seems unlikely that Hellas will manage to repay its summer debt obligations without the agreement of its creditors or a significant drag on its real economy (in the form of default on obligations against its suppliers and employees).

Yet the rise in oil prices we have seen so far is unlikely to pose a significant drag on the global economy and its impact on core inflation should be minimal, we believe.

Gross goes on to note that «homes are the most highly levered and monetarily significant asset that American consumers own, if they decline much further they will drag the rest of the economy with them,» and therefore any further decline needs to be stopped quickly in order to avert additional crises.

While, on the whole, prohibition, specifically prohibition in the United States, has been very good for Canada's economy and a source of legend of lore (the shipbuilding contract of the 20's and 30's, so - to - speak) this legislative holdover from Canada's own foray into prohibition is a significant drag on legitimate business in Canada.