zur Schwäche neigen

English translation: tend to be weak / volatile

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German term or phrase:zur Schwäche neigen
English translation:tend to be weak / volatile
Entered by: Kathryn McFarland

22:46 Mar 15, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Financial report (of an insurance company)
German term or phrase: zur Schwäche neigen
Demgegenüber neigten die Obligationenmärkte aufgrund der erwartungsgemäss leicht angestiegenen Zinsen zur Schwäche und belasteten die Performance des Anlageportefeuilles.
Kathryn McFarland
tend to be weak / volatile
Explanation:
The first is that high production entails competing for large-volume, low-margin markets. These markets tend to be volatile, as are the traditional ...
www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu24ee/uu24ee08.htm - 44k - Cached - Similar pages

Barra | Newsletters | NL169 |Volatile Markets and BARRA Models
Hence, the forecasts better reflect the historical observation that markets tend to become more volatile after large downturns and less volatile after large ...
www.barra.com/Newsletter/nl169/volatile169.asp - 12k
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Christine Lam
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3 +2tend to be weak / volatile
Christine Lam
3slacken / slow down
rjbemben


  

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tend to be weak / volatile


Explanation:
The first is that high production entails competing for large-volume, low-margin markets. These markets tend to be volatile, as are the traditional ...
www.unu.edu/unupress/unupbooks/uu24ee/uu24ee08.htm - 44k - Cached - Similar pages

Barra | Newsletters | NL169 |Volatile Markets and BARRA Models
Hence, the forecasts better reflect the historical observation that markets tend to become more volatile after large downturns and less volatile after large ...
www.barra.com/Newsletter/nl169/volatile169.asp - 12k

Christine Lam
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: also see - http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/2/12/bus...
6 mins

agree  milinad
3 hrs

disagree  David Moore (X): These are contradictory expressions, AFAIAA...
9 hrs

agree  Annette Scheulen: Weak only
19 hrs
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slacken / slow down


Explanation:
From Dietl/Lorenz.

Slightly rising interest rates would tend to slightly "brake" or slacken these markets.

Just an alternative!

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