Business confidence appears to be rising, and if the economy continues to perk up, employers are likely to step up their hiring.
Not exact matches
Robbins's entire
business is built on his insistence that anyone can learn to be confident, but the fact is,
confidence appears to be native to him.
But SME
confidence appears to be in short supply as many small firms are seeing rising
business costs alongside continuing skills shortages.
These factors
appear to have offset any dampening influence from the declines in
business and consumer
confidence that occurred in the March quarter.
Business confidence is high, and balance sheets
appear to be sound, with corporate gearing at a low level by historical standards.
The
business environment also
appears to have improved over recent quarters, with most
business surveys reporting an improvement in
business confidence and expected profitability.
Business confidence also
appears to be quite strong, although some firms have recently become more cautious about the outlook.
«While we are encouraged that
confidence is rising across investors, consumers,
businesses, economists, and home builders, much of it
appears to be in anticipation that the forthcoming Administration and the new Congress will enact fiscal policies and deregulation that will help spur growth.
In August, consumer
confidence fell to its lowest level since the recession began in 2007, and neither
businesses nor consumers
appear willing to drive the economy.
And the big piece of cheese was that until the ads and marketing material
appeared, no one knew a thing about what was going on; they all respected me enough to keep my
confidence; they all knew my «name» would bring them more
business.
«This trend
appears to be largely demand - driven as economic and job growth fell short of expectations for the first half of the year, and declining
business confidence and investment no doubt was a contributing factor as recent uncertainty and global events have left
businesses hesitant to make new commitments,» AvalonBay CEO Timothy Naughton said on the company's earnings call this week.