Sentences with phrase «weaker demand growth»

Plus, the structural changes underway, favoring a transition away from heavy industry, point to weak demand growth ahead for coal.

The Paris - based energy agency said that demand in OECD countries (i.e., rich industrialized countries that tend to have weak demand growth rates) «continues to be stronger than expected, particularly in Europe and the U.S.»

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Looser fiscal policy in the near - term while demand is weak with the major cuts pushed to the back of the forecast when economic growth is likely to improve.»

(Adds analyst comment, updates prices) MANILA, May 2 (Reuters)- London copper futures recovered from their weakest level in nearly a month on Wednesday after a private survey showed growth in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly picked up in April, brightening the demand outlook in the top user of the metal.

He said everything from oil to metals to lean hog prices are dropping as weaker growth globally weighs on demand.

But the problem is caused by a weak global economy wherein inefficient demand is causing slow economic growth.

Riding a string of disappointing quarters amid weak global demand, Potash Corp. needs to increase its sales in growth markets, particularly India and China.

The investor noted Tuesday that global growth is causing demand for commodities, while the weaker U.S. dollar should also help.

First is weak domestic demand, the high rate of unemployment and weak household income growth... The second is Italy's poor international competitiveness and the third is the banking sector, burdened with a high rate of non-performing loans.»

PARIS, April 12 - L'Oreal posted better - than - expected sales growth in the first quarter on Thursday, driven by luxury cosmetics like Lancome and demand in Asia, though the French beauty giant is still struggling to kickstart its weaker mass market division.

Weak inflation tends to correspond with subdued demand and excess capacity, and therefore lacklustre economic growth.

The aluminum producer issued weaker than anticipated guidance for global demand growth, projecting 4.25 to 5.25 percent growth in 2018, compared to 5.25 percent growth in 2017, according to Thomson Reuters.

«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.

Such caution is especially warranted given the asymmetric risk scenario recently outlined by Fed governor Lael Brainard (the risks of weaker demand are greater than those of accelerating price growth).

The brand has been hurt by weak demand in the United States, its biggest market, and from competition from better - positioned rivals Nike and Adidas, which cut into Under Armour's profit and growth.

For me the main information coming out of CPI inflation data is that consumer demand relative to total production continues to be too weak to drive up prices, something confirmed earlier this week by the August trade numbers, which failed to suggest strong growth in domestic demand.

The three main downside risks to inflation in Canada relate to the European crisis, weaker demand for Canadian exports and the possibility that growth in Canadian household spending could be weaker.

Productivity growth is arguably sluggish due to weak aggregate demand growth.

These two factors — the dynamics following financial crises and the weakness of foreign demand — help explain why U.S. growth has been weak, but I don't think these factors explain why it has been consistently weaker than expected.

Dhar suggests that the recent moderation in house price growth «has reignited risk that China's property sector may retrench again», suggesting that the outlook for residential construction, hence commodity demand, will remain weak in the year ahead.

Weak or falling domestic demand and trade growth, an appreciating U.S. dollar and slumping commodity prices have already taken a toll.

One way to interpret this figure is that the Treasury market was expecting weaker aggregate demand growth in the future and consequently lower inflation.

The slow global growth, and the weak demand are also long - term challenges for the commodity and we don't expect a major move above the prior highs at $ 54.

It was the weakest in nine years, as tight monetary conditions have crimped industrial activity and export growth slips amid waning demand from U.S. and European markets.

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

Domestic demand growth was noticeably weaker in the quarter, following very strong growth through 1999, while the contribution to growth from net exports picked up.

Domestic demand has been held back by weak consumption, which fell by 2.6 per cent over the year to the December quarter in response to restrictive measures introduced in 2002, aimed at slowing the previously very strong rates of growth in consumer credit.

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Even Germany's economy grew only 0.3 % last quarter, or 1.3 % annualized, as weak demand in Europe and patchy global growth hit its exports.

Outside of the mining sector, the general improvement in productivity growth may have been in response to a range of competitive pressures coming to bear during a period of weak growth of aggregate demand.

Households» expectations have adjusted as well; weak growth of labour demand has translated into concerns over job security.

Copper fell, extending declines from a four - year low, while aluminum languished near the weakest in seven months on fears oil's slump signals a slowdown in economic growth and weaker commodities demand.

Citing weak external demand and the prospect of below - trend growth, the Bank of England cut official interest rates by 25 basis points in July.

Because the BRICS countries and many other emerging markets are forecasted to have a weak year in 2016, the IEA predicts that «global demand growth will fall to 1.2 million barrels per day in 2016.»

The December quarter national accounts continued the pattern of previous quarters, showing weak growth in GDP alongside above - trend growth in domestic demand.

With weak demand from Chinese consumers, the country may need strong exports to lift its growth.

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

On top of the existing internal problems of «lowflation,» shorthand for ultra-low inflation, weak demand and anemic credit growth, the deterioration in the external backdrop over much of 2014 — rising geopolitical tensions with Russia, and the slowdown of the Chinese economy and many other emerging markets — has made a rapid return to meaningful growth across the eurozone unlikely, in our view, despite some positive signs, including the stabilization of many peripheral economies and the boost in competitiveness from the weaker euro.

Sales growth slowed to zero in the fourth quarter and for the full 2017 year as the maker of Huggies diapers and Kleenex tissues struggled with weak consumer demand.

Even without deflation, very low inflation can be a sign of weak demand that weighs on wages, corporate profits and growth.

Citigroup's head of research Craig Woolford says Homebase is likely to experience weaker demand as population growth and GDP growth slow in the UK.

Low growth and weak tax revenues demanded that he made greater reductions in spending today.

Growth and confidence remain elusive for small firms Challenging domestic conditions, access to finance and weak consumer demand are taking their toll on the optimism of small firms according to the latest data from the «Voice of Small Business» Index, which shows confidence fell by 5.8 points.

But some economists, including McDonnell's adviser Simon Wren - Lewis, of Oxford University, who has been involved in drawing up the new rules, believe that making spending cuts at a time when growth is weak can simply suck demand out of the economy and exacerbate any slowdown.

Having generated power since 1951, Salem Station succumbed to low natural gas prices, weak electricity demand growth and tightening Federal pollution controls.

Weaker demand for exports will raise new questions about the Chinese government's ability to meet its growth target of about 6.5 per cent.

From a demand perspective, growth has generally remained sluggish or weak in the U.S., China, and Japan, although Europe has shown some signs of stabilization.

«Economy is not expected to pick up in the near term Weak demand in global trade 2017 to expand at a mediocre pace» No significant pick - up in Singapore's GDP growth (ChannelNewsAsia)

Furthermore, with slow economic growth, consumer zeal to save and repay debts, and weak capital spending this year, loan demand will likely be weak.

If a larger, older population is spending less and the younger population is too small to drive up consumer spending, weaker overall demand for products and services could restrain GDP growth and inflation over the long term.