Sentences with phrase «confidence indicators such»

The GTFM is determined mainly by confidence indicators such as credit spreads, the yield curve, the relative strength of the banking sector and inflation expectations, although it also takes into account the US dollar's exchange rate and the general commodity - price trend.

«If you look at when confidence indicators such as PMIs (Purchasing Managers» Index) and the German IFO index peaked, it was well before the bad weather, the threat of trade wars, Easter holidays and the U.S. tax reform.»

Not exact matches

Analysts said they weren't reading too much into what they described as a «backward - looking indicator» and were hopeful about the economic prospects given an upturn in recent indicators such as confidence and machinery orders, not to mention efforts by Japan's new government to revive growth.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

Confidence in gross findings can be developed by replication, by averaging results over several time periods, and by using several measures of the development of human capital — not tests alone, but also attendance rates, dropout rates, and promotion rates (a very high - quality assessment will track indicators of human capital such as post-secondary school earnings and higher - education outcomes as well).

«Leading» economic indicators such as those that track consumer confidence, factory orders, or money supply may signal short term economic strength or weakness.

Other parts of the gold story include indicators of economic confidence and financial - market liquidity, such as credit spreads and the yield curve.

«Moving into the next six months, key economic indicators such as employment growth will continue to bolster consumer confidence and help to ensure a fundamentally healthy housing market.

However, Beckwith's conversation with the Yiadom - Boakye reveals how an initial skepticism of painting's power gave way to ultimate confidence in it, such that for a time the artist aimed to abandon any narrative impulse in her work and, consequently, tried to excise any sort of particularizing details — indicators of time, geography, or the social location of her figures — from her paintings.

What I mean statistcally speaking and based upon what you personally know about the data, what are the best indicators this range can be believed with with such confidence.

We know which economic indicators to watch for signs of an economic recession, such as declining industrial output, rising unemployment, or falling consumer confidence, but we do not follow a similar set of indicators that signal civilizational collapse.

Such statutory criteria should allow representative bodies to predict what standards or indicators they will have to meet in order to be reasonably assured of recognition for longer periods and promote confidence in the objectivity of the decision making process.

Analysts are encouraged by indicators that are on a positive trend, such as consumer confidence and jobs; however, dire housing inventory levels are making the market track unevenly.