Has the seven - year bull run in equities left you feeling nervy in the face of a potential rate hike in the U.S. and
weakening growth in China?
That would continue to hold up CPI inflation everywhere, but also
weaken growth in many industrialised countries.
Not exact matches
While the effects of a possible trade war are still just
in the realm of possibilities and analysts are waiting for all the rhetoric dust to settle, if trade and economic
growth were to
weaken, they could affect the pace of oil demand
growth.
In its last assessment, S&P said that Portugal's outlook was stable, «balancing our expectation of further budgetary consolidation and likely receding banking sector risks over the next two years against the risks of a
weakening external
growth environment and vulnerabilities related to high private - and public - sector debt.»
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.
He reports that CCL's revenue
growth in the most recent first quarter (22.9 %) would have been 16.3 % if the loonie hadn't
weakened in 2015.
Because it could then
weaken demand for production coming out of Canada,» said Ferley, adding that it will also have implications for potash prices, which
in turn impacts income
growth in Canada and Saskatchewan's fiscal situation.
Exports are likely to
weaken further after a survey of U.S. manufacturers published on Monday showed a decline
in a gauge of export order
growth.
«Following the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union, the exchange rate has fallen and the outlook for
growth in the short to medium term has
weakened markedly,» the central bank said
in its quarterly Inflation Report.
The company's financial performance
in the year to date has been mixed after its decision to raise the prices of its products
weakened its market share and forced it to trim its sales
growth forecast for the full year.
Add to this the disappointing ISM report,
weakening automobile sales and slightly lower - than - hoped - for GDP
growth in the second quarter, and it seems less and less likely we'll see more than one additional rate hike
in 2017.
The recent increase
in oil prices
in 2015 corresponds to
weakening of the dollar that may reflect disappointingly weak first quarter 2015 U.S. GDP
growth.
Growth in China may
weaken modestly amid a slowdown
in the property market and government investment.
In fact, I've long argued that we're likely to see a weakening in employment growth in the second half of the year, as reduced earnings tend to translate into lower payrolls with a roughly six - month la
In fact, I've long argued that we're likely to see a
weakening in employment growth in the second half of the year, as reduced earnings tend to translate into lower payrolls with a roughly six - month la
in employment
growth in the second half of the year, as reduced earnings tend to translate into lower payrolls with a roughly six - month la
in the second half of the year, as reduced earnings tend to translate into lower payrolls with a roughly six - month lag.
The exception to this
weakening pattern is year - over-year payroll job
growth, which continued to improve through January, and was essentially flat
in February.
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In our view, China's structural
growth deceleration is only half - way through and under the weight of debt and excess capacity,
weakening investment demand will remain the main culprit.»
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.
A survey of U.S. manufacturers published on Monday showed a decline
in a gauge of export order
growth, suggesting exports will
weaken further.
While the liberalizing reforms usually undermine the ability of the elite to capture a disproportionate share of
growth,
in other words, because the reforms often seem to encourage massive foreign capital inflows, and these push up the price of assets largely controlled by the elite, political opposition to the reforms is
weakened.
Long - term interest rates are currently low due to low global inflation expectations and moderate
growth potential
in Canada due to lower oil prices, a heavily indebted household sector and a
weakened manufacturing base due to relatively high unit labour costs.
It
weakened sharply
in the 2000s and has rebounded so far
in the 2010s, and both decades experienced below - average
growth.
«We anticipate a rebound
in oil prices as U.S. supply
growth slows, demand improves, and the dollar potentially tops and begins to
weaken over the next 12 to 18 months,» Stifel analysts wrote.
Ultimately, we see the dollar
weakening against the euro as real rates
in the Euro Zone become more positive and strengthen versus the yen because inflation
in Japan is picking up due to accelerating wage
growth.
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
Growth has been extraordinarily sluggish in the recovery from the Great Recession and has weakened in advanced countries over a longer period, leading some analysts to believe that we have entered a new economic era of small to modest g
Growth has been extraordinarily sluggish
in the recovery from the Great Recession and has
weakened in advanced countries over a longer period, leading some analysts to believe that we have entered a new economic era of small to modest
growthgrowth.
Dublin's campaign to ratify the eurozone fiscal discipline pact is failing to build momentum against a backdrop of
weakening economic
growth and a wider European debate about austerity, with almost one -
in - five Irish voters still undecided.
Burberry showed signs it is beginning to feel the effects of the
weakening economy as it posted a significant slowdown
in sales
growth.
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.
Second, we believe central banks need to begin to give themselves greater leeway to act
in the future to provide stimulus should economic
growth weaken over the medium term.
The government is now confronted with the possibility of a significant
weakening in economic
growth and job creation not just
in the short term, but also
in the medium and longer term as well.
Given also the need for an austerity budget to comply with European rules,
growth is likely to
weaken, meaning the protest parties will continue to strengthen and may well be strong enough to take over
in a couple of years.
In addition to underappreciating the
growth potential of more profitable segments, the bear case is further
weakened by analyzing PEP's valuation.
The key drivers of the Savings Glut, however, have
weakened or reversed: China's
growth is rebalancing toward domestic consumption, and its stock of foreign exchange (FX) reserves has declined; other Asian emerging markets have already accumulated sufficient FX reserves and no longer need to accumulate assets; and the plunge
in oil prices is forcing a number of oil exporters to reduce savings to delay or smooth the adjustment
in expenditures.
A major contributor to the
weakening has been a drop - off
in the pace of household spending, as wages
growth and the rate of increase
in housing prices have both slowed.
A sharp turnaround
in the external sector, evident
in weakening export volumes and declining commodity prices, has been the major dampening influence on
growth.
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 observed
weakening in export
growth reflected both the direct effect of weakness
in demand from the Asian region and the effect of lower farm production.
The New York Times — As Bad as It May Be
in the U.S., It's Worse
in Europe THE pace of job
growth fell sharply
in the United States this spring, according to the Labor Department, and consumer spending
weakened.
A sharp
weakening in rural exports
in the December and March quarters also contributed to the
weakening in total export
growth.
Net exports have also
weakened, with
growth in exports slowing while import
growth has remained firm, stimulated by the appreciation of the pound.
This relationship broke down
in the early part of this decade, when strong global
growth coincided with an unexpected
weakening in the Australian dollar, but seems to have reasserted itself lately.
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.
Argentina's central bank has also pushed up rates
in recent days, and
in South Africa, which faces a similar mix of
weakening growth and high inflation, rate setters were under pressure to follow suit at their meeting Wednesday.
Finally, we believe that adding fiscal stimulus this late
in the business cycle warrants concern, because any sign of
weakening growth likely will need to be addressed through more aggressive monetary policy
in the future, at least
in the short term.
I think the plan should have a modest impact on the ECB's goals of
weakening the euro exchange rate and making it easier for businesses and consumers to borrow money, which,
in turn, may stimulate
growth.
«TPP withdrawal will slow U.S. [economic]
growth, cost American jobs, &
weaken U.S. standing
in Asia / world,» said Richard Haas, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, said
in a tweet early Monday.
«The sects divide the community,» said Guatemala City's Archbishop Próspero Penados, who argued that their
growth has aided the Reagan administration
in dominating the region partly by
weakening Catholic unity.
But social dynamism requires the pillars of social decency; economic
growth will not long survive if families are
weakened in the process.
Dan Jones, partner
in the Sports Business Group at Deloitte, said: «European football continues to flourish financially, with almost half a billion Euro of revenue
growth for the top 20 Money League clubs... United's ability to retain first position is all the more impressive against the backdrop of the
weakened Pound against the Euro, and with both Real Madrid and FC Barcelona forecasting further revenue
growth in 2017/18, the battle at the top will likely come down to on - pitch performance again next year.
He told the Financial Times newspaper: «Taking action at this moment — this moment of
growth peril, which
weakens the ability of banks
in Britain to provide the finance that businesses need to grow — is just to me barking mad.