Sentences with phrase «which is at the highest level»

You have commodity prices, say CRB index, which is at the highest level in about two and a half years have rising inflationary pressure, generally speaking, particularly in wages.

In the former, it was recognised that an obscene act is one which offends against recognised standards of propriety and which is at a higher level of impropriety than indecency.

As to the first element, an obscene act was an act which offended against recognised standards of propriety and which was at a higher level of impropriety than indecency.

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Jean - Claude Trichet said: «We are now at a level which is higher than immediately before the financial crisis.»

The national average for a gallon of regular gasoline is at its lowest level in four years, giving U.S. consumers billions more to spend this holiday season, but that extra money is being offset by higher food costs, which account for a bigger chunk of most consumers» budgets.

«Inventory data, which is at a fairly high level historically speaking, supports the view that clearly we're building too many homes, and the fact that new sales have slumped so much is I think a reflection that investors have lost interest.»

That means that as gross domestic product (GDP) has expanded, the gains have flowed to corporate and owners» profits and to the state, which is delighted to collect higher taxes at every level of government, from property taxes to income taxes.

But a high - level meeting scheduled for Wednesday at this year's UN gathering is a testament to fast - rising concern over the rate at which bacteria are learning to evade science's last remaining tools against them.

Herbalife consequently installed security systems and monitoring services at the home of Johnson, «who receives a higher level of security which we deem to be appropriate based on the nature and extent of the security threat,» according to the company's filing.

U.S. crude production stands at 9.9 million barrels a day, according to the IEA, which is the country's highest level in almost 50 years.

«While inventories remain at high levels, which is bearish, inventory levels have begun to fall year on year for the first time since 2014, indicating that supply and demand are finally beginning to come into balance,» he told CNBC via email.

Still, Fitbit has something of a first - mover advantage that's likely to keep its share price floating at its current level of around $ 32, which is more than 40 percent higher than its trading start price.

«In a world in which our attention is increasingly under siege, better focus makes it possible get more work done, in less time, at a higher level of quality,» the two write.

Today, the average home - price - to - rent ratio is at its highest level on record, which means renting may actually be more affordable than paying a mortgage.

The author of The Fusion Quest, Fowler has worked and directed high - level projects at leading U.S. laboratories, including the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Lawrence Livermore fusion lab (which now houses NIF); in addition, he was the American representative for ITER.

RETAIL property sales are at unsustainably high levels which have outstripped wage growth, says Hegney Property Valuations director Gavin Hegney.

It is at a higher level than your company's mission and vision, both of which must be aligned with it.

The next key technical level for the 10 - year yield is 3.05 percent, which would put the yield at its highest level since 2011.

But longer maturities also lead to higher volatility, which is actually even higher at lower interest rate levels.

NEW YORK — Auto loan originations are at the highest level in eight years and auto loan balances, which include leases, have increased for the 13th consecutive quarter, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Q2 2014 Household Debt and Credit report.

Winners also enjoy: National recognition as one of Canada's foremost Dealmakers Heightened market interest thanks to extensive media exposure in The Globe and Mail, Lexpert and Thomson Reuters publications Media coverage stemming from Deloitte's national media relations efforts The opportunity to engage in the high - level industry networking that fuels M&A transactions - Recognition at the gala awards ceremony, which is attended by leading investors, advisors and financiers - Year - round networking and educational opportunities, including access to valuable research, insights and best practices

This performance was reflected in our NEOs» cash incentive awards, which, consistent with our pay - for - performance philosophy, paid out at higher levels for fiscal 2013 than for fiscal 2012:

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

Over the long run, considering the long - term growth of the U.S. economy, it would be wise to expect interest rates to normalize at higher levels than they are now, which benefits B of A.

In much of the coverage which has followed this announcement, the level of misinformation has been high, so I am going to use this post to look back at fiscal year 2012 - 2013, to parse some of the statements made by the Premier and others, and to take a look ahead.

So when we think about Charlie's vantage point and understanding of this stuff it's quite profound because he's worked in this space at the very highest levels from numerous ends of the spectrum from actually designing the code and working on the code of blockchain to you know doing the engineering side over at that coin base which is one of the exchanges.

Price is approaching major resistance at 1.3044 (Fibonacci extension, horizontal swing high resistance) and we expect a major reaction off this level for a drop to at least 1.2935 (Fibonacci retracement, Elliott wave theory) which needs to be broken to...

Ahead of this offering, Morgan Stanley created a green bond framework that describes the process through which projects are selected to receive funding, with the aim of ensuring that the Morgan Stanley green bond operates at high levels of transparency, disclosure and verification.

High - profile, successful, and gold - agnostic investment - world luminaries assess the macroeconomic risks of radical monetary policies and reach a similar conclusion: This will end badly: — Seth Klarman: «All the Trumans (reference: a 1998 movie [The Truman Show] in which the main character's entire life takes place on a TV set which he perceives as reality)-- the economists, fund managers, traders, market pundits — know at some level that the environment in which they operate is not what it seems on the surface....

Not evident in such calculations is the extent to which the practice of high grading (mining of the highest - grade ore) has further gutted the sustainability of industry production at current levels.

However, the ratio of gold standing for delivery — the process by which a futures contract can be settled for physical gold rather than cash — rose exponentially into early December and has since fallen significantly but remains at historically high levels: The standard COMEX response would be that the overwhelming majority of futures contracts are simply rolled over at expiration into a future month or settled in cash.

Speaking of a system bulging with debt protruding from every crevice, Jim Quinn's Burning Platform featured a must - read article yesterday in which the author has discovered that the Loan - To - Value Ratio on Fannie Mae - issued mortgages is now at its highest level in history — nearly 10 % higher than at the peak of housing bubble 1.0:

The September quarter Rabobank survey suggests that farm equipment investment intentions, which are not covered in the Capex survey, remain at a high level, despite a slight decline in reported confidence in the farm sector.

The Nasdaq share price index, for example, which contains a high weighting of such stocks, is around all - time peaks, and up over 35 per cent from its level at the start of 1999.

For example, weekly initial jobless claims are currently running at around the 345,000 level, which in the past has been consistent with monthly employment gains of around 150,000; the manufacturing ISM employment index is at a 20 - year high; and growth in temporary - help services employment (which tends to lead overall employment) has picked up.

However, as noted in the chapter on «Domestic Economic Conditions», housing loan approvals remain at a high level, which suggests that further falls in approvals would be required for housing credit growth to fall to a sustainable pace.

It was the highest such level since at least 1913, the first year for which the I.R.S. has data.

EverBank's strongest interest option are its Yield Pledge CDs, which offer the highest CD rates at every balance level and term length.

Bitcoin is also up today, but while the majority of altcoins are trading on new rally highs, BTC is stuck below the prior swing high at $ 8400, which is also a previously established resistance level.

They emerged as the industry consolidators, using high levels of gearing to pay mind boggling prices for assets (in 2007, APN was the target of a bid by a private equity consortium that was blocked by a shareholder vote at $ 6.20 per share, a decision which cost them a lot.

The more general forces that have influenced the exchange rate over the past year or so have been the relative strength of the Australian economy, the associated yield differential in favour of Australian dollar assets, and the continued improvement in Australia's terms of trade, which are now at their highest level in more than 25 years.

The delivered content in the presentations and panel discussions is on a much higher level than at other conferences, which the audience appreciates.

The investment bank also notes that 70 per cent of fund managers view the global economy as «late - cycle,» the highest level since January 2008 and expect, on average, an S&P 500 peak of 3,100, which is 16 per cent higher than its level at the time of writing.

At the highest level, said Jones, quality assurance is something with which all stakeholders — especially small to mid-sized firms in niche markets — grapple.

One month after contemplating retirement from the mining sector at 39, Tolga Kumova was in remote Utah joyfully kissing a turquoise rock which looked like it contains high levels of copper.

Memphis ended 2017 with an overall vacancy rate of 14.8 percent, which is up slightly from where the year started at 14.5 percent — the highest level in three years.

Over the past twelve months, we have added 14 names to the portfolio, all of which, in our view, can be described as well - managed, high - quality businesses selling at average or below - average valuation levels.

If you are surprised at the level of abuse of children by clergy in a country like the US which has a highly developed police and legal system to handle such crimes, consider how high the abuse probably is in less developed countries like those of South America.

The U.S. fertility rate in 2006 and 2007 was 2.10, which is precisely at replacement level and the highest since 1971.

Their misery was not at the level of money or social position, which was high, but at the level of contempt.