Sentences with phrase «bleak economic»

About 12 percent thought that buyers were hesitating because of bleak economic conditions and a high number of 43 percent believed that rising prices and dwindling affordability is hampering buying activity.

He also read a lot of stories about the bleak economic forecast.

The recent bleak economic forecasts are clearly not depressing firms too much with expansion into new offices and locations a principal priority in the long - term for some 15 % of respondents.

They turned the bleak economic conditions to their advantage, opening up group shows wherever property became available - in old factories and warehouses, and in brand new office buildings, too, in spite of their low ceilings, empty desks and neutral grey carpets.

In this bleak economic climate, are you looking for a glass that's half - full instead of half - empty?

WASHINGTON (CNN)- Shortly after President Barack Obama painted a bleak economic picture Saturday in his weekly address to the nation, he met with with his economic team to talk strategy and the national budget.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- President Barack Obama painted a bleak economic picture of the country Saturday, hours before he will meet with his economic team.

MANHATTAN — Mayor Michael Bloomberg painted a bleak economic picture in his annual State of the City address Wednesday as he outlined a series of contentious reforms to overhaul the pension system and rules governing teacher firing to save the city money.

The prime minister said Britain had been at its best as it relaxed amid the bleak economic situation in his comments during yesterday's thanksgiving service at St Paul's cathedral.

Which, given the bleak economic news underpinning it, is something of a minor miracle.

Americans paint a bleak economic picture, but there is growing optimism that Americans» financial picture will...

Although many flee to the Caribbean for a relaxed getaway, many of the region's businesses haven't been immune to bleak economic conditions resulting from the current world economic recession.

With the measly returns offered up by bonds, an overextended bull market, and a bleak economic outlook, adding gold to your portfolio is a wise move.

Conservative rebels had urged the prime minister to insist on cuts to EU spending to reflect the bleak economic landscape across much of Europe.

Rebels in his Conservative party have urged the prime minister to insist on cuts to EU spending to reflect the bleak economic landscape across much of Europe.

The decline in the money supply and velocity are the result of firms and households responding to a bleaker economic outlook.

Bleaker economic numbers from new Bank of Canada forecasts fly in the face of the Harper government's vision of a string of surpluses

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Bolton thinks the low application numbers are partly due to the blame that has been placed on business schools for the global economic crisis, along with the bleak job market for MBAs, which has led to lower starting salaries and fewer job offers.

In a quest to get economic activity churning again, the Fed and other growth - hungry central banks are running headlong into a bleak irony — the longer they stick with extraordinary measures, the less extraordinary those measures become.

The economic news was pretty bleak through that period, but markets roared ahead.

The bleaker fiscal outlook, released Wednesday, surfaces as political parties are pitching economic policies to voters ahead of the October election.

As a result, the San Joaquin Valley lags in growth — a bleak fact that has become increasingly apparent during the current economic recovery.

Speaking at his government's inauguration, Oresharski restrained from making any concrete promises and offered a rather bleak perspective for his country's citizens: «Bulgaria is in a deep institutional crisis, continuing economic depression and worsening social disintegration.

Chris Keates: «The findings of this Report confirm a bleak and depressing picture where child poverty is set to increase, further entrenching the socio - economic divide across the UK».

With no alternative means to raise foreign exchange, the economic future looks bleak.

«Britain needs an economic heavyweight fighting for Britain in these bleak times not a dilettante playing at being chancellor.

If we look at economic questions and leadership questions now Labour's position looks bleak.

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Even as school officials across the country continue to weigh cutbacks because of the still - bleak economy, Greg Murry, the superintendent of this 9,000 - student district, faces an enviable challenge: how to spend, within a tight time frame, an economic - stimulus windfall of up to $ 7 million.

For dropouts, the economic picture is even bleaker: According to Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies, over a working lifetime from ages 18 to 64, high school dropouts are estimated to earn about $ 400,000 less than those with diplomas.

Though economic outlooks are rather bleak right now, the national average credit score has risen one point since last year, perhaps indicating Americans moving toward financial responsibility.

Considering that the OASIS was considered the real world to many — an escape from a bleak reality — the economic benefits of controlling the world was incredible.

In contrast to the bleak state of affairs in the immediate wake of the economic downturn, everything felt eerily back to normal that night — if 2007 can be called normal.

As President Obama continues to search in vain for policies to create jobs, the prospects for a robust economic recovery remain bleak.

If political parties recognize that the smart play for the minority party at any given moment is to use its powers of obstructionism to attempt to deliberately spike economic performance, the implications for forward - looking growth are quite bleak.

From the perspective of Britain the picture can look bleak, but the reality is that renewables are going to win out on economic grounds, even ignoring their environmental advantages.