Sentences with phrase «slower activity in»

«Based on conversations with brokers, we also anticipate seeing some markets, such as Greater Vancouver and the Greater Toronto Area, seeing slower activity in the first part of the year as the market adjusts to the new regulations.»

CMHC says slower activity in oil - producing provinces such as Alberta will be partly offset by increased activity in British Columbia and Ontario.

OTTAWA — Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says significant regional differences in home construction will be apparent over the coming years, with slower activity in most areas dragging down overall construction in 2016 and 2017.

Montreal's market continues to be hot, even after last year's mortgage regulation changes, which were introduced to slow activity in Canada's hotter real estate markets.

With Nexstim's non-invasive device, researchers are using electromagnetism to slow activity in portions of the healthy brain hemisphere that control the uninjured arm, similarly forcing the brain to use its injured half.

Montreal's market continues to be hot, even after last year's mortgage regulation changes, which were introduced to slow activity in Canada's hotter real estate markets.

While some financial regulators have simply stopped Initial Coin Offerings (ICO) or slowed activity in the cryptocurrency space, others have been more receptive towards embracing change and recognizing the fact you need to be more innovative.

Not exact matches

Data on Tuesday showed that U.S. factory activity slowed for a second straight month in April, weighed down by shortages of skilled workers and rising capacity constraints.

WASHINGTON, May 1 - U.S. factory activity slowed for a second straight month in April, with manufacturers complaining about rising commodity prices in the wake of the Trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

I often do research in the late afternoon (my slowest time of the day) because the activity can progress at a mellower pace.

Data released Monday morning showed manufacturing activity slowing down in the U.K. Purchasing managers index for the manufacturing sector reached 54.2 in March, down from 54.5 in the previous month.

Dealmaking may have slowed, but activity has been strong in the software sector.

Data on Tuesday showed U.S. factory activity slowed for a second straight month in April.

And, on Thursday, new factory activity data is expected to show that the manufacturing sector grew at a slow pace in September, while U.S. automakers are expected to report a 12 % increase in monthly sales year - over-year.

It also suggested that consumer spending, which accounts for more than two - thirds of U.S. economic activity, was accelerating in the fourth quarter after slowing in the July - September period.

The video here shows 10 seconds of trading in BlackBerry shares yesterday, slowed down more than 20-fold to show one flurry of activity down to the thousandth of a second.

Growth in consumer spending, representing two - thirds of U.S. economic activity, slid to 1.1 percent rate in the first quarter, the slowest pace since the second quarter of 2013 and following the fourth quarter's robust 4.0 percent growth rate.

Companies hoarding cash and cutting costs is a sign of slowing economic activity which will later become evident in the U.S. economy.

National factory activity was expected to decline in April, slowing amid seasonal factors and underpinned growth in the manufacturing sector.

Off - balance sheets activities have also slowed, with a recent Moody's report showing shadow banking «barely grew» from 64.4 trillion yuan in the first half of 2016 to 64.7 trillion yuan in the first six months of 2017.

«The lackluster economy combined with significant long - term concerns have caused many owners of small - to medium - sized businesses to slow their growth activities,» Insperity chairman and chief executive officer Paul J. Sarvadi said in a statement.

It also showed that U.S. factory activity slowed for a second straight month in April.

HFT has been criticized for affecting the trading of stocks by sending in numerous trade quotes that slow quote activity - without filling the trades when shares fall.

Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two - thirds of U.S. economic activity, grew at a 1.1 percent annualized rate in the January - March period, the slowest in nearly five years, after surging at a 4.0 percent pace in the fourth quarter.

«All year this reading has been in focus as activity in the US manufacturing sector, particularly driven by a decline in oil - related activity and the strengthening of the US dollar, has slowed,» Business Insider markets editor Myles Udland reports.

The RBA also cautioned that a rising Australian dollar could result in a slower pick up in economic activity and inflation.

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One of its oilsands projects called Kirby North is being deferred and drilling activity in Western Canada is going to be slowed substantially.

«The sustainability of the resumed trend in price convergence is yet to be confirmed by the usually slower moving volumes of cross-border activity.»

This is due in large part to slower near - term housing resale activity and a lower trajectory for exports.

«Demand in China is slow, not too much activity,» said Ronald Leung, chief dealer at Lee Cheong Gold Dealers in Hong Kong.

Further gains are likely after a report last week showed some stabilization in factory activity in April after slowing for five straight months, as well as a solid rise in new orders.

«Signs of cooling resale activity have emerged in Vancouver and more tentatively in Toronto and we believe the blistering pace of property appreciation in both markets may slow by year end,» said Craig Wright, RBC chief economist.

China's slowing economic activity has been with us for some time — and is reflected in falling commodity prices and China - exposed equities.

Chinese factory growth has slowed slightly, according to a monthly survey released Monday that showed activity in the world's No. 2 economy holding up despite worries over trade tensions with the U.S..

GRIFFETH: And factory activities slowed for a second straight month in April.

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For example, slower growth in the cost of health care will be a boon for the government and businesses, but will actually subtract from reported economic activity.

Last week, new government data showed the economy ground to a near halt in the first half of the year, and on Monday, a factory activity survey showed U.S. manufacturing expanded at its slowest pace in two years in July.

In the base metals complex, only nickel and tin traded higher for the quarter.4 A slow start to Chinese restocking coming out of the Chinese New Year holiday weighed on prices for copper and aluminum, both of which saw their worst quarterly results in years, while zinc and lead prices also declined.4 The London Metal Exchange (LME) Index, which tracks the three - month futures prices of all six metals, fell 6.3 %.4 LME copper -LRB--7.4 %, to US$ 6,714 per mt) and other industrial metals erased some of their 2017 gains, falling alongside a sharply decelerating expansion in China's manufacturing activity — sparking demand concerns and greater caution among hedge funds and other speculators who cut their net long positions in the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changeIn the base metals complex, only nickel and tin traded higher for the quarter.4 A slow start to Chinese restocking coming out of the Chinese New Year holiday weighed on prices for copper and aluminum, both of which saw their worst quarterly results in years, while zinc and lead prices also declined.4 The London Metal Exchange (LME) Index, which tracks the three - month futures prices of all six metals, fell 6.3 %.4 LME copper -LRB--7.4 %, to US$ 6,714 per mt) and other industrial metals erased some of their 2017 gains, falling alongside a sharply decelerating expansion in China's manufacturing activity — sparking demand concerns and greater caution among hedge funds and other speculators who cut their net long positions in the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changein years, while zinc and lead prices also declined.4 The London Metal Exchange (LME) Index, which tracks the three - month futures prices of all six metals, fell 6.3 %.4 LME copper -LRB--7.4 %, to US$ 6,714 per mt) and other industrial metals erased some of their 2017 gains, falling alongside a sharply decelerating expansion in China's manufacturing activity — sparking demand concerns and greater caution among hedge funds and other speculators who cut their net long positions in the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changein China's manufacturing activity — sparking demand concerns and greater caution among hedge funds and other speculators who cut their net long positions in the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changein the metal.4 Outside the LME, US steel was buoyed by trade policy changes.

Conversely — knowing that they may not be able to call in their chits — VC's are motivated to slow down their investment activity.

This is the headline for this morning's release of the Chicago Fed's National Activity Index, and here is the opening paragraph from the report: «Led by slower growth in production - and employment - related indicators, the Chicago Fed National Activity Index (CFNAI) declined to +0.10 in March from +0.98 in February.»

«Establishing a chronology of recessions necessarily implies discarding periods of slow or even negative growth in aggregate economic activity.

Texas factory activity, as measured by the production index, «continued to expand in March, albeit at a markedly slower pace than last month.»

Without a doubt, this is the busiest we have ever been, and this surge in activity shows no sign of slowing down.

«Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that growth in economic activity has picked up recently, after having slowed sharply during the winter in part because of adverse weather conditions,» the FOMC statement read.

BHP Billiton said on Thursday jobs could go at its Australian coal mines as the company faces a deteriorating market, the latest sign of global miners scaling back operations due to slowing industrial activity in China.

The slowing in activity has been largely concentrated in the business and external sectors, consistent with the moderation of the global ITC cycle and the easing in demand seen in other countries.

The only downside according to the report was that M&A activity in the biopharma sector slowed in 2017.

The main uncertainties in the global environment concern the United States, where some slowing in activity is widely expected, and Japan, where the strength and durability of the economic recovery remain uncertain.