Compared with persons without disabilities, those with disabilities have lower employment rates, lower levels of compensation, and
weaker levels of job tenure.
Note that the right scale on the following chart is inverted, so higher levels of valuation on the left scale (blue line) correspond to
weaker levels of subsequent return on the right scale (red line).
They are concerned about
weaker levels of regulatory oversight, weak corporate governance, market volatility, and political and currency risks.
The currency's
weakest level of the session was C $ 1.2857, while it touched its strongest since April 23 at C $ 1.2803.
* Only 6.7 % of U.S. births occur in designated 154 «Baby - Friendly» facilities that meet international recommendations for supporting breastfeeding, and the U.S. has
the weakest levels of maternity legislation in the industrialized world.
Furthermore, Bryk & Schneider (2003) found that when school trust levels were high, so was student achievement and inversely
weak levels of trust was significantly linked to poor academic performance.
In the frontal offset test, readings from the 6 year dummy indicated good head protection, marginal chest protection and
a weak level of protection for the neck.
After last Friday's report on April's
weaker level of job creation, the odds of the Fed raising rates in June diminished even further.
Not exact matches
Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist at RBC, expects positive results for consumer spending in the quarter overall (up an annualized 2.8 % in Q2 from a
weaker Q1), but noted that retailers are still dealing with modest
levels of spending by households.
* Apple results in focus after reports
of weak iPhone demand (Updates with closing U.S. market
levels)
Here are three off the top
of my head: Record
levels of household debt threaten future spending, too many
of our companies need a
weaker currency to be competitive, and international energy companies are giving up on Canada as a place to invest.
S&P said in March a rupiah exchange rate
of 15,000 a dollar is «the psychological
level» at which companies with
weak balance - sheets could struggle with repayments and those with good cashflow might start to proactively restructure their debt.
The banking system has been
weak for years as most institutions have failed to deal with the high
level of bad debt in the wake
of the financial crisis.
While the labor market has returned to more normal
levels, with the unemployment rate at around 5.1 percent, overall hiring has remained
weak, per the most recent Department
of Labor jobs reports.
(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.
Many reasons can include but aren't limited to a bad strategy, a
weak culture lacking trust and accountability, poor communication, low
levels of buy - in, change fatigue and competing priorities.
The
weakest aspect
of Canada's economy this year was the feeble performance
of private investment, projected by the Conference Board
of Canada to contract by nearly 8 per cent compared to 2014
levels.
NEW YORK, Jan 2 - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite notched record closing highs on Tuesday, the first trading day
of 2018, while European equities finished lower and the U.S. dollar fell to its
weakest level in over three months against key currencies.
A flawed democracy is a country with free elections but weighed down by
weak governance, an underdeveloped political culture and low
levels of political participation, according to the EIU.
It's harder to say how long it might take to get the broader industry to the same
level of environmental performance, especially while the regulatory carrots and sticks for doing so remain
weak.
Recent data suggests
weak global demand for Chinese - made goods, declining
levels of factory activity and a slip in the amount
of freight being carried by the China's rail network.
High
levels of consumer debt leaves current
levels of homebuying and construction resting on a
weak foundation.
We've written plenty about the job cuts, high -
level departures, rise
of technology,
weak deal - making environment, strategic initiatives, and cultural changes.
The consumer price index (CPI) for August came in at an anemic 1 percent
level, despite the ECB being in the midst
of QE, low interest rates and a
weaker euro.
As I've said that the 10 yr bond crossed over 3.0 % means the US$ will be going to be
weaker and
weaker further and further by the 1st half
of 2020 yr:) Also, the commodity price esp WTI will be going up to the
level of 70 - 80 $ no later than 1st half
of May (at the earliest), or no later than 2nd week
of June, and then it will be in the range to the end
of Trump Era:)
so now the issue is whether the bond market (or macro hedge funds) eased too much thinking the Fed would choke off liquidity and now is staring at still a
weaker dollar and high commodity prices indicating an elevated
level of excess liquidity.
Today's economy might be far
weaker than it is — with real GDP in the second quarter
of 2015 about $ 800 billion lower than its actual
level, 3.6 million fewer jobs, and unemployment at a still - dizzying 7.6 %.
However, we were not concerned because a subsequent pullback to new support
of the breakout
level is relatively common, and has the benefit
of shaking out the «
weak hands.»
Litecoin is one
of the
weakest currencies, and Monero is also well below the weekend lows, getting closer to the crash
levels of Friday.
Profit margins and earnings growth have remained at record
levels, despite
weak global growth and a number
of other macro threats.
So, for example, I would argue that in the early stages
of reform, especially in countries that have suffered many years
of terrible economies and
weak investment, crony capitalism can be consistent with high
levels of growth because the kinds
of programs that lead to growth — mostly massive investment programs in countries in which capital stock is excessively low — benefit the elites directly.
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.
This is exactly the type
of price action we actually like to see during periods
of consolidation, as it serves to shake out the «
weak hands» who typically sell when stocks and ETFs break obvious technical
levels of price support.
Plus, the effect
of a
weaker sterling has been beneficial in a few ways, with consumer price inflation increasing, manufacturing and export
levels also on the rise.
In a context
of continued
weak investment at the global
level, any additional uncertainty has the potential to keep businesses on the sidelines longer.
A closer look at the decomposition
of nominal non-energy exports shows that the sectors that have performed reasonably well are driven by a
weaker currency while those tied more to the
level of foreign demand have struggled to gain traction.
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.
In addition, economic activity will be constrained by lower
levels of government spending than before and a
weak banking system.
Following the
weak levels recorded over the past two years, both indicators
of labour shortages continue to edge up (Chart 6).
While a high
level of job vacancies continues to indicate strong employment growth in the near term, information on employment intentions from the major business surveys has been
weaker recently (Graph 22).
Expenditure on engineering construction has been particularly
weak since the beginning
of 1999 and is nearly one - quarter lower than the
level a year earlier.
Productivity gains have been
weak, the participation rate (meaning the percentage
of the labor force in employment) declined to 62.6 % in June — the lowest
level since 1977 — and hourly wage growth was flat in the same month.
Would a collapse in Italian or Spanish bonds crack the
weak balance sheets
of the banks which own these securities and already have unsustainable
levels of NPLs?
While economists were expecting the headline reading to come in at a
level of 54.5, the actual reading was a bit
weaker at 53.0.
At the company
level, Bank
of America and Morgan Stanley are the key drivers
of growth in the sector, due in part to comparisons to
weak earnings in the third quarter
of 2012.
So perhaps traders should not be looking to spot weakness, but hoping for strength where they can find a
level to take a percentage
of their portfolio off
of the table heading into the
weaker performance period.
In September, the rate
of unemployment in the single - currency area dipped below 9 %, a
level not seen since 2009, but the initial estimate
of inflation for October was
weaker than widely expected.
NEO, Ripple, Cardano, Stellar, and Dash are all among the
weaker majors, violating the recent lows
of the downswing, although Ripple is only marginally below the key
level and a quick recovery would be an early bullish sign.
The Fed might be able to stir things up next week, but despite the extremely high
level of the most valuable valuation measures (CAPE, P / S...) and the
weak market internals, the price action makes a break - out to new highs very likely here.
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.