Sentences with phrase «strong trading year»

After another strong trading year in 2015 I decided that rather than investing all of my savings that year in liquid assets that I would aggressively pay down my home mortgage.

Not exact matches

Stocks have been struggling all year to gain footing amid myriad fears over trade tensions, the inflation specter and concern that while earnings have been strong, this might be as good as it gets.

Stronger Ties: CETA Tariff Elimination and the Impact on Canadian Exports shows that average tariffs on merchandise in Canada and Europe are low, thanks to years of successive bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations.

This should influence China to improve the trade balance with Ontario so that it may maintain the strong links to Ontario that it has aggressively pursued in recent years.

«China's strong and sustained growth over the past several years has served as a linchpin for global trade, benefiting exporters of commodities and capital goods,» the fund said in a report.

China is off to a strong start in 2018 and any trade spat with the U.S. would not be felt until later in the year or in 2019, says Kelvin Lau of Standard Chartered Bank.

Trump's embrace of trade barriers this year has sparked fears of tit - for - tat retaliation that could undermine consumer confidence and stymie the strongest global economic expansion in years.

Apart from slowing global demand, export growth is seen crimped by a strong dollar, which so far this year has strengthened by about 4 percent against the currencies of the country's main trading partners.

Taken together, the stronger credit and trade data would appear to still support the consensus view that China will see only a modest pullback in GDP growth to around 6.5 percent this year, after a forecast - beating 6.9 percent in 2017.

Stocks kicked off the year trading sharply higher, as investors cheered strong global economic growth and better - than - expected corporate earnings.

Merlin's Midway London Division saw strong trading at the beginning of the year, thanks to an increase in tourists attracted by the favourable exchange rates.

But the impact of a stronger dollar on trade terms has not followed a set pattern in the past few years, Citi said.

China and Germany have a strong economic relationship, with bilateral trade rising to $ 186.6 billion (US$ 227.9 billion) last year from $ 170.2 billion in 2016.

Michael Pettis, a professor of finance and economics at Peking University, is an expert in the Chinese economy, and he has argued for years that China's trade surplus with the United States and the rest of the world is driven by much stronger forces that the value of the Chinese currency or differences in tariff policy.

The stock has lost roughly 40 % of its value year to date and now trades at just 11 times this year's expected earnings and just 0.8 times expected sales — despite posting strong top - and bottom - line growth.

He emphasized that it's the firm's strong technical capabilities that allow clients trade through turbulent times like Brexit and the US presidential election last year.

While antitrade winds are also blowing strong on the other side of the Atlantic — as the failed TTIP campaign shows — trade is likely to be a constant source of tension between Washington and some European capitals in the next four years.

On the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations, Canada and Japan can look back with satisfaction on a long - standing friendship that was restored and revived, following the disruption of the war years, primarily through strong trade ties.

«Despite the strong dollar headwinds in the second half of the year, premium American spirits are finding new audiences globally, in both traditional and emerging markets,» said Christine LoCascio, the council's senior vice-president for international trade.

Apart from slowing global demand, exports are seen crimped by a strong dollar, which so far this year has strengthened by about 4 percent against the currencies of the country's main trading partners.

China's overall exports and imports both grew at a strong double - digit clip early in the year, and while exports unexpectedly fell in March — resulting in a rare trade deficit — most analysts chalked it up to seasonal factors and said it was too early to call a trend.

«Despite the fact that Q1 2017 was a particularly strong quarter for trading on the heels of the U.S. Presidential election, we do think we'll see year - over-year growth in trading revenue,» said Barclays» bank analyst Jason Goldberg.

The Vancouver Board of Trade has been helping lead conversations about transportation since our inception in 1887, and we will continue to be a strong voice for the business community in the years to come.

«From the technical standpoint, VNDA has been in a strong uptrend since April of this year and is currently trading around the $ 16 mark,» said Vic Patel, professional trader and founder of Forex Training Group.

«I think this was the strongest, most remarkable quarter in the 23 - year history of being a publicly traded company.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)-- Williams - Sonoma Inc. on Wednesday reported strong quarterly results and raised its full - year guidance, giving its stock a lift in after - hours trading.

It is sustained by strong commerce and international reserves that could cover eight years of a trade deficit without need of foreign investment,» Rodríguez says.

Following aggressive store expansion and a strong summer trading period, discount clothing chain Primark expects full - year sa...

Many economists had expected prices to start creeping up last year in response to President Trump's nationalist «America first» agenda, complete with new tariffs, strong crackdown on illegal immigration, cancellation of U.S. participation in the Trans - Pacific Partnership (TPP) and a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry's index of overall business activity consolidated its strong increase in the March quarter, and increased by 2.3 per cent over the year to May.

The Australian dollar has depreciated from its mid-February peak, by around 6 1/2 per cent on a trade - weighted basis, following a period of strong appreciation over the previous year and a half.

The latest price escalation comes amid an increase in transactions observed on the bitcoin network, with this figure hitting a 52 - week peak on 30th November, and follows what has been a strong end of the year for the digital currency, which traded for under $ 200 as recently as January.

According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), a global airlines trade group, the industry is set to post a collective $ 33 billion in net profits this year — a record — on fuel cost savings and stronger passenger flight demand.

The market earlier this year simply had made an enormous error by pricing in its expectations for a strong economic and inflationary environment that has frankly not appeared (Making Volatility our Friend: Trading the Kitchin Cycle, May 28, 2014 and Unsustainable Steel Premiums, Sept. 3, 2014).

Following aggressive store expansion and a strong summer trading period, discount clothing chain Primark expects full - year sales to be 22 % ahead of last year.

Strong demand for crude oil and the entire energy sector continues to push prices higher as I still think we will trade above the $ 70 level in the weeks ahead as global supplies have dwindled over the last year due to the fact that worldwide economies are improving which is a terrific thing to see in my opinion.

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).

A stronger link to these cities will be vital to the future of our tech sector, and a stronger presence in Washington D.C. will be vital for the years ahead as there may be a marked shift in U.S. trade policy.

This can be expected to have a positive influence on the Australian economy in coming years, given Australia's proximity to the east Asian region and the strong trade links that have been cultivated with it over the past decade or so.

Over the past year, output growth has been strongest in those industries exposed to domestic demand, such as construction and retail trade.

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«The very strong start to the year resulted from a period of relatively volatile markets and high levels of interest in the company's cryptocurrency CFDs offering, and in turn encouraged high levels of new customer sign ups and record trading in Q1 2018.»

ETP flows have been strong this year but still well short of 2016 outflows, suggesting the trade is not yet «crowded» (source: BlackRock as of 10/31/2017).

In its pre-close update, Dairy Crest reports that trading in its fourth quarter has remained strong and profit before tax for the year ending March 31st 2011 remains in line with expectations.

Having a strong social media presence is critical year - round, but especially on the trade show floor.

Nearly 70 years later, the business sense that guided Unterman into the cooking oil business remains strong within Supreme Oil, the company he founded after receiving his end of the Oldsmobile trade.

Australian wine exports to mainland China in 2017 soared 63 % to AU$ 848 million, accounting for 33 % of Australia's total export value last year, thanks to the strong impetus of the two countries» Free Trade Agreement that has continued to eliminate import tariffs on Australian wines.

According to chairman of ALEC Simon Crean, in just two years of full ESCAS application the Australian livestock export trade has made huge inroads into improving animal welfare outcomes and placed the trade on a stronger footing to support its ongoing vital economic and job - sustaining role in regional Australia.

«IFA has prioritised the live export trade this year and worked hard to drive a strong calf export trade in particular.»

According to McCarthy, Ireland's agricultural and food industry have developed strong trade ties with China in recent years: «Exports were valued at almost $ 1bn last year, while China is our second largest export market for dairy and pork, behind the UK.»