Sentences with phrase «business confidence remains»

The job market is very resilient across Asia and particularly in China as business confidence remains robust.

To the contrary, the survey found that business confidence remains weak among the managing partners at these firms.

As the U.S. economy enters the second quarter of 2018, the positive economic momentum continues, U.S. business confidence remains high, along with consumer confidence, jobless claims are near a generational low and the ISM Manufacturing Index is at record levels as well.

The NAB survey suggests that business confidence remains above average, although it declined in the December quarter.

However, surveys suggest that business confidence remains at a high level, reflecting high corporate profitability.

In particular, indicators of business confidence remain above long - run levels, overall profitability remains strong, and business investment is expected to continue to grow, albeit more slowly than in the past two years.

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«However, uncertainty, which has been undermining business confidence and dampening investment in Canada's major trading partners, remains undiminished.»

«On the downside, women still have challenges accessing capital and there remains a skills confidence gap for women contemplating business startups.

Furthermore, the FSB said that small business confidence in both London and Scotland remained in «negative territory», putting it out of kilter with the rest of the U.K.

Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economic future.

While we believe these businesses still have potential for growth and profitability, this decision reflected our confidence in the growth potential of the NIKE Brand and the remaining brands in our portfolio, as well as our commitment to focus our resources on the greatest opportunities for creating shareholder value.

The Sensis Business Index reported favourable conditions among small and medium businesses, with confidence about the coming 12 months remaining near an historic high.

Even though confidence among US businesses and consumers has been lifted by the advent of a new administration, the question of whether this buoyant mood could translate into a significant pickup in US economic growth remains unanswered, in our view.

Even though confidence among US businesses and consumers has been lifted by the advent of a new administration, the question of whether this buoyant mood is likely to translate into a significant pickup in US economic growth remains unanswered, in our view.

«Small business optimism and overall confidence in the economy remains high, largely due to an increase in sales and revenues, which suggest demand is strong,» said Mark Vitner, Wells Fargo managing director and senior economist.

Notwithstanding the broad pattern of slowing GDP growth in 2004, business and consumer confidence remained very strong during the year.

Both consumer and business confidence are at high levels and the outlook for business investment remains positive.

Even so, the confidence reading is better than it was in December 2012 and the mood in medium and larger sized business with turnover above $ 5 million remains at historically high levels.

The Olympian, March 17, 2009 Local confidence drops, surveys find: Consumers, business owners hope for economic rebound by Rolf Boone «Thurston County residents and business owners largely were pessimistic about the economy in the fourth quarter of 2008, although both groups remain hopeful that business conditions will improve in the next six months, two new surveys have found.»

Though Remain were ahead in the vast majority of polls, these examples have fuelled a quiet confidence among Eurosceptics, a sense that they are managing to keep pace despite a fairly constant onslaught of pro-EU interventions from business and political figures.

The business world's confidence in Osborne's management of the economy remains shaky, however, after credit rating agency Moody's downgraded the UK's triple - A credit rating last month.

«Business confidence clearly needs to rise before employment growth will pick up again, but at the moment the surveys suggest that companies remain worried about economic growth both at home and abroad and are generally erring towards cost - cutting rather than expansion,» Chris Williamson, chief economist at Markit, commented.

Growth and confidence remain elusive for small firms Challenging domestic conditions, access to finance and weak consumer demand are taking their toll on the optimism of small firms according to the latest data from the «Voice of Small Business» Index, which shows confidence fell by 5.8 points.

«The transition to a low carbon energy sector is affordable and represents tremendous business opportunities, but investor confidence remains low due to policy frameworks that do not provide certainty and address key barriers to technology deployment,» says the IEA report, called «Tracking Clean Energy Progress,» that was presented to the ministers.

The device list — Kindle Fire HD 7 inch, Kindle Fire HD 8.9 inch, and the original Kindle Fire — is impressive as it bears a clear testimony of Amazon's growing confidence to not just remain confined to the 7 inch sphere, but to venture out and pose a challenge to the biggies in the business as well, including even the mighty iPad.

However, with a Macron - led Europe paired with signs of inflation taking hold and business confidence rising, Europe can remain an area of relative stability in uncertain times.

The consumer is doing most of the heavy lifting as business investment remains soft, but both business and consumer confidence is rising.

Assuming that economic growth and business confidence continue to grow, demand for commercial loans should also continue to remain robust.

The prolonged eurozone downturn and economic stagnation in the UK are continuing to dent business confidence within the legal profession, with one in three partners expecting revenues to fall or remain static at their firm over the coming year.

This can inspire confidence that they'll remain in business as long as your policy is in effect — which could be 30 years or more.

2018 Hays Asia Salary Guide: Malaysian business confidence increases, but employers remain cautious when it comes to increasing headcount and salaries

2018 Hays Asia Salary Guide: Hong Kong business confidence increases, but employers remain cautious when it comes to increasing headcount and salaries

While issues remain in certain markets, the Eurozone for example, business indicators across the UK, North America and Asia - Pacific show confidence is continuing to grow in those markets.

Speaking on behalf of Hays Canada, our own business continues to increase, which is an indication that hiring plans are still moving forward and market confidence remains positive.

If one looks at the numbers provided by FNB Property Economist John Loos, «with widespread weakness in sentiment late in 2017, showing up in both Consumer and Business Confidence readings as well as the Rand, it came as no surprise to see households remain a relatively conservative bunch at the time of the fourth quarter 2017 FNB Estate Agent survey, which was done in October».

According to A.T. Kearney's 2010 FDI Confidence Index, a survey of global business executives, China remained as the top - ranked nation, while India fell from second to third, behind the U.S. Brazil moved up from the sixth position to fourth.

Builders confidence remained strong given changes to the tax code will promote the small business sector and boost broader economic growth.