Sentences with phrase «slowdown in economic activity»

This understanding draws upon the fact that the housing recession had been going on for about two years before a wider slowdown in economic activity occurred.

An example that we discussed in our most recent Statement was the potential for financial instability in China to lead to a sharp slowdown in economic activity there and in the Asian region more broadly.

The recent slowdown in the economic activity has impacted the volumes,» said Karthik Srinivasan, Sr VP, Co Head Financial Sector Ratings, ICRA Ltd..

Job growth may also face another shake - up later this year, noted Marple, in relation to a slowdown in economic activity in the first half of the year.

Meanwhile, in France, the figures showed a slowdown in economic activity.

Economy: Long term interest rates in both the US and Australia have declined sharply over the past week as the economic outlook in both Australia and US point to a slowdown in economic activity.

Growth in the Chinese economy has collapsed, but growth in economic activity has not collapsed (let us assume, with Grenville, that somehow the reduction in GDP growth from over 10 percent to 6.5 percent does not represent a slowdown in economic activity).

Mr. Obama wrote to leaders of the G20, who meet in Toronto this month, saying that «we should reaffirm our unity of purpose to provide the policy support necessary to keep economic growth strong... we should be prepared to respond again as quickly and as forcefully as needed to avert a slowdown in economic activity.»

While the positives include the unemployment rate falling to 42 - year lows, a weaker pound sterling is leading to a spike in consumer inflation; in the event of a negative outcome in the negotiations with the European Union, the UK currency could slide further, leading to a rise in consumer prices and leaving the Bank of England in a very precarious situation in which easing interest rates will be ruled out due to high inflation, and hiking rates will lead to a slowdown in economic activity.

It is particularly aimed at boosting demand at consumer level and reversing the slowdown in economic activity.

For example, while a slowdown in economic activity might have negative affects on current real estate prices, a dramatic steepening of the yield curve (indicating an expectation of future inflation) might be interpreted to mean future prices will increase.

China is experiencing the largest episode of capital flight in history, encouraged by the slowdown in economic activity, the plunge in the stock market and the surprise devaluation of the currency — the Chinese yuan (also called the renminbi) last August.

«That will lead to a recession or a slowdown in economic activity, and that will lead to defaults.

With the slowdown in economic activity, existing projects become fertile ground for disputes as employers seek to save money whilst contractors try to make up what they are not earning on new projects with an increased number of claims for additional compensation.

Recent data indicate a slowdown in economic activity for the remainder of 2012, yet modest growth is still expected, according to Fannie Mae's Economic & Strategic Research Group.