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The «steepness» and «flatness» in the curves can indicate potential changes in interest rates as well as economic expectations.

Not exact matches

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.

Abe's radical new economic policies, referred to as «Abenomics,» and expectations of a bold monetary policy have weakened the yen 21 percent against the dollar since mid-November, while Japanese shares have surged almost 31 percent.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's radical new economic policies, referred to as «Abenomics,» and expectations of a bold monetary policy have prompted Japanese shares to surge almost 32 percent in the last three months.

Also unsurprisingly, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, dissenter - in - chief at the bank, voted against the motion to stay the course, citing «economic and financial imbalances,» as well as, further down the road, «an increase in long - term inflation expectations» as reasons for concern.

«As the economic tides change, the Bay Area, with its entrenched tech workforce, is the perfect place to take the pulse of worker expectations and how they are shifting over time,» Woo CEO Liran Kotzer told the Business Times.

India's economic potential offers opportunity for WA businesses, but questions remain as to whether the expectations of both sides can be met.

Today its truck and minivan sales in the U.S. are still growing, and with expectations that revived world economic growth is on the horizon, it is also poised to sell more cars and SUVs in emerging markets such as China, says Oakmark's Bill Nygren.

Vietnam was once billed as Asia's next economic tiger, but double - digit inflation, a ballooning trade gap, tumbling share prices and banking sector concerns have dampened expectations to a large degree.

China's banks extended a record 2.9 trillion yuan ($ 458.3 billion) in new yuan loans in January, blowing past expectations and nearly five times the previous month as policymakers aim to sustain solid economic growth while reining in debt risks.

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However, the softness in economic data, particularly as it relates to inflation, coupled with market expectations that the first Fed rate hike won't happen until well into 2016 have inspired at least a momentary burst in high - yield confidence.

«President - elect Trump must provide early evidence of positive economic growth as well as act to keep positive consumer expectations aligned with performance,» said Curtin.

The banks demonstrated that their personal and commercial loans businesses are still solid, even as expectations point to consumer lending growth slowing in the coming quarters amid persistent economic weakness.

The world's largest package delivery company, viewed as an indicator of economic strength, reported revenue increased 10 percent to $ 17.1 billion in the first quarter from a year ago, topping analyst expectations of $ 16.47 billion.

Unlike other economic indicators such as gross domestic product (GDP), the PMI is forward - looking and helps investors manage expectations.

Published bi-weekly on Fridays, PNC's Market Expectation Survey lists the current consensus forecast for key economic data releases for the upcoming week, as well as PNC's own forecast for each item.

On the prospect of recession, I'm reasonably well - known as one of the only economists who correctly warned in real - time of oncoming recessions in October 2000 and again in November 2007 — both points where the consensus of economic forecasters indicated no expectation of oncoming trouble at all.

A deal with China to potentially open their economy is very bullish for oil demand expectations as well as global economic growth.

To some extent, stock market action also implies expectations for slower economic growth, though interest rate signals, such as a flat yield curve, are more suggestive of slow growth than stock market action is, and we've yet to see a substantial widening of credit spreads that would suggest imminent recession.

Forward - looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by BlackBerry in light of its experience and its perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors that BlackBerry believes are appropriate in the circumstances, including but not limited to the launch timing and success of products based on the BlackBerry 10 platform, general economic conditions, product pricing levels and competitive intensity, supply constraints, BlackBerry's expectations regarding its business, strategy, opportunities and prospects, including its ability to implement meaningful changes to address its business challenges, and BlackBerry's expectations regarding the cash flow generation of its business.

This is important as value tends to perform better when economic expectations are rising.

Economic Reports Scorecard The economic data released since my last update has been fairly positive but future growth and inflation expectations, as measured by our market indicators, have waned consiEconomic Reports Scorecard The economic data released since my last update has been fairly positive but future growth and inflation expectations, as measured by our market indicators, have waned consieconomic data released since my last update has been fairly positive but future growth and inflation expectations, as measured by our market indicators, have waned considerably.

The better - than - month - long climb in the market since the election of Donald J. Trump as President - elect has been driven by optimism about domestic economic stimulus and the expectation that the incoming Administration will push for lower corporate taxes and less government regulation.

Indeed, as expectations for economic growth have been scaled back somewhat in both regions over the past three months, markets have pushed back their expectation of the timing of the first tightening by both central banks.

In light of this expectation and their assessment of the risks to the economic outlook, several expressed the view that a cautious approach to raising rates would be prudent or noted their concern that raising the target range as soon as April would signal a sense of urgency they did not think appropriate.»

In any case, investors should keep in mind that the stock market's reaction to Fed cuts has historically been dependent on other conditions such as valuations, economic expectations and the slope of the yield curve.

(China PMI once again missed expectations as did some U.S. economic reports).

Even within the economic community that still believed in the money multiplier, there were highly unrealistic (and pessimistic) expectations: high (if not hyper) inflation would strike within a few years we were being told, as the first round of quantitative easing was announced.

Even so, economic growth in the third quarter outpaced the bank's expectations, partly as a result of higher oil prices and improved growth in developing nations.

I mentioned above that the IMF released its World Economic Outlook and has downgraded growth expectations based on Japan, the Euro Zone, and most Emerging Markets slowing while the pace of growth in the United States is generally positive, but questionable as Quantitative Easing is set to end.

In other words, economic releases are no longer beating expectations as frequently or by the same magnitude as was the case in the fall.

As such, stocks are more likely to climb when economic data is beating expectations.

As a result, absolute economic prospects may not improve much, but we would actually expect a strong trend toward positive surprises from the standpoint of now - lowered expectations.

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.

In recent months, we've observed one of the most persistent shortfalls from economic expectations in years, as measured by various «economic surprise» indices.

Donald Trump's unanticipated election victory heightened expectations for pro-growth economic policies and drove equity markets higher as the year came to a close.

They will also assess how recent forecasts fit into our expectations for economic trends and policy changes and provide snapshots of the latest data as well as upcoming market events.

The biggest beneficiaries of the Fed decision were banks, which were taking the expectation of more rate increases amid a stronger economic landscape as bullish.

Trends in consumer sentiment have shown some divergence recently as attitudes toward current economic conditions continue to become more optimistic while expectations about future conditions reflect some caution.

Japan, Taiwan, and Korea are among the nations that defied all expectations of informed foreign observers in the postwar period; by the same token, Burma and Ghana, two of the countries most frequently cited as likely economic successes after independence, did an equally creditable job of disappointing the experts.

On the other, contrary to expectations, the crisis has not thus far unseated neo-liberalism as the reigning economic paradigm, and financiers and the political right have neatly turned the tables on the centre - left.

Many see the launch of the Pan-African passport as one of the milestones for this year's AU Summit - with expectations that it would facilitate the seamless mobility of Africans and ease trade across the continent, consequently leading to the continent's economic transformation.

The debate over Scotland's future has, especially recently, served up the incongruous (and unromantic) image of a nation of «bean - counters» basing its decision about independence on the expected profitability of either outcome, yet calculating this expectation (on either side) off the back of political and economic assumptions that resemble nothing so much as declarations of blind fear or faith.

There are many imponderables, such as whether he can bring the ANC back together, and whether he can manage huge and probably unrealistic expectations in times of economic hardship.

The state legislature ends its session for the year on June 16, and expectations are low for any major pieces of legislation to be resolved before the adjournment, as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration faces increasing scrutiny from the U.S. attorney over economic development projects.

Turning around decades of economic decline in a matter of years is «an unreasonable expectation» even as gains in job growth have been made, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at an event in Glens Falls on Wednesday.

The latest GDP figures, albeit provisional, are expected to serve as an encouragement to government of a rebound in economic activities, as Finance Minister Seth Terkper in June last year announced to Parliament that government had revised its expectation of economic growth for 2015 from 4.1 percent to 3.5 percent.

The state legislature ends its session for the year on June 16, and expectations are low for any major pieces of legislation to be resolved before the adjournment, as Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration faces increasing scrutiny from the U.S. attorney over economic development projects.

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