Sentences with phrase «weakened economies in»

2015 has been a rough year for this heavy machinery company as weakened economies in Asia and Europe saw less demand for CAT products as well as depressed commodity prices affecting sales as mining activity has been curbed.

A flatter curve, when the 2 - year yield for instance, rises closer to the 10 - year, could signal a weakening economy in the future.

Reporters from Bloomberg speculated that it's possible the rise could also be from a weakening economy in Venezuela.

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And the G20 economies agreed to a coordinated fiscal stimulus in 2009, as global aggregate demand was weakening.

One only has to go back to April 2016, when speculation was rife that an additional «Plaza Accord» style agreement had been put in place among the G20 economies to weaken the dollar; yet, by late 2016 the broad trade - weighted dollar had actually appreciated to highs last reached in 2002.

Despite the strong overall report card on the health of the economy, financial markets have weakened modestly in the wake of the GDP release, perhaps reflecting disappointment that the GDP growth rate was not even quicker.

The findings correlate with an uneven year for business in 2015, due to stock market volatility in the third quarter, which ended a long bull run in the wake of weakening global economies and a devaluing of China's currency.

China Oceanwide Holdings Group has agreed to buy U.S. insurer Genworth Financial for $ 2.7 billion in cash, the latest in a series of moves by Chinese firms to buy overseas assets as their domestic economy slows and the yuan weakens.

The company hadn't lost any clients, but attracting new business had proved harder than expected, in part because of the weakened economy.

In a web poll conducted by COMPAS Inc., Canadian CEOs expressed concern that our country's prosperity could be dragged down by the increasing difficulty of borrowing capital, and by a weakening U.S. economy.

If there were to be a sudden weakening in the Canadian housing sector, it could have sizable spillover effects on other areas of the economy, it says.

That is obviously an unreasonable and politically disruptive fiscal policy in a situation where the weakening banking system can not provide an effective transmission of the ECB's attempt to restart the euro area's moribund economy.

The home of the golden arches continues to struggle in the face of a weakened economy and the growing health - consciousness of its customers, posting its first drop in monthly store sales in nine years.

Markets have had a wild ride in January amid worry over China's weakening economy, a plunge in oil prices and heightened global geopolitical tension.

Just like in your own case, businesses with cash are also able to cushion the blows from a weakening economy and to also selectively acquire other businesses cheaply to improve their competitive position.

The U.S. economy added 261,000 jobs in October and the unemployment rate was 4.1 percent as labor conditions returned to normal following the storm - weakened September.

In contrast, when investment falls relative to saving on an ex ante basis, an economy weakens and may slip into recession, as was the case between 2007 and mid-2009.

Three key headwinds for EM assets have abated lately, with a weakening U.S. dollar, a rebound in commodity prices and a recovering Chinese economy.

While my own view is that the economy is likely to weaken much more sharply than the FOMC believes, I also believe that further interest rate cuts will be largely ineffective in stimulating loan growth or economic activity.

Several weeks ago, I noted that the break in the U.S. dollar suggested a rather sudden weakening in the economy just ahead.

Of course, a significant weakening of the global economy would result in lower commodity prices and generally lower underlying inflation pressures.

Risks associated with investing in Industrials include the possibility of a worsening in the global economy, acquisition integration risk, operational issues, failure to introduce to market new and innovative products, further weakening in the oil market, potential price wars due to any excesses industry capacity, and a sustained rise in the dollar relative to other currencies.

There are some signs of lower interest rates affecting the housing sector, and a few other bits of data which suggest that the US economy did not keep weakening early in the new year to the extent that it was in the last few months of 2000.

Any suggestion that the Australian economy was weakening (or the US economy strengthening) led to a fall in the Australian dollar.

Despite the Fed's bland, understated statement of «further weakening» in the economy that accompanied the decision of the new rock - bottom rate, the significance of the moment was not lost in the discussions inside the Fed's marbled headquarters.

Since 2001 the silver and gold markets have gone up substantially as a reaction to the 20 year precious metals bear market from 1980 — 2000, massive increases in military spending, weakening global economies that REQUIRE Quantitative Easing to avoid deflation, the rise of competing currencies that weaken the dollar's trading status, excessive debts in Europe, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and so much more.

Such an outcome would be consistent with an economy weakening in the face of aggressive money creation.

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda's efforts to weaken the yen in a bid to stimulate economic growth and inflation in the world's third - biggest economy are likely to be relentless and successful, macro investment manager Mark Yusko told attendees today at ETF.com's second annual

The Commerce Department said in February that increased imports of steel and aluminum are weakening the economy and already pose a security risk, given that the metals are used in sensitive fields like defense.

During the American Revolution, the British destroyed much of the American cod industry in an effort to weaken the colonies» economy.

The selling has raged on in the days since, fueled partly by fear that higher inflation would lead the Fed to accelerate its interest rates hikes and weaken the economy and the stock market.

A slowing economy, uncertain fuel price regulations, new taxes and a weakening currency have slowed new - car sales to a 2.8 % gain in May from 7 % the same month a year earlier.

«The distinction amongst the sturdy pound and the weakening euro and rising marketplace currencies — with each other with weak point in these economies — assist to drive profit warnings from the internationally - uncovered FTSE one hundred to a document high.»

Burberry showed signs it is beginning to feel the effects of the weakening economy as it posted a significant slowdown in sales growth.

The website does not discuss whether this is utilized as a convenient venue for currency manipulation or risk limitation, but it is well known that the SNB has been heavily engaged in fixing the price of the Swiss France in order to weaken the currency for the benefit of the export - dominated Swiss economy.

In a weakening economy, consumer confidence typically declines, causing consumers to tighten their belts by postponing vacations and the purchases of non-essential products such as new clothes, televisions and new cars.

Data from the Institute for Supply Management, along with other statistics, suggest the US economy continues to be driven by the services sector, whereas growth in manufacturing (outside the buoyant auto sector) showed signs of slowing in August, possibly due to dollar strength and weakening economic prospects outside the United States.

However, the OECD in its latest report notes that «this is a delicate moment for the global economy... and there is some concern that if the downside risks reinforce each other, their cumulative impact could weaken the recovery significantly ``.

It's important to keep in mind that a general decline in prices over time can seriously weaken the economy.

Before investing in a trade mutual fund, you should be aware of the risks involved, because the value of trade mutual funds can be unpredictable in a weakened economy.

Pursuing alternative markets in China has been complicated by the downturn in China's economy coupled with continued weakening of the rule of law.

Business equipment spending and industrial production have weakened in recent months, and slowing economic activity in many foreign economies is damping the prospects for U.S. exports.

The DOLLAR INDEX is lower by 3.2 %, which is also in contravention of conventional wisdom as QE is done to weaken one's currency in an effort to aid the domestic economy.

As long as Canada remains weak because of low oil prices, a weakened currency and a general slowdown of the world economy, we'll continue to see opportunities in the beaten down Canadian banking sector.

As supply remains strong, demand growth is expected to weaken alongside a decline in the economy of China, the world's No. 2 oil consumer.

The Japanese economy continued to weaken in the first half of 1998, prompting the announcement of further policy measures by the Japanese government.

A major factor behind the slowing seems to have been the weakening of growth in the east Asian economies, the effect of which has showed up most clearly in resource and manufactured exports to those countries.

Tapering of asset purchases continues unabated and this is happening in the face of an economy that could be weakening rather than strengthening.

In my letter Prepare for a Crisis, I wrote that, «Japan's new Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, has once again set the stage for a potential global currency war, announcing plans to create money and buy bonds as the government looks to stimulate their weakening economy.»

If you're living in Alberta today, you don't really care about this debate over whether there's a recession or not; you know the Alberta economy is contracting and labour market conditions in Alberta have weakened a lot.