Beijing's plans to tackle pollution largely target coal - fired power, which will hit already
slowing demand in the world's top importer of the fuel.
It later emerged
slowing demand in China and a failure to quickly halt the production of excess infant formula had left the company with just $ 1 million in cash and reliant on the grace of its bankers to fund working capital.
Recent changes to mortgage legislature has effectively
slowed demand in both markets; Vancouver's market posted a 10 - year low in sales, while Toronto's numbers were down 21 percent in the second quarter from one quarter earlier (source: Urbanation Inc.).
While sales are poised to rise as the economy improves, higher mortgage rates and aggressive builder price increases
slowed demand in the second half of 2013, he said.
Not exact matches
Job creation is projected to
slow down over the next few years due to technological advances
in oil sands processing and a
slower growth
in international
demand for oil products, but the growing
demand for base metals is expected to buoy employment opportunities.
And with more blockbusters being released each summer, the industry stands to benefit from stronger sales
in the summer months, when
demand for toys has traditionally
slowed.
But rising labor costs and
slow growth
in overseas
demand left Pan with no choice but to sell the business to a bigger textile manufacturer with a domestic focus,
in the hope that new capital can keep it afloat.
According to Breaking Travel News, Giuseppe Bono, chief executive of Fincantieri, said, «These additional orders bring the total number of ships we have built for Carnival Corporation to 61 and confirm Fincantieri's world leadership
in the cruise ship sector even at a time of
slowing demand.»
Environmental advocates have lately been arguing the numbers don't really add up for more pipelines, based on
slower growth
in Asia and worldwide trends bending the curve downward on oil
demand.
The
slowing growth
in new homes comes even as rising
demand for home purchases outpaces inventory.
But that was more a reflection of the crisis
in Europe
slowing demand for Chinese exports than a crisis
in the currency.
Job creation is, however, projected to
slow over the next few years due to technological advances
in oil sands processing and
slower growth
in international
demand for oil products.
Japan «s unemployment rate held steady
in October as the availability of jobs improved and household spending fell at a
slower pace, a tentative sign that a robust labor market is lending support to domestic
demand.
Employment and Social Development Canada projects
slow - and - steady growth
in employer
demand for these positions through 2022.
Through
slow, grassroots methods such as community meetings and bill inserts, Ontario's utilities have largely succeeded
in informing the province's residents about what smart meters are, and how to shift electricity
demand to lower their bills.
If you're
in construction and strong
demand outstrips supply as is the case
in certain areas
in Texas, for instance, you'll have a better opportunity to be part of an expanding category or niche, even if it's
in a
slow or sluggish market.
But improving paper's image may — at best —
slow the decline
in demand, not reverse it, leaving the industry grappling for ways to compensate for a dwindling customer base.
There's an increasing concern that iPhone
demand is
slowing, and the iPhone X is expected to sell 14 million units
in the current quarter, down from an estimated 29 million from the quarter before.
On -
demand financing peaked
in the third quarter of 2015,
in terms of both the number of deals and dollars, and the pace is
slowing.
Other major U.S. food makers, such as Campbell Soup (CPB) and Kellogg (K), have closed factories
in recent years as they struggle to deal with
slower demand for processed and packaged foods, The Wall Street Journal said.
«You should start to see a pickup
in demand from other sources increase as buybacks start to
slow,» said Sonders.
U.S. firms were
slow to invest
in growth and are now racing to meet
demand through M&A, says Joe Zidle, portfolio strategist at Richard Bernstein Advisors.
«It's very clear that growth
in demand for the two - year MBA is going to be
slowing and that growth for one - year programs will be growing,» said Kellogg's Dean Sally Blount
in an interview with PoetsandQuants.
While there may be some seasonal
slowing in India's crude
demand, it's worth noting that April this year appears to be slightly weaker than the 4.01 million bpd imported
in the same month
in 2017.
Worldwide
demand for the cables is
slowing worldwide due to reduced investment
in construction and power plant projects
in emerging markets.
The front - month contract slipped for a second straight month
in October on ample crude supply and worries about lower fuel
demand as the global economy
slows.
«Apple with
slowing traction for its flagship iPhone 6S during last year saw its double - digit negative growth being somewhat offset by relatively healthy
demand for the newer flagship iPhone 7 series
in Q4 2016,» the research said.
Sondhi noted that while the pace of starts has held up so far this year, TD expects that cooling
demand in the face of restrictive policy measures and higher rates will ultimately
slow starts going forward.
Oil prices were pulled down
in early trading on Thursday as OPEC warned of
slowing demand.
«
Slowing consumer
demand combined with a surge
in new home completions over the next several quarters will create more balance
in the housing market and produce less upward pressure on home prices,» the association says
in its release.
«Leading indicators suggest that domestic
demand will continue to perform strongly
in the second half of the year, but we think the quarter - on - quarter run - rate
in headline GDP (gross domestic product) growth will
slow to 0.4 percent - to - 0.5 percent quarter - on - quarter,» Claus Vistesen, chief euro zone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said
in an email.
Fuel prices have been
in a downtrend since June, losing nearly 50 percent of their value, on the back of a price war waged by OPEC (the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) against the U.S. shale producers and as
demand from China decreased amid
slowing growth.
Some risk factors the company listed
in the filing include
slowing growth of its user base and a decline
in demand for its advertising products.
Growth
in exports over 2017 and 2018 are projected to be
slower than previously forecast, due to lower estimates of global
demand, a composition of US growth that appears less favourable to Canadian exports, and ongoing competitiveness challenges for Canadian firms.
The Bank of Canada has pinned its hopes for a turnaround on U.S.
demand, which is still predicted to rise despite a
slowing of the American economy
in recent months.
«
Demand in China is
slow, not too much activity,» said Ronald Leung, chief dealer at Lee Cheong Gold Dealers
in Hong Kong.
Chinese export growth did
slow towards the end of last year, but only from around 30 to around 25 per cent, and,
in any case, the bulk of China's growth is being driven by domestic
demand.
And with growth
slowing in the Marcellus and Utica shales as
demand increases, one could get quite optimistic about higher prices.
We may take some comfort that the rate of increase has
slowed but it is difficult to explain the increase
in prices over the last few months based on supply and
demand.
Real incomes
in the United States have been drifting down for 30 years because there is
slower and
slower market
demand.
The stock soared 24 percent on Thursday, rebounding after having lost more than half its value
in less than five months on fears of
slowing demand.
Goldman Sachs» chief commodity analyst said
in a research note that
demand growth
in China and other emerging economies was set to
slow.
This can be attributed to declining
demand in the entire energy / metals / commodities complex since GDX's constituents are heavily invested
in silver, a metal that is used
in several industries that have been impacted by
slowing industrial
demand.
«
In recent quarters, weaker foreign
demand has dampened business investment, and low oil prices have weighed on energy - related investment, both of which have typically led to
slower PDFP growth.
Analysts are still expecting China's economic growth to
slow later
in the year, however, as a cooling property market weighs on
demand for building materials from cement to steel.
Oil prices have fallen by almost 25 per cent since June
in response to oversupply,
slower demand growth for oil, and OPEC politics.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)- The U.S. trade deficit unexpectedly widened
in September as exports hit a five - month low, a sign that
slowing global
demand could undercut economic growth
in the fourth quarter.
If labor and indeed government must
demand some recompense for the four decade's long downward tilting teeter - totter of wealth creation, and if GDP growth itself is
slowing significantly due to deleveraging
in a New Normal economy, then how can stocks appreciate at 6.6 % real?
Another report from the Commerce Department showed new orders for U.S. - made goods rose more than expected
in March, boosted by strong
demand for transportation equipment and a range of other products, but business spending on equipment appeared to be
slowing.
Global steel markets are bracing for a spike
in input costs against a
slowing in demand that could pressure margins and push prices lower amid a glut
in overall supply.