Sentences with phrase «better about the economy»

If not for the NAFTA talks, the Bank of Canada would be feeling much better about the economy.

«Even though you may have to pay a little more to get the turkey to grandma's house... you're feeling a little better about the economy.»

For the second month in a row, we had a higher than average number of small business owners saying they feel good about the economy in March — 69 %.

But either way, business owners aren't yet feeling better about the economy.

And our optimism level — the percentage of small business owners who feel good about the economy — remains in the 60s (63 percent this month versus 67 percent last month).

Heather Long writes: «[T] he GOP faces a conundrum: While Americans feel good about the economy, Trump's approval ratings remain at anemic levels.

But he said the return of the luxury brand — available stateside until the mid-1990s — is an indication that high - end buyers are feeling better about the economy.

Households are feeling better about the economy than they have since well before the financial crisis began, according to the survey — and a significantly larger number say they plan to buy homes and other durable goods in the near future.

Consumers optimistic, but weary Despite a decreased penchant to spend during the spring, consumers are still feeling pretty good about the economy's prospects, according to numerous reports.

The struggle between feeling bad and good about the economy's recovery is driven by the manufacturing sector.

Tenants are feeling better about the economy, they're likely to make decisions instead of waiting as they did in 2010.»

Households overall are feeling better about the economy.

«I think people are starting to feel better about the job market, and business owners also feel good about the economy, and may be willing to spend some of their discretionary income on travel.»

Not exact matches

Since that report came out, we can count another upside to the «China syndrome»: Canada weathered the recession better than just about every other developed economy, thanks in part to a quick recovery in emerging economies and thus in commodity prices.

Weakness in the global economy and concern about the uneasiness of markets, as well as uncertainty about many lushly - priced private companies known as unicorns, drove the markdown, investment experts said.

At a time when debate about a potential outer harbour project south of Perth is building momentum, a look at the history of development in Kwinana's industrial zone provides an illustration of the impact of government intervention in the state's economy, for better or worse.

A few things stand out about this particular rate change: first, the magnitude of influence that just a quarter percentage - point change had on the stock market; second, the current rate with an upper range of.50 % compared to the various long - term averages of about 5 %; and third, the rate remains historically low, with only minute incremental changes, despite the relatively good news we continue to read about the economy.

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach speaks to CNBC's Scott Wapner on the sidelines of the Sohn Conference about his best new investment ideas, his outlook for markets and the economy, as well as the rising interest rate environment.

U.S. retail sales figures may well determine how Wall Street opens — as well as worries about Europe's debt crisis, concerns over the U.S. economy have also been behind the recent turmoil in markets.

It was about a certain economy of space, that it worked big, small, embroidered, that's a lot different than just going with what feels good.

It's hard to verify independently the claims of retail traders who say they have made good money this year, when worries about a slowing Chinese economy and the slumping oil price have wiped up to $ 8 trillion from world stock markets in January alone.

Traditional answers often focus on various sectors and involve more or less hand - wringing about their rise and fall, but according to the author of a forthcoming book on entrepreneurship and economy, there is another, better way to view our economy — as one single ecosystem, a sort of one - sector economy that interacts as a unit much like a forest and which should be nurtured as it grows and recycles itself.

The eurozone's recovery from the sovereign debt crisis has been about improving situations in the economic bloc's peripheral economies like Italy and Portugal, and this new batch of uncertainty in Portugal's financial sector is not sitting well with investors.

The world economy is «about as good as it gets,» the 56 - year - old American said, pushing back against fears that rising trade protectionism could hurt globally diversified businesses like SAP.

We spoke to members of Canada's business community about whether the federal budget will be good for business and the economy.

Meanwhile, a National Federation of Independent Business's report found that despite the anemic economy, business owners across the U.S. are cautiously optimistic about their future as well.

President Donald Trump is shaking up trade policy just as he promised, with one exception: the part about the «better deal» for the American economy.

A significant portion of the TSC hearing focused on Haldane's now famous Fish comment, as well as broader issues with economic forecasting — something that has come to the fore in the UK since economists were almost unanimously wrong in their predictions about the immediate impact of Brexit on the British economy.

«There are some sectors into the country, whether it's technology or AI, that are doing exceedingly well... I'm concerned about the resource - based economy, and access to tidewater for our product,» Porter said.

And though most believe the devaluation will be good for the economy overall, about half expect it to affect their spending habits in areas such as cross-border shopping.

«As the on - demand economy creates exciting opportunities and unleashes innovation, it's also raising hard questions about workplace protections and what a good job will look like in the future.»

Thrown into the mix as well have been calls for a full - blown policy overhaul, and a suspicion that the economy may be stuck in a rut with little anyone can do about it.

«Snapchat allows us to reach an important audience in real time and join a conversation about how best to empower women in emerging economies,» said Amanda Rubin, Goldman Sachs global co-head of brand and content strategy, in a statement.

But unlike the 2011 rout, sparked by the eurozone debt crisis, the sudden collapse of global equities markets that began last week is all about China — which makes it all the more unnerving since few have a good grasp on how the world's most important emerging economy actually works.

Such over-egged warnings have cost the PM credibility, and weakened better - founded arguments about how Brexit would hit the economy.

«Cooling off» is the best thing you can say about the U.S. economy, says a recent commentary by David Rosenberg, chief economist with Toronto wealth manager Gluskin Sheff.

Without the economy accelerating, or policy makers changing their mind about the need for stricter oversight of the banking industry, chances are high that small - business credit will remain well below where it was in 2007.

The euro has been one of the best performing major currencies this year, with its strength stemming partly from growing confidence about the outlook for the euro zone economy and partly from weakness in other major currencies such as the yen and British pound.

«The global economy continues to do well, and we remain optimistic about the positive impact of tax reform in the U.S. as business sentiment remains upbeat, and consumers benefit from job and wage growth,» Dimon said.

«Oil industry companies would do well to be cautious and stop assuming that good relations with PDVSA can last forever due to a common interest in pumping oil,» Raul Gallegos, associate director with the consultancy Control Risks, and author of Crude Nation, a book about how oil ruined the Venezuelan economy, said in an interview with Reuters.

When asked about the best way forward for Canada's economy in an Abacus Data public opinion survey last year, just one - third suggested Canada should prioritize promoting the use of Canada's oil and gas.

With all these innovative leaders, you can hear about the best practices to optimization innovation across different forms of industry, how material science is changing the world of innovation, and how innovation takes flight into the new space economy.

The global economy is a giant, well - oiled machine that's about to get gummed up.

The latest stats should calm some fears about the state of the economy, but we'll see if the job market remains strong in the following months as well.

The economy appears to be weathering a very large storm pretty well, and the community's confidence about the future has improved commensurately.

Dudley made his remarks after the U.S. economy added 126,000 jobs last month, well - below economists» expectations of about 250,000.

And in the larger context of the sharing economy that Uber had become the poster child for, the shakeup at the top levels raises questions about the health and sustainability of the growing community of younger, smaller startups as well.

With inflation sitting well below the Fed's 2 % target and doubts about China's economy prevalent (see article), a rise would have been an unnecessary risk.

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Third, a number of studies have shown that Taylor Rules are robust in the sense that they generally perform quite well across a range of different assumptions about how the economy is structured and operates.