Sentences with phrase «slump in commodity prices»

«The slump in commodity prices caused by a glut in world supply of metals and a slowdown in China has created an environment where 80 % of FDs expect work from the mining sector to stagnate or contract in 2016 — the highest proportion of any area of work,» says Steer.

The slump in commodity prices has caused a number of railroad stocks to go on sale, and CN looks particularly interesting since it has less exposure to the weakest commodity — coal.

A slump in commodity prices and waning US dollar liquidity as the Fed downsizes its balance sheet are two additional risks that could negatively impact emerging market equities.

Last week we saw a continued selloff in energy stocks and a slump in commodity prices, specifically oil.

A slump in commodity prices and waning US dollar liquidity as the Fed downsizes its balance sheet are two additional risks that could negatively impact emerging market equities.

That said, the big difference between the two is that Freeport - McMoRan's purchase saddled it with an exorbitant amount of debt, which is becoming a burden to manage given the global slump in commodity prices.

Last year, when load - shedding reached its peak over a three - year period, the economy recorded its lowest growth in 15 years: expanding by 3.9 percent mainly, on due to a slump in commodities prices and energy supply deficit, which affected the manufacturing, industries and services sectors... the biggest contributors to the country's GDP.

Ghana was forced to turn to the IMF for a three - year $ 918m loan programme in 2015, after the nation, which began exporting oil seven years ago and produces large amounts of gold and cocoa, was hit by the slump in commodities prices.

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Some of that is the result of the commodity price slump, but excise its effects, and «earnings growth was somewhere in the low single digits in Canada and the United States,» says Cooper, whose firm is predicting mid-single-digit returns for equities.

Commodity hedge funds have dwindled in recent years as oil prices slumped, leaving only a handful of larger players, including Hall, who ran the Astenbeck Capital Management fund until deciding to close it following losses this year.

The reports looked strong at first, but looking under the hood, Cramer was very concerned by the weakness he saw: Kimberly - Clark, for one, is facing pricing challenges, rising commodity costs and a slumping diaper business in what had once been its best growth market: China.

Despite slumping commodities prices affecting its oil, gas, and mining businesses, FLR still managed a 21 % ROIC in 2015 and finished the year with a larger backlog than it had at the end of 2014.

The Fed didn't raise rates in the first half of the year, and concerns about the commodity price slump seem to have eased and sowed some seeds of stability; low commodity prices have been stimulating demand in certain areas.

Australian resource shares slumped following a drop in commodity prices for industrial and precious metals.

My big one as far as individual shares go is APC which I bought early in the year during the commodity price slump.

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Cocoa prices have proved resilient in the economic downturn, even as other commodity prices have slumped, and confectionery manufacturers are concerned that tight supply will keep prices high for some time yet.

Although commodity price slumps, and delays in implementing policy adjustments continue to negatively impact the Region's economic expansion, the African Development Bank predicts that strong domestic demand, improved macroeconmic governance fundamentals and a friendlier businessclimate will continue to sustain the region's growth resilience.

The country is currently going through an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme aimed at helping to stabilise the economy, after GDP growth had slumped in 2014 due to falling commodities prices, high inflation, fiscal problems and a soaring public debt.

My big one as far as individual shares go is APC which I bought early in the year during the commodity price slump.

Canadian banks are still doing well, generating strong revenues and posting solid returns despite low economic growth, sagging commodity prices and a relentless slump in the energy sector.

The world seems like a volatile and risky place with the massive daily swings in the stock market, rising energy prices, approaching fiscal cliff, slump in commodities, ongoing European Union debt crisis and omnipresent geopolitical risks flaming up and pushing already weak U.S. and global economies into recession once again.