Sentences with phrase «business investment remained»

Inflation is running faster and GDP growth has picked up as well, though business investment remains soft and consumer spending is posting moderate gains.

But business investment remains a problem.

Business investment remains anemic and corporate revenues are stagnant.

However, overall business investment remains very weak due to retrenchment in the resource sector.

The outlook for business investment remains positive, supported by high levels of capacity utilisation and profitability.

Both consumer and business confidence are at high levels and the outlook for business investment remains positive.

The outlook for business investment remains positive, with high capacity utilisation rates and a generally favourable outlook for the domestic economy providing considerable incentive to invest.

Although politically tenuous, the tax cuts in the US could certainly be a tailwind if consumer spending and business investment remain strong for the rest of 2018.

The consumer is doing most of the heavy lifting as business investment remains soft, but both business and consumer confidence is rising.

Consumption and business investment remain the principle drivers, which the Bank reports as being «very stimulative financial conditions.»

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«However, uncertainty, which has been undermining business confidence and dampening investment in Canada's major trading partners, remains undiminished.»

The boom might be over but mining remains an important sector that will continue to employ thousands of people and provide many investment opportunities for business.

The entrepreneurs and managers who lead these enterprises typically defend their inaction by noting that they remain able to accomplish their basic business requirements without such investments, or by claiming that new innovations in technology and automation are too expensive or challenging to master.

To me, and obviously to a substantial number of U.S. businesses both big and small, it is clear that unless America cuts its high business tax rate it will struggle to maintain a competitive edge and remain attractive for investment.

Investment potential Most banks remain wary of the weed business.

«But, because the business is so highly regulated on a state level and the threat of federal as well as state prosecution for violation remains, potential investors will want to take a long, hard look at the operations and the people involved in any investment opportunity.»

The Governing Council called the economy's adjustment to the collapse of oil prices «uneven» and that business investment and intentions to invest remain «disappointing.»

«While economic growth remains robust, business investment is in decline, retail sales are low and forward employment indicators are subdued.

«The fact that we have seen over # 1 billion worth of venture capital investment into London fintech companies since the EU referendum vote offers further proof that global investors still believe London will remain a leading fintech hub for many years to come,» Rajesh Agrawal, London's deputy mayor for business, said in a statement Thursday.

And we know that investments in science and technology help Canadian business remain competitive while creating high - paying jobs.

Business investment, however, remains soft, despite some stabilization in the energy sector.

Asked about the report, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said investment figures showed China remained an attractive place for U.S. businesses and China was committed to opening up.

Significant debate remains between the White House and Hill Republicans on elements of any final tax reform package, including which deductions to target, how low to push the corporate rate and how companies deduct business investments.

And larger businesses will unlikely increase investment spending sharply at a time when capacity utilization rates remain unusually depressed (Chart 26).

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, President Trump's daughter and son - in - law, will remain the beneficiaries of a sprawling real estate and investment business still worth as much as $ 740 million, despite their new government responsibilities, according to ethics filings released by the White House Friday night.

Although I expect business fixed investment to begin to grow again in the second half, it will likely remain soft as profits have stagnated and election year uncertainty could act as an additional depressant.

Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economic future.

While headwinds from lower business investment continue to impact Alberta & B.C., survey measures of manufacturing performance remain significantly above the lows seen in late - 2015.»

Growth in the first quarter of 2016 appears to be in line with the Bank's April projection, although business investment and intentions remain disappointing.

That is because investment data have continued to disappoint and some businesses are telling us that they remain cautious.

In particular, one component of GDP that remains concerning is business investment.

While investment in the energy sector now appears to be stabilizing after a painful adjustment to the decline in oil and other commodity prices that began in 2014, overall business investment in the economy remains weak.

«Boards that authorise share - repurchase initiatives at market prices below what the businesses are intrinsically worth per share (without foregoing investment in even more compelling growth opportunities and with due regard for the financial security of the remaining shareholders) are clearly putting the shareholder's interest high on the priority list» Frank Martin

However, we remain skeptical on the company's ability to execute a turnaround of its device or service businesses, and we continue to believe that there are better investments in the smartphone ecosystem than BlackBerry.»

Although he coordinates the firm's investment research group, Jeff acknowledges he remains a student of the investment management business.

Business conditions remain favourable overall, with high profitability and strong sentiment supporting solid investment intentions.

We are certainly not pleased with near - term underperformance, but we remain confident that our focus on business value and our extended investment time horizon will position the Fund for favorable results over longer periods of time.

In particular, indicators of business confidence remain above long - run levels, overall profitability remains strong, and business investment is expected to continue to grow, albeit more slowly than in the past two years.

Employment and business investment spending remain weak given the nearly 30 % lower oil price from year ago levels.

Buffett's preferred method for evaluating the attractiveness of investments and businesses is intrinsic value, which represents the sum of all of discounted cash flows that can be taken out of a business during its remaining life.

However, its success will be measured by whether Canada remains competitive for financial and human capital, and the retention and attraction of business investment.

We remain confident that our focus on business value and our extended investment time horizon will position the Fund for favorable results over longer periods of time.

Business spending on equipment and software has risen significantly; however, investment in nonresidential structures is declining and employers remain reluctant to add to payrolls.

«Though our office space, amenities, and technology have continuously evolved over the past 30 years, our dedication to superior service, flexible solutions, and deep - rooted investment in helping small businesses succeed has remained constant,» said Gavri.

From the perspective of someone interested in making investments with 20 + year holding periods in mind, you need to be careful of owning banks because of the debt to equity levels involved in the investment, you need to be wary of technology companies because they must constantly be innovating to remain profitable and relevant (unlike, say, Hershey, which could stick with its business model of selling chocolate bars for the next century), and retail stocks which are always subject to the risk of a new low - cost carrier arriving on the block.

Although investment trends and fads come and go, Edward Jones» set of business principles remains the same.

Still, recent data for foreign trade, consumer inflation, foreign investments, etc. suggested that the Chinese economy remains stable and sound, which could boost business sentiment.

In contrast, resilient investment intentions and a considerable stock of work in the pipeline suggest that growth in business investment should remain reasonably strong in the period ahead.

Continuous investment in your people and a purposeful approach to employee satisfaction is often the difference between best in class and the remaining businesses in a sector.

But on any measure, profitability remains high and is likely to have contributed to the continued expansion of business investment.