Sentence examples for weak durable from inspiring English sources
"We had weak durable goods, the consumer sentiment numbers looked bad, and stocks and the Nasdaq are trading horribly," said John Roberts, head of government trading at Barclays Capital.
Following the weak durable goods numbers this will give the Federal Reserve something to think about at its two day meeting starting today - the last one Ben Bernanke will chair.
Taking Shelter in Bonds By Reuters Treasury bond prices rose yesterday as further losses in technology stock prices, declining consumer confidence and weak durable goods orders increased the odds that the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates early next year.
Investor confidence was also knocked by weak durable goods orders figures released by the Commerce Department.
In light of high prices at the pump, a weak durable goods report and a buyer willing to pay but not pay up for new homes, I think were seeing signs of a slowing down in consumer spending which, if protracted, will impact the overall growth rate of our economy, negatively.
Another factor driving the decline is uncertainty over the US economy, with signs it may not be growing as strongly as expected after recent weak data, including durable goods figures on Wednesday.
And when American traders looked at the news about their own economy companies' weak orders for durable goods, worries about "subprime" mortgages, and Alan Greenspan, no less, musing about the possibility of recession they took fright.
They have a flow and sintering rate less than that of semi-crystalline polymers (such as PA 12) and so are more porous, weaker and less durable.
But he also mentioned the criticism from writer Malcolm Gladwell that getting someone to "like" a candidate or a cause on Facebook results in connections that are, in Gore's words, "much weaker and less durable" than those formed by old-fashioned organizing.
Investors sought refuge in American Treasury bonds, which strengthened over the week, not least because figures showing weak April orders for durable goods raised the chances that the Federal Reserve will pause before lifting interest rates again.
One day this week, its status as a safe haven shone, when it strengthened on fears about bird flu in Indonesia; then it faded a few hours later, after weak numbers on American-made durable goods, only to recover that afternoon on stronger sales of new homes.
