Sentences with phrase «us economic outlook»

The Fed expressed a confident economic outlook, saying activity had expanded at a moderate rate and that inflation was close to its 2 percent target.

In September, when the Fed's policy makers last submitted their economic outlooks, the median estimate implied two quarter - point increases in 2017.

«There is a real risk that banks stop being the primary source for personal and small businesses loans,» writes Karp in BBVA's recently released economic outlook.

It expressed a confident economic outlook, saying activity had expanded at a moderate rate and that inflation was close to its 2 percent target.

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy before the World Affairs Council, Jacksonville - 1715 GMT.

However, the bigger concern is that this is one more threat to your retirement nest egg, on top of low interest rates, a low - growth economic outlook, uncertain stock markets and potential government cuts to other programs, such as health care and nursing - home subsidies.

«Given the economic outlook, and recognizing the time it takes for policy actions to affect future economic conditions, the committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate to 0.25 to 0.50 percent,» the FOMC's post-meeting statement said.

«The current economic outlook seems brighter, and UK small businesses are ambitious and want to make the most of it,» Cherry added.

The international price of oil had dropped an additional US$ 20 per barrel since the Bank of Canada's last economic outlook in October.

Early this year, it was still possible to see a political upside for Stephen Harper in the economic outlook.

The OECD, in a 2007 economic outlook assessment, singled out the U.S. as having an especially sluggish rate of business investment, even several years into the post-dot-com-bust recovery.

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) attends a news conference on the world economic outlook during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 22, 2018.

And while better economic data has buoyed the economic outlook, many agree a recovery is still in a fragile state.

«U.K. businesses risk missing out on global growth and also risk failing to position for the future in the U.K. if they continue to wait for the clouds surrounding the economic outlook to clear,» Gregory said.

«We took these steps because the economic outlook has changed markedly,» Carney said at a press conference in London.

Until now, the ECB has stated that it stands ready to increase the level of bond purchases it makes in both duration and / or size, in case the economic outlook deteriorates in the euro zone.

Billionaire investor Stephen Jarislowsky, whose firm manages $ 35 billion in assets, wrote an op - ed for the Financial Post that says higher taxes on capital gains would, «hammer another nail in the coffin for Canadian investments, particularly at a time when our economic outlook is already relatively weak.»

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will discuss the economic outlook for the U.S. when she talks at the Economic Club of Washington today at 12:25 p.m. ET.

Economists and traders are smart people, but they still will put more stock in an inadvertent comment by an official than they will in their own analysis of the economic outlook.

But inflation remains distant from the BOJ's 2 percent target as companies hold off on raising prices and wages, citing uncertainty over the economic outlook.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released minutes from its meeting at the end of July, and it looks like Fed officials broached the subject of raising interest rates earlier than planned, but ultimately decided to wait for more evidence of an improved economic outlook.

Signs that the pace of decline in household spending is easing would be welcome for Japan «s fragile economic outlook.

Other possible factors that officials said could negatively affect the economic outlook included «persistent weakness in the housing sector, a continued slow rise in household income, or spillovers from developments in the Middle East and Ukraine.»

Chris Rupkey, MUFG Union Bank Managing Director and Chief Financial Economist, discusses rising interest rates, rate of inflation, and solid economic outlook

Here's the key line from the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest policy statement on July 27: «Near - term risks to the economic outlook have diminished.»

Given the scale of the self - employed workforce, America's economic outlook will be impacted.

The outcome of the U.S. election has moderately changed the economic outlook, but likely not enough to drive the Bank of Canada to alter interest rates

Some of those demographic shifts could harm the state's economic outlook.

«Any risks to the economic outlook are fading.

Poloz answered questions from MPs as he presented his economic outlook and envisioned a sequence of events that would lead the country on a path to further prosperity.

Falling gas prices are clearly a factor behind consumer's improved economic outlook.

Wall Street stock futures are higher and the dollar at a five - month low, as the Federal Reserve's partial retreat from its rate - hike intentions boosts confidence for the world economic outlook and leads to the unwinding of some of the «safe haven» flows into the U.S. currency over recent months.

But the economic outlook is clouded by rising trade tensions, as well as late - cycle increases in interest rates in the United States and the other major economies.

In a statement Wednesday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues said that the economic outlook had «strengthened in recent months» and that activity should expand at a «moderate pace.»

In its announcement, the U.S. central bank expressed a confident economic outlook, saying that activity had expanded at a moderate rate and that inflation was nearing its 2 - percent target.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic speaks on the economic outlook in a fireside chat at the Broward Workshop - 1300 GMT.

ATLANTA - Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic speaks on the economic outlook and monetary policy before the Rotary Club of Atlanta - 1740 GMT.

ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI - Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker speaks on the economic outlook before event, «Edward Jones Dean's Breakfast: The Economic Outlook,» - 1400 GMT.

Throw in an uncertain economic outlook and industrywide pressures to increase the pay of fast - food workers, and restaurants have looked like an increasingly unappetizing stew to investors — making their stocks among the biggest losers in this year's market dip.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker speaks on the economic outlook at the 2018...

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker speaks on the economic outlook at the 2018 ASSA / American Economic Association Annual Meeting - 1515 GMT.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12 SAN DIEGO - Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Eric S. Rosengren speaks on the economic outlook and receives the GIC Frederick Heldring Award for Global Leadership at an event hosted by the Global Interdependence Center - 1800 GMT.

Americans are also sounding more optimistic about the economic outlook, which could prompt more people to open their wallets in the coming months.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is delivering his first economic outlook speech since taking over the central bank's top position in February.

In approving the increase, members noted that the economic outlook has «strengthened» recently.

They will then add Finance Minister Bill Morneau's spending intentions to a new economic outlook set for release in April.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney he had acted because the economic outlook had changed markedly following the Brexit vote.

Fed forecasts in March pointed to two rate rises in 2016, but a sharp slowdown in U.S. job gains in May and the prospect that Britain could vote next week to leave the EU have added to doubts about the economic outlook.

Canada's economic outlook is undeniably positive.

The dollar has been buoyed in recent weeks by the strong U.S. economic outlook and rising yields amid signs of a slowdown in some other developed economies, especially in Europe.