Sentences with phrase «slowed economies»

But at the same time, we know there are a number of things which slowed economies down which have been decidedly temporary, but temporary in a longer sense than normal.

The slowing economy has hit smaller accounting firms harder than the big players, judging by revenue data released over the past month, with practices in Western Australia affected more than those in other states.

President Donald Trump's plan to slap tariffs on foreign aluminum and steel could help U.S. producers, but it could also fuel inflation, slow the economy and trigger other retaliatory actions against U.S. industries, analysts said.

Most provinces are introducing cost - cutting measures to help companies cope with the slowing economy

Slowing the economy by raising rates simply isn't doing right by American workers.

«The Reserve Bank is attempting to slow the economy but the Federal Government's proposed tax cuts may well have an expansionary impact.

Their main reasons for panic were that the Chinese government could retaliate with its own tariffs on U.S. goods; that steel and aluminum prices would rise, causing a ripple of inflation; and that Trump's move would spur a full - blown trade war, slowing the economy and potentially even sparking a recession or depression.

But with a slowing economy, 2001 should see more bankruptcies.

Policy makers responded with more than a year of restrictive policies that slowed the economy and created a credit crunch that has been particularly severe for medium and small firms and that only recently has led to a moderation of inflation.

The Fed expects to keep raising interest rates to keep inflation under control, and investors appeared to get more concerned about the possibility that rising rates will slow the economy down.

Tourism is actually a bright spot in a slowing economy.

«If you'd asked me six months ago if we'd be getting the kind of growth we've been getting — with the tax increase, the sequester, the problems in Europe — I probably would've expected a slower economy than the one we've actually been finding.»

Central banks may then tighten up and slow the economy down, but with so much debt lying around, they are restricted in how much they can pull back.

A slower economy around the world means that more large companies will have trouble growing.

And as for China itself and its slowing economy, Chambers seemed confident that the country would soon rebound, saying that «the people who were too pessimistic about China will be proven wrong.»

Global market volatility persisted this week, as investors remained nervous on China's slowing economy along with a possible interest rate increase at the U.S. Federal Reserve's mid-September meeting.

On the contrary, Mr. Xi's far - reaching reorganization of the Chinese military in recent months showed that he remained dominant, despite worries over the slowing economy, Mr. Johnson said.

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A continued policy of tight money is slowing the economy, and even the most dynamic of the smaller companies are beginning to feel the pinch.

But the fallacy remains that to control prices one must use unemployment, implicitly slowing the economy to raise unemployment because businesses behave badly raising prices.

These fledgling companies ran wild until a combination of ill - conceived strategies, speculative gambles, and a slowing economy burst the dot - com bubble.

Trade has improved since the 2011 earthquake, which slowed the economy and made auto parts difficult to manufacture for several months.

«The congestion caused by the existing tunnel and adjacent interchanges severely slows goods movement, which in turn, slows our economy,» added Manning.

«We believe that Chinese policy makers have many tools to address the slowing economy,» said Michelle Leung, chief executive officer of Xingtai Capital Management Ltd. in Hong Kong.

When inflation is thought to be on the rise, the Fed begins to raise rates to slow the economy.

Investing in higher - yielding, lower - rated, floating - rate loans and debt securities involves greater risk of default, which could result in loss of principal — a risk that may be heightened in a slowing economy.

Wealthy Chinese are moving large sums overseas, troubled by President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign and the country's slowing economy.

How is China's slowing economy impacting global business?

When the Fed has raised rates to stop inflation as in 1982, it has wanted to slow the economy way down.

A slowing economy stokes investor worry, and gold is a natural refuge in times of economic stress.

Capital has been fleeing China, for example, since 2012, at first mainly in reaction to the anti-corruption campaign, but later these outflows were exacerbated by worries about the slowing economy.

A lot of investors are worried about China's slowing economy and overheated markets.

In the face of tightening bank credit, this will cut back new corporate spending on plant and equipment, further slowing the economy.

Budget balance has been achieved despite a slowing economy and new tax cuts mainly by doing almost nothing new on the spending side for the coming fiscal year of 2015 - 16.

Given that the Institute of Supply Management (ISM) data recently hit cyclical highs, it is unlikely that real yields in the 1.0 - 1.5 % range would be enough to slow the economy down.

The slowdown in foreign investment can be attributed in part to sluggish economic growth in Europe, China's slowing economy and geopolitical risks in various emerging markets.

Stock prices are up and valuations are at extreme levels despite faltering earnings, Fed rate hikes and a slowing economy.

An index reading below 50 signals a slowing economy, while a level above 50 suggests expansion.

A slowing economy, uncertain fuel price regulations, new taxes and a weakening currency have slowed new - car sales to a 2.8 % gain in May from 7 % the same month a year earlier.

... sustained high energy prices will slow the economy... the market is underestimating the adverse impact on the broader economy...

Another day, another Chinese devaluation as China looks to boost exports and their slowing economy.

Given that the auto sector is a massive part of the economy, this could be an early warning sign of a slowing economy.

Just as important, at a time when fears over China's slowing economy are widespread and there's evidence of retail saturation in the country's major metropolitan areas, nearly half of survey participants said they expect to be better off financially in the next 12 months — and they are eager to spend, contrary to gloomy assumptions about the drag of sluggish economic growth on consumer sentiment.

For more than a year, China's slowing economy has created pressure on the renminbi to weaken.

In general, the Federal Reserve often changes interest rates to either spur economic growth or slow the economy down.

FedEx shares fell sharply during the past quarter as investors focused on the slowing economy.

While some of the yuan's weakness can be attributed to investors» concerns about China's slowing economy and latent risks in its financial system, there is also a growing perception that the Chinese central bank has been proactively undermining expectations for the yuan to relentlessly appreciate.

Worries about a slowing economy led to a loosening in early 2013.

But substantial rate increases could slow the economy.

The slow economy does not help the situation and neither does the rising cost of oil.