Sentences with phrase «weak economic activities»

However, yields on longer - term securities could be trending down sometimes when market interest rates are set to get lower for a foreseeable future to accommodate ongoing weak economic activities.

Goldman Sachs said in a note last week that factors including weaker economic activity, lower - than - expected headline inflation, continued tightness in liquidity conditions and subdued global activity and dovish central banks around the world could push the RBI to ease its policy.

His comments come after the IMF in October said that Canada's high debt levels, and higher - than - average pressure on Canadian households» ability to pay down that debt in the private non-financial sector, leaves its economy more sensitive to tighter financial conditions and weaker economic activity.

Recent work at the Bank of Canada and elsewhere shows that about half of the slowdown in trade growth among advanced economies in the post-crisis period can be explained by weak economic activity, especially sluggish business investment.

The pace of global growth moderated, primarily driven by weaker economic activity indicators in Europe.

A combination of weak economic activity and inclement weather interrupted the steep rise in net abs...

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«The disappointing performance in export activity suggests that the loss of export competitiveness from the strong dollar and the weak global backdrop are becoming a net drag on U.S. economic activity,» said Millan Mulraine, deputy chief economist at TD Securities in New York.

This points to economic activity and a labor market still running below their potential, a point highlighted by weak wage growth for most Americans.

Economic activity accelerated in March, signaling stabilization after weaker performance earlier in the year.

If Brexit, either via the squeeze on living standards from the weak pound or a material drop in business activity, investment and earnings, (or both) leads to a fall in the UK economic outlook, we might just start to see the bullishness around UK bank shares fade.

First, global economic activity is weaker than it was two years ago.

In addition, economic activity will be constrained by lower levels of government spending than before and a weak banking system.

2016.06.10 Canadian economic activity erratic through 2016: RBC Economics As the Canadian economy contends with softer than expected exports, weak business investment and effects of the Alberta wildfires, real GDP growth in 2016 is forecast to be 1.4 per cent...

While the positives include the unemployment rate falling to 42 - year lows, a weaker pound sterling is leading to a spike in consumer inflation; in the event of a negative outcome in the negotiations with the European Union, the UK currency could slide further, leading to a rise in consumer prices and leaving the Bank of England in a very precarious situation in which easing interest rates will be ruled out due to high inflation, and hiking rates will lead to a slowdown in economic activity.

When aggregate demand in the economy is weak, for example, inflationary pressures are likely to be diminishing and monetary policy can be eased, which will give a short - term stimulus to economic activity.

As Bill Hester recently observed, the current level of economic activity has had a much higher probability of being recessionary in periods when the S&P 500 was also weak — for example, below its level of 6 months earlier, or below its 12 - month moving average.

So, we try to continue to use what has failed, and while we get transitory improvement in economic activity, the longer - term trend is to weaker and weaker economic performance.»

Inflation has been high, spurred by the declines earlier increases in the prices of energy and some other commodities and the weaker prospects for economic activity, the.

The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it has trimmed down its expected global growth for 2015 to 3.3 percent, citing weaker - than - expected economic activity in North America during the first quarter.

CHINA: CEBM's review of January industrial activity shows that economic activity remains weak, but that further MoM weakening was not observed.

This is hypothesized to happen for many different reasons, including a decline in the competitiveness of other economic sectors (caused by appreciation of the real exchange rate as resource revenues enter an economy, a phenomenon known as Dutch disease), volatility of revenues from the natural resource sector due to exposure to global commodity market swings, government mismanagement of resources, or weak, ineffectual, unstable or corrupt institutions (possibly due to the easily diverted actual or anticipated revenue stream from extractive activities).

However, the sudden surge of US production in fall last year was, in part, due to prices remaining elevated but also the industry's reliance on massaged economic data that showed a stronger US economy on the surface, but weaker underlying activity.

Economists should also recognise that while we always aim for the good in economic, as in all human, activity, we are also morally weak.

He called the rise temporary, noting that underlying inflation remains weak and economic activity in the U.S. and globally had been softer than previously predicted.

Economic and asset allocation views covering Q3 2015: Looking ahead, we see a pick - up in global activity as the US bounces back from a weak first quarter and growth in Japan and Europe resumes.

The Bank now expects the economic recovery in Canada to be slightly more gradual than it had projected in its July Monetary Policy Report (MPR), largely reflecting a weaker profile for U.S. activity.

The recovery in Canada is proceeding at a moderate pace, although economic activity in the second half of 2010 appears slightly weaker than the Bank projected in its October Monetary Policy Report.

Although the economic outlook has improved modestly since the March meeting, partly reflecting some easing of financial market conditions, economic activity is likely to remain weak for a time.

Inflation has been high, spurred by the declines earlier increases in the prices of energy and some other commodities and the weaker prospects for economic activity, the.

Despite «weak activity in 2015, global economic growth is expected to strengthen over 2016 - 17.»

In light of the declines in the prices of energy and other commodities and the weaker prospects for economic activity, the Committee expects inflation to moderate further in coming quarters to levels consistent with price stability.

Although economic activity is likely to remain weak for a time, the Committee anticipates that policy actions to stabilize financial markets and institutions, fiscal and monetary stimulus, and market forces will support a strengthening of economic growth and a gradual return to higher levels of resource utilization in a context of price stability.

Although economic activity is likely to remain weak for a time, the Committee continues to anticipate that policy actions to stabilize financial markets and institutions, fiscal and monetary stimulus, and market forces will contribute to a gradual resumption of sustainable economic growth in a context of price stability.

Writing for NRF's Retail Sales Outlook, NRF Chief Economist Rosalind Wells says, «Although the economy was unquestionably weak in the first few months of 2001, we see signs that the malaise will end and that economic activity will improve in the second half of the year.»