Sentences with phrase «strong prices boosted»
The strong prices boosted the kiwi, which was bad news for exporters but good for the New Zealand consumer, at the petrol pump, for example.
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Gold fell 1.2 percent on Friday after stronger than expected U.S. payrolls data shored up expectations that a pick - up in inflation will spur further U.S. interest rate hikes this year, boosting the U.S. currency, in which it is priced.
With oil prices now above the long - term average, oil consumption is no longer getting a boost from low prices and is increasingly reliant on strong economic growth around the world.
This strong demand has helped to boost airline ticket prices — especially compared with other consumer goods, as depicted above.
Strong credit markets give companies borrowing options to boost their stock prices, while making bearish investors scramble to close out trades before losing any more money, both of which then push the stock market even higher and continue the self - reinforcing bullish cycle.
Strong domestic economies are supporting even higher prices at the same time that demand is being boosted by exports from the U.S. Gulf Coast to customers in Mexico and South America, he added.
Apparently, the drive to «normalize» rates is stronger than the drive to boost prices, which Chair Yellen thinks is going to happen on its own, just around the next corner.
Boosted by the bullish supply - demand reports, oil prices rallied on Monday, with Brent hitting a more than two - year high on strong oil demand growth and the threat to Kurdish oil exports over the referendum on independence.
While the new Polish government continues to push for further rate cuts to boost falling consumer prices, its real worry may be Poland's strong zloty.
The performance of the Dogs also benefited from its two holdings in the energy sector, which were boosted by the strong rebound in oil prices since mid-winter.
In addition to the concern about lenders» strong incentives to offer predatory loans, they argue that such «teaser» payment loans have the risk of boosting housing bubbles as they are popular with both borrowers and lenders, who expect housing prices to continue to rise during bubbles.
Snap - On continued to benefit from strong worldwide industrial activity, and management's efforts to restructure Sara Lee boosted its share price.
Crude oil prices edged up on Friday boosted by stronger than expected U.S. economic data though the longer - term outlook for energy markets remains weak due to a global oil supply glut and uncertainty over economic growth prospects in Asia.
Looking forward, expansion in production capacity for some resource commodities, stronger commodity prices and the improvement in the global economy should provide a further boost to export earnings over the coming year (see section on commodity prices and the terms of trade).
The out - performance reflects the benefits flowing to the Latin American region not only from low US interest rates (these countries have large US dollar borrowings) but also its exposure to stronger growth outcomes in the US, with strong rises in the prices of key commodity exports boosting the price of local mining companies.
Strong job growth over the last year or so will bring more home buyers into the real estate market, and this in turn will boost local home prices during 2016.
The strengthening industry performance is being driven by a combination of factors: • Lower oil prices (forecast to be $ 55 / barrel Brent in 2015 and averaging a lower $ 51 / barrel in 2016) are giving airline profits a boost; however this is strongly moderated in many markets by the appreciation of the US dollar • Strong demand for passenger travel (6.7 % growth in 2015 and 6.9 % in 2016) is making up for disappointing cargo demand growth (1.9 % in 2015; strengthening to 3.0 % in 2016).
Those same fuel prices probably gave a boost to the Focus, which is looking very strong.
Strong domestic economies are supporting even higher prices at the same time that demand is being boosted by exports from the U.S. Gulf Coast to customers in Mexico and South America, he added.
According to the latest IBEC quarterly report, a trio of external boosts to the Irish economy — the ECB's QE programme, lower energy prices and a weak euro — all point to a continuation of Ireland's strong economic growth performance in 2015.
On one hand, stronger IPR protection can boost growth, innovation; on the other hand, it provides a monopoly to patent holders, thus increasing the prices of products in the market and limits knowledge diffusion in the economy.
«Strong Phone 7 Plus sales provided a significant boost to the overall average selling price of the iPhone,» he told the E-Commerce Times.
«Strong home price appreciation has turned into a double - edged sword for the housing market as it boosted the net share of consumers saying it's a good time to sell to a record high, surpassing the plunging good time to buy indicator for the first time in the history of the survey.»
«With job growth holding steady, prospective buyers can handle any gradual rise in mortgage rates — especially if today's stronger labor market finally leads to a boost in wages and homebuilding accelerates to alleviate supply shortages and slow price growth in some markets.»
I'm not sure how raising the standard deduction (while eliminating the personal exemptions) will impact average - priced home sales, only time will tell, but it seems rent vs buy just got a stronger boost for average to upper - middle incomes, as mortgage interest plus SALT in most states won't meet the new standard deduction limit, cancelling out a prior important benefit of home - ownership vs renting.
Consumers may get an added boost during the year from subdued inflation given the stronger dollar and low oil prices.
Strong nationwide home price appreciation has done much to boost our country's economic growth over the last two years.
«Strong housing demand combined with continued tight supply should boost house prices by over 4 percent this year,» according to the economists at Freddie Mac.