Sentences with phrase «while strong economic growth»

«While strong economic growth has boosted city revenues, Mayor de Blasio continues to grapple with ongoing structural deficits and labor contracts that have remained unsettled for far too long,» DiNapoli said.

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While geopolitical uncertainty was a major focal point earlier this year — with several North Korean missile launches initially sending investor scurrying into safe - have assets — risk appetite has since improved, with markets looking instead to stronger economic growth globally.

Minutes of the meeting released three weeks later showed that some policymakers indicated they were ready for another small rate hike, while other officials wanted to wait until incoming data «provided a greater level of confidence that economic growth was strong enough to withstand a possible downward shock to demand.»

The economic picture is strong: We've had 2 back - to - back quarters of around 3 % GDP growth, and for the first time in a long while we're seeing synchronous growth among developed nations.

«The energy sector posted stronger returns in September due to a rebound in oil prices which helped lift Canadian equities, while the bond market slipped into negative territory after strong Canadian economic growth led the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates for the first time in seven years,» said James Rausch, Head of Client Coverage, Canada, RBC Investor & Treasury Services.

Expectations for strong U.S. jobs data on Friday have been maintaining a bid for dollars, while timely survey data show that a cooling in economic growth is afoot, and ECB President Draghi gave dovish - tilting remarks following the central bank's April policy review last week.

While economic growth in the fourth quarter came in strong, helped by expanding consumer spending, firms aren't raising prices.

«One of the reasons why economic growth has been weaker in this expansion than others is a lack of government spending now I think that in the short - term negative in the long run I think a move in resources from the government sector to the private sector is positive but it takes a while for that to manifest itself in stronger overall GDP growth».

Credit provides the potential for both diversification and incremental returns: While rate - driven government bonds have been rewarded during flight to quality periods, credit has been rewarded in times of strong economic growth.

«While equity market performance across Asia - Pacific was mixed in 2013, strong economic growth and real estate prices in key markets drove healthy overall wealth growth,» said M. George Lewis, Group Head, RBC Wealth Management & RBC Insurance.

BRUSSELS (Reuters)- Euro zone economic growth will slow this year and next from a peak expansion in 2017, the European Commission forecast on Thursday, underlining the need to quickly implement euro zone reforms while the expansion is still strong.

While the labour market remains weak, there are tentative signs that the stronger economic growth is beginning to have some impact.

The difficulty for the ECB in managing market expectations on monetary policy in the face of stronger economic growth was evident elsewhere in President Draghi's remarks, as he repeatedly stressed the need to keep the region's interest rates at current levels while the central bank winds down its QE program.

And while these returns can be attributed to the synchronized upswing in global economic growth and strong corporate profitability, hanging in the background of markets all year were a series of risks.

While CO2 emissions have slowed during times of economic recession, this would be the first decline during a period of strong global economic growth, Jackson said.

While declines in emissions have previously occurred during periods of economic crisis, this would be the first decline during a period of strong global economic growth.

«While this conservative approach to credit may slow economic growth in the short - term, it portends stronger, more consistent growth in the future.

While celebrating strong economic growth in recent years, Cambodia is a country where much remains buried in history and time.

What followed was a decade of strong economic growth while SO2 and NOx emissions began to decline.

Driving even stronger action to lower emissions while supporting continued economic growth and expanding energy access will require greater engagement and effort by all.

This strong political support and will is essential to support policies that encourage the uptake of low - carbon energy sources, improve energy efficiency and promote new technologies and innovation while maintaining energy security and economic growth.

Our recent study with ClimateWorks Australia on Deep Decarbonisation Pathways, which built on modelling by CSIRO and Victoria University, showed that Australia can cut emissions deeply and do so while maintaining strong economic growth.

The good news is, we can make meaningful progress on this issue while driving strong economic growth.

With this cost to human life in mind, along with instability in the international coal markets and the looming threat of climate disaster, the Commission has come out with a series of recommendations to move away from coal while simultaneously supporting strong economic growth and promoting energy access for developing countries.

By the way, SRES - A2 assumes 15 billion world population in 2100 with relatively weak economic globalization while those of SRES - A1 and B1 are around 8.5 billion with strong economic growth.

Analysis of the financial performance of the UK's top 50 firms shows a sector that, while strong enough to produce a fourth consecutive year of revenue growth despite some pretty wobbly economic conditions, is ripe for change.

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