Sentences with phrase «year low coupled»

An economy that shows unemployment at a nine - year low coupled with higher wages inspires confidence.

Not exact matches

One thing I did initially was that I came in with lower prices and accepted jobs at a loss, so for a couple of years I had some pretty significant losses.

Any commodities business comes with some volatility — the oil and gas business has had a tough couple of years amid low energy prices.

In the past few years, Durex has released some creative ad campaigns that focus on real couples and the link between lowered technology use and more intimacy.

In effect, the BCA set caps mandating that discretionary outlays rise a couple of points a year from a low baseline established by the deep cuts between 2011 and 2013.

The CEO of the Washington - based firm made jaws drop when he announced that, over the next couple of years, all of his employees would be brought up to the $ 70k mark — a change that would mean doubling the income of his lowest - paid employees.

By 2013, they had fallen to $ 1.46 billion, despite the company's efforts to steady the business in the last couple of years through steps such as improving reps» cut of the action, and streamlining its product assortment to focus on lower - priced products.

During the first part of 2008, this average declined very slowly, but then fell off a cliff in the last couple of months of the year to a low of just over 110,000 vehicles in December.

If Netflix sees high revenue increases over the next couple of years, based on strong subscriber growth, customer retention, and low marketing spend, he predicts the share price could reach $ 480.

Over the past couple of years, insurance companies like Progressive and State Farm have created tracking devices that can lead to lower insurance rates for safe driving.

Consider as an example, an older married couple who has built up a lot of home equity over the years and wants to refinance to a lower interest rate.

Coupled with ongoing declines in the North American rig count — U.S. crude production is now at a two - year low — this helped nudge prices up to levels not seen since July 2015.

We expect the global economy to strengthen over the next couple of years, although on a lower path than predicted in our last MPR in July.

For those who prefer simpler methods, a third measure, which just takes out volatile food items and petrol, and adjusts for the recent change to the child care rebate, shows essentially the same trend over the past couple of years, though at a slightly lower rate (Graph 15).

Although market volatility has retreated from its unprecedented February spike, it has not abated to the low levels that investors had become accustomed to over the past couple of years.

Each one will come with their own set of pros and cons, and perhaps you've discovered that most of the low - cost options are not available to business owners without a couple years of business under their belts or ones with established business credit scores.

The dividend income in the first couple of years will be on a very low level but investing in dividend stocks is all about the long term.

«Discretionary dollars for holiday spending are limited for the large pool of lower - and moderate - income consumers due to lack of wage gains this year coupled with the increased payroll tax.»

Coupled with low inflation and low interest rates, this rise in income should help boost economic growth beyond the lukewarm 1 - 2 % we've seen for the past several years.

I agree with earlyretired, I am not sure that interest rates will remain low past the next couple of years without some adjustment to government spending.

For the past couple of years, it's steadily posted higher lows.

In addition, sovereign wealth funds — which generally diversify their portfolios to include a small portion of alternate assets such as gold, private equity and real estate — are likely to raise their allocations following the low yield in government bonds over the last couple of years.

Since last couple of weeks, American Realty Capital Properties, Inc. (ARCP) has been pummeled a lot and it has rebounded also but it's still close to its 5 years low.

Over the past couple of years, speculators have also used short sales of gold to obtain low cost funds to invest in other assets — for example, by shorting gold (borrowing it and selling it in the spot market), market participants have been able to obtain US dollars at between 1 and 2 per cent, well below the rate of return available on US assets.

The continuing low level of government bond yields has supported the search for yield that has been evident over the past couple of years, with the spread between yields on US government debt and yields on both corporate and emerging market debt remaining around historical lows over the past three months (Box B).

Low housing inventory was one of the big real estate stories of the last couple of years.

In a trend that has been evident for a couple of years, replacement agreements in the March quarter provided for slightly lower wage increases than the expiring agreements.

Our reading of the results to date, coupled with the absence of any large liabilities to be booked in the end - of - year accounting period, would imply a deficit for 2010 - 11 of about $ 38.5 billion, about $ 7 billion lower than the deficit of $ 45.4 billion forecast in the October 2010 Update.

If this does come to pass, does it make more sense to buy now with a low - interest loan (with a more valuable dollar) or wait it out a couple years and buy a cheaper home with more down payment and higher interest rate?

Couple this economic softness with the fact that just about any commodity you can think of from iron ore, to orange juice, to silver, to coffee, to copper is at or near a five year low and it becomes increasingly difficult to find any significant inflationary pressure and hence the imminent need for a (small) rate increase.

Inflation's been low for the past couple years — as of November, the consumer price index had risen 1.7 percent over the previous 12 months.

Debt servicing ratios of both the corporate and unincorporated sectors have been lower for the past couple of years than at any time in the preceding decade (Graph 6).

And since mortgage rates have been near historic lows for a couple of years, it probably seemed safe to get an adjustable - rate mortgage.

And one of the ones that we've seen a lot in the last couple of weeks, just before this big move, was that because the VIX is at 27 year lows, that means the bull market's ending, and we're going to have a big crash.

The lackluster employment report, coupled with the attack against Syria, helped push US 10 - year Treasury notes to 2.28 %, their lowest intraday yield of 2017, on Friday morning.

This year, based on the Global Investor Pulse survey results, investors» moderate risk appetite coupled with their desire for safeguarded capital could mean ongoing demand for bonds, assuming investors are comfortable with low yields.

However, you may save money with the variable rate, which is typically lower, if you can pay off your student loans in a couple of years.

Earl, there may have been some dude named jesus living in the MiddlecEast a couple of thousand years ago but the probability of him being a god is very, very low, so you are most likely getting worked up for what amounts to a comic book hero of the day.

I have been on a crusade for a couple of years now to make a low calorie Hollandaise sauce to no avail.

I personally believe that low carb stopped working as well for me a couple of years ago because I wasn't paying attention and ensuring that I was getting plenty of fiber and vitamins from raw veggies.

Over the past couple of years, Australian Food News has reported several studies and comments from nutrition experts which have questioned whether low - fat foods are better than full - fat.

A couple years ago we added an entire line of high quality essential oils imported from France that rivals any essential oils currently in the market, and generally at a lower cost than essential oils distributed through network marketing.

Since I started eating low carb a couple of years ago I have had to find some creative ways to keep cooking with the flavors I love without using tortillas, chips, or taco shells.

«For the Australian market, investors have been looking for a profit recovery after the last couple of years of very tough conditions and we're seeing early signs of that with the pickup of the economy and also the low interest rates is also making Australian shares attractive,» Australian Super chief investment officer Mark Delaney, said.

He has been a revelation; he said it would take him 6 months to change Arsenal's fitness regime / habits / psychology towards fitness and that the benefits wouldn't be seen until this happened, a couple of weeks ago we hit 4 injuries which is the lowest I have seen for 5 + years and now we are about to hit 0 (hopefully no injuries against liverpool) which I would have thought impossible last season.

In the draft, the Panthers did a couple of things to help Cam Newton, who completed just 44 passes to his backs last year while crashing to a 52.9 percent accuracy rate, a stunning 7 points lower than 2015.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

This young lady is romantically involved with Michael McIndoe, who plied his trade exclusively in the lower leagues before quitting a couple of years back.

Le Prof's prayers were answered when we were given yet another home game against Lower League opposition in Hull City, the team we struggled against in the Final a couple of years ago.

Totally agree Chris.He is now well past his sell by date and defeats like have suffered against Bournemouth and Swansea are not only embarrassing but unforgivable.The results were bad enough but the performances are now all too familiar against theses lower ranked clubs.To expect us supporters to be blinded by League Cup Final and only a couple of decent performances so far this season is misjudging our feelings about his position This is a very well educated and intelligent man who can have no doubts about our attitude and utter disgust for him.He has allowed for us to make this personal now and he is deluded if he thinks e can collect another years salary out our expense.He knows his control is slowly being wrestled away from him and that really says it all.Ivan G is taking control and Wenger will be raging inside with this.Did he seriously expect things to continue until he felt it was time to just walk off into the sunset?Well he now knows his time at OUR club is fast running out.The day can't come soon enough for me.