Sentences with phrase «weak investment demand»

(New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments; adds second byline and NEW YORK) NEW YORK / LONDON, May 2 (Reuters)- Gold prices hovered near four - month lows on Wednesday as the dollar advanced, and were expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and weak investment demand.

LONDON, May 2 - Gold steadied on Wednesday near 4 - month lows as the dollar's uptrend paused, but prices of the precious metal are expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and weak investment demand.

NEW YORK / LONDON, May 2 - Gold prices hovered near four - month lows on Wednesday as the dollar advanced, and were expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and weak investment demand.

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Business investment is inhibited by the low prices for Canadian crude and weak domestic demand.

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies however may see demand from weaker economies with little investment opportunity, according to Barclays.

Weak domestic consumption simply is not generating the necessary demand to absorb added manufacturing capacity created by ever - rising investments.

«Foreign consumption and investment are weak, while foreign demand for savings is high, along with an elevated demand for safe assets,» Brainard said,

«In recent quarters, weaker foreign demand has dampened business investment, and low oil prices have weighed on energy - related investment, both of which have typically led to slower PDFP growth.

The weakness in the U.S. dollar is essentially a reflection of very weak demand conditions in the U.S., both for goods, and for U.S. security investments by foreigners.

Because China begins the process with the highest investment level in history, the extent of the transformation must exceed that of any other case, and it must occur at a time when weak Chinese demand is compounded by weak global demand, thereby reducing productive investment opportunities for the private sector.

Because the high - savings model results in weak domestic demand, especially once investment needs have been largely met, countries that pursue the high - savings model almost always require large trade surpluses to resolve the economy's inability to absorb all that it produces.

Research done at the Bank of Canada and elsewhere, including conversations with business leaders, suggests that the main cause of weak investment is the high level of uncertainty that companies are facing, particularly about future demand prospects.

-LRB-...) Russia's economic growth has been slowing amid dwindling investment, hefty capital outflows, and weak demand and low prices for its commodities exports.

Through most of this recovery, the weakest component of demand in non-Japan Asia has been investment.

This coincided with weak physical demand for most of last year, which was more than offset by a pickup in investment interest.

Gold rose as a weaker dollar revived demand for the precious metal as an alternative investment.

With weak consumer demand dampening investment, the economy is likely to shrink by close to 1 percentage point over the course of the year.

BEIJING (AP)-- China's manufacturing growth decelerated in August due to weaker global demand and a slowdown in domestic investment, two surveys showed Monday.

Economist Lacy Hunt of Hoisington Investment Management thinks that big debts and weak demand will hold down interest rates for years.

Because there will be less investment, weaker consumer demand, greater uncertainty and higher inflation as a result of sterling depreciation.

Given the rise in real interest rates, it is not a surprise that investment demand for Gold has been weak.

«Most U.S. natural gas basins do not generate sufficient returns to justify drilling in today's weak price environment, suggesting that the current growth pace is not sustainable in a market that is likely to see little near - term demand growth,» investment bank Credit Suisse said in a report earlier this year.

Acutely aware of the car industry's recent sales plunge and weaker domestic demand, government officials are hoping this new initiative will boost sales and new investment once again and discourage carmakers from scaling back their production by shifting to a new market.

Amid today's already weak demand, companies are exacerbating the problem by cutting investments and increasing dividends and stock buybacks.

«Real estate will likely endure some difficulty with a slowing Canadian economy and a weak demand for the dollar,» says Sadiq S. Adatia, chief investment officer, Sun Life Global Investments.