Sentences with phrase «economic data remains»

Economic data remains a key indicator for interest rates.

On the economic front, despite the recent market advance and strength in payroll employment, observable economic data remain broadly consistent with the likelihood of an oncoming U.S. recession.

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Despite the recent softness in data — the Citi economic surprise index for the eurozone is now at its lowest since June 2012 — markets remain stubbornly bullish on the euro with overall bets still near record highs as longer - term expectations remain optimistic.

A softening in euro zone economic data and signs that inflationary pressures remain subdued, encouraging the European Central to hold off from raising interest rates until well into 2019, have supported bond markets in recent weeks.

Recent economic data point to some growth firming, inflation remains hard to find and long - term rates are up by barely 10 basis points (bps) from where they started the year, according to data accessible via Bloomberg.

NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters)- U.S. overnight lending rates dipped on Wednesday, but remained near recent highs as investors looked ahead to key U.S. payrolls data due on Friday for direction as to the strength of the economic recovery.

When it comes to gender equality, the data remains stark, according to the World Economic Forum's 2017 Gender Gap Report, which captures the the magnitude of gender - based disparities across economies, education, health and political engagements.

However considerable economic and financial data would be available, and remaining uncertainty could be allowed for in the «risk adjustment» factor included in the budget.

Mario Draghi said Thursday that recent data points to «some moderation» in the economic growth in the 19 countries that use the euro, while still remaining «consistent with a broad - based expansion.»

Despite months of poor economic data, the Harper government says it remains confident it will run a surplus this year.

The Euro Fact of fiction, the Euro remains a point of contention, but topside conviction remains low ahead of the Italian election compounded by softer EU economic data.

Major equity markets in the Asia Pacific remain flat, as a set of fresh economic data suggested...

Second, while growth has been disappointing in both developed and emerging markets, financial markets remain hopeful that better economic data will emerge in the second half of 2013 and 2014, especially in the US and Japan, with the UK and the eurozone bottoming out and most emerging markets returning to form.

We've observed a slowdown, but not a downturn, in real retail sales and real personal income, so those remain areas of focus as we monitor the sequence of economic data.

Economic data in the United States have been a little more positive, showing, among other things, stronger - than - expected GDP growth in the second quarter, improvements in business sentiment, a rise in capital goods orders and a small pick - up in industrial production in the past couple of months, though the performance of the labour market has so far remained disappointing.

Regional economic data in the eurozone remained positive, indicating robust growth underpinned by solid domestic consumption and export demand.

Oil prices and the US Yields to dictate the pace this week While geopolitical tensions remain bubbling under the surface, rising oil prices and higher US yields suggest investors are likely to deal with increased volatility as a broad range of political, economic and financial events unfolds US Core PCE, GDP price index, personal consumption data are...

The data released today by the BEA show pretty clearly that the arguments we make in House of Debt remain relevant for thinking about economic weakness today.

Analysts at Barclays said in a note that macroeconomic concerns would continue to crimp optimism in coming months: «Although we continue to believe that the global economic prospects are likely to recover into the second half of the year, data are likely to remain choppy in the near term and keep investors concerned about the future trajectory.»

Crude oil prices edged up on Friday boosted by stronger than expected U.S. economic data though the longer - term outlook for energy markets remains weak due to a global oil supply glut and uncertainty over economic growth prospects in Asia.

Global economic conditions have improved over recent months, with stronger economic data emerging in the US, Japan and most other countries in east Asia, though the euro area remains weak.

Weaker eurozone economic data, combined with the not - as - dovish interpretation of the FOMC [US Federal Open Market Committee] statement mean the dollar could continue to remain «bid» (there are more buyers than sellers) in the very short term.»

«That said, recent data is more accurately characterized as a hint of stagflation rather than anything more acute and, therefore, it shouldn't be a surprise that many of the economic metrics that have characterized periods of more pronounced stagflation historically, such as unemployment, still remain low,» he added.

However, the sudden surge of US production in fall last year was, in part, due to prices remaining elevated but also the industry's reliance on massaged economic data that showed a stronger US economy on the surface, but weaker underlying activity.

The data is unambiguous on current economic conditions - GDP growth in the last quarter of 2015 was a meager 2.11 % with full year growth of 2.79 % according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS); inflation rose sharply to 11.4 % in February with prospects of reaching 12 % by March; capital markets have remained bearish; according to UNCTAD Nigeria's FDI fell by 27.7 % to $ 3.4 billion in 2015, and on current trends may fall even more precipitously in 2016; the de facto exchange rate of the Naira for most producers and consumers is now N322 / $ even though CBN maintains a nominal N197 / $ for privileged persons; several economic sectors - construction, government, manufacturing, oil and gas and hotels and restaurants are in recession or barely out of it; government's official foreign reserves is down to $ 27.8 bn; and unemployment and under - employment rates have worsened 10.4 % and 18.7 % by the end of 2015.

According to data compiled in 2013 by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, government support for working parents remains very limited in the United States.

Peasant Life ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found that excavations of houses and associated remains often provide the best data on ancient social and economic patterns.

The United States remains the world's largest investor in research and development, but China is picking up speed so rapidly that it is estimated to surpass the United States in this area by about 2019, data compiled by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development shows.

At the annual press conference on June 9th 2015, the German Publishers and Booksellers Association presented economic data and key statistics about the German book market in 2014, which, despite a slight decrease in overall sales, remained stable and even showed a few bright spots.

A January, 2008 entry on FuturePerfectPublishing.com quotes data from an August 2006 study by the Bureau of Economic Analysis and concludes that during the 2001 recession «growth in books sales actually remained positive and then rebounded quickly to their historic growth rate.»

Minneapolis, MN: Freddie Mac today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey ®, showing fixed mortgage rates declining or remaining the same from the previous week amid mixed economic data, and continuing to hover around their all - time record lows.

If inflation remains a no - show, the Bank might hold off on further hikes, especially if the economic data turns.

Asset prices remained relatively flat over the past month, caught between the push of positive economic data on equities and the pull of geopolitical... More

Even though commodity prices remain weak, the currency has been propelled by strong Canadian economic data and the realization that the Bank of Canada was serious about hiking rates.

The jumbo market remains competitive for lenders according to data from our Weekly Application Survey, as the spread between conforming 30 year fixed rate loans and jumbo 30 year fixed rate loans widened to 12 basis points over March and April, the widest this spread has been since early 2016,» said Joel Kan, MBA's Associate Vice President of Economic and Industry Forecasting.

A variety of factors shapes how much of these two gases remains in the atmosphere after they are emitted, which is one reason the global economic recession hasn't become evident in the data yet, N.O.A.A. researchers said.

Based on the recently released 2012 Economic Census data, new NAHB research shows that residential construction remains the industry of independent entrepreneurs with 81 percent of homebuilders and specialty trade contractors being self - employed independent contractors.

Data continue to show signs that the housing market is strengthening, with home prices continuing to rise and new and existing home sales remaining strong, although officials caution that there is regional variation and the overall economic recovery remains fragile.