However, the strong job growth seen so far in 2015, and only muted gains in single - family housing starts, suggests that
sustained price growth will continue to put pressure on affordability.
This equilibrium is supporting
sustained price growth, and homes that are correctly priced tend to sell quickly, while those that aren't often languish on the market.»
This sustained price growth provides a solid working range.
Not exact matches
But that is what would have to happen, because the current consumer
price deflation of -0.3 percent can not be stopped, and reversed, without rising employment creation, accelerating wage claims and a
sustained increase in the
growth of domestic demand.
«We just have our eye on that market to see whether
price growth remains
sustained and maybe spreads to more neighbourhoods within Montreal,» said Dugan.
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to
sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and
price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering
prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock
price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
While
price level or nominal GDP targeting by monetary authorities are options, fiscal and other policies must also take on some of the burden to help
sustain economic
growth and stability.
World
growth will remain low on average but negative in the UK and Europe;
price inflation will remain sufficiently subdued for a while longer so as to impose no constraint on monetary expansion; central banks will
sustain a regime of negative real interest rates and rapid monetary expansion; the risk of a eurozone collapse is off the table for now; finally, stock markets should continue to perform better than expected, even though the four - year old cyclical bull market is long by historical standards.
While the US Energy Information Administration expects the US crude oil production to increase about 29,000 bpd this year and 57,000 bpd next year, Rystad Energy believes that the
growth will be 100,000 bpd each month for rest of this year and into 2018, if oil
prices sustain the $ 50 - $ 55 per barrel levels, reports Reuters.
COVER STORY: INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
SUSTAINS GROWTH By Gordon Platt High oil
prices are keeping government spending flowing strongly into major projects, while debt - laden Dubai has taken a turn for the better.
Household balance sheets are in great shape, thanks in part to the recovery in housing and stock
prices and a
sustained period of consumer led
growth seems likely.
Expectations of
sustained demand
growth in emerging markets justified higher oil
prices, which in turn supported the debt - financed buildout of additional energy resources.
One is that with stock markets riding high, companies will probably feel pressure to demonstrate
sustained growth to validate their share
prices.
«The continued expansion of world demand, resulting from global population and economic
growth and increasing preference for dairy products are expected to be the main drivers, fuelling EU exports and
sustaining commodity
prices,» said the EC report.
The club needs some vision to
sustain this exponential
growth in player
price in transfer market.
Like many other developing countries, its
growth has benefited from a confluence of external events, including a
sustained increase in commodity
prices and partial debt relief.
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.
@dtech The
growth was a)
sustained purely by inflated oil (and gas)
prices, not any intelligent policies and b) pretty pathetic compared to the
growth of actually rapidly developing countries.
Cedi stability, a markedly improved energy situation (MCA Energy Compact) and
sustained offshore interest following a successful exit of the IMF programme are expected to spur
growth and keep
prices stable, thus affording the MPC room to reduce rates further to possibly 15 percent in 2018,» the forecast said.
Expectations of
sustained demand
growth in emerging markets justified higher oil
prices, which in turn supported the debt - financed buildout of additional energy resources.
The strength of the company following Exxon's merger with Mobil put the company on a trajectory for perpetual dividend
growth, as it would take
sustained oil
prices in the $ 30s for Exxon Mobil to incur a loss on operations.
They are looking for companies that they believe are «reasonably
priced, and have strong fundamental business characteristics, sustainable earnings
growth and the ability to outperform peers over a full market cycle and
sustain the value of their securities in a market downturn, while [trying to] avoid investments in companies that it believes have low profit margins or unwarranted leverage, and companies that it believes are particularly cyclical, unpredictable or susceptible to rapid earnings declines.»
Until we experience
sustained relief in the supply of listings, the potential for strong annual rates of
price growth will persist, especially in the low - rise market segments.»
Richard Syron, CEO and Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation — or «Freddie Mac» — says «more than a dozen years of
sustained growth in housing
prices have turned many middle class homeowners into millionaires; put countless children through college; and made the family home the most valuable egg in the American nest».
Months of falling gasoline
prices combined with
sustained hiring and wage
growth are freeing up disposable income for households during the busiest retail shopping season.
But if oil
prices remain above about $ 70 per barrel, sufficient investment will occur to
sustain continued
growth in production, possibly leading to a stable phenomenon of oil overproduction after 2015.
But the report's author, Thomas Kerr, warned that this was a transitory pulse when
sustained growth was needed, particularly given signs that no global
price on carbon dioxide emissions was likely any time soon.
Continued strong demand for all fossil fuels seems a certainty at this time, even taking into account stronger policies to mitigate global warming risks, though
sustained high
prices may slow
growth slightly.
Current oil
price levels reflect not only geopolitics but also bottlenecks in both upstream and downstream capacities and are a risk to
sustained global economic
growth.
As the area deals with «the new reality» of cheaper oil, the city's real estate market is seeing some
sustained growth, with sales up 10 per cent over last year with modest
price increases.
«We are very pleased to announce the offer, which provides an attractive opportunity for all shareholders to secure a premium cash value for their investment following a
sustained period of share
price growth and at a favourable point in the company's evolution.»
From understanding profitability drivers across matters, clients, departments and locations, to modernising working capital procedures, managing costs and performance - related pay, overseeing new
pricing regimes and minimising risk — those joining finance in law provide the expertise needed to deliver firms with
sustained growth.
That firm had forecast Apple wouldn't be able to
sustain its
growth in China, and said the
pricing structure and supply of the new iPhone X won't help Apple in the short - term, even if the new phone sees gray - market success in the region.
On the other hand, the massive push could have created some
sustained growth, allowing the Bitcoin
price to stay at or above $ 300 for the time being.
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Because the market believes that such companies will deliver
sustained earnings and future
growth, they have higher
price - earnings multiples and market values and lower costs of capital.
The 2014 home buying season is off to a strong start with year - over-year increases in housing inventories and «
sustained growth in home
prices,» according to the latest National Housing Trend Report from realtor.com ®, which reflects data of 143 markets across the country.
That's the risk scenario, however, with our most likely view that interest rates remain unchanged through 2017 and house
price growth of near to the March level can be
sustained,» says Loos.
Mix volatile energy
prices, looming inflation and the reality that the housing bubble, which has played a huge role in
sustaining economic
growth, has finally sprung a leak — and you have a recipe for a consumer slowdown.
«While current
price growth around 6 percent is still roughly double the pace of wages, affordability has slightly improved since the spring and is helping to keep demand at a strong and
sustained pace.»