Sentences with phrase «economic backdrop»

Adding to this year's sentiment is an improving economic backdrop and relatively upbeat consumer activity.

We remain neutral on credit given the ongoing demand for yield and favorable economic backdrop.

However, the key question to ask is whether one could have expected more from this government under the current economic backdrop.

The better economic backdrop has help companies to improve their cash flows and pay down some of their debt, experts said.

We believe the low - vol regime can endure amid the stable economic backdrop.

On the positive side for credit markets, there is a healthy economic backdrop, ample interest coverage for debt service, and strong demand.

Today's economic backdrop hardly calls for those levels of global policy coordination.

Investors began to focus once more on the positive domestic economic backdrop, along with the increasingly encouraging signals coming from many other parts of the global economy.

We believe the benign economic backdrop and strong earnings momentum provide a solid foundation for putting money to work in equities.

If the answer is «yes,» then you know this remains a significant challenge in an environment of still - low rates and a mixed economic backdrop.

We view recent market turbulence as a temporary setback to what remains a sound economic backdrop.

On one hand, employment numbers, corporate earnings, and manufacturing data reflected a robust economic backdrop.

And what is a commercial lender to do against the current economic backdrop?

We believe the low - vol regime can endure amid the stable economic backdrop.

«On the one hand we'd like to be able to offer tax cuts, on the other hand it might signal to voters that we were out of the woods and it would be safe to vote for Labour»... Tory and Lib Dem ministers admit privately that the best economic backdrop for electoral success may be a «Goldilocks recovery» that leaves sufficient uncertainty to scare voters away from changing the government.»

Some 3,800 units are projected to come online this year and demand is also on a rising tide, as the strong economic backdrop continues to push population growth, although the influx of new income has kept renting relatively affordable.

I think that the reason for the persistent undervaluation was due to the sustainable growth in unlevered free cash flow almost regardless of economic backdrop.

This «sweet» economic backdrop helps explain an EM rebound, evident in EM - related exchange traded products (ETPs) attracting nearly US$ 16 billion this year, according to BlackRock research.

The underlying economic backdrop barely budged: Economic growth continued its post crisis pace of about 2 %, job growth, earnings growth, low inflation, low interest rates (all of the drivers of this long bull market) remained intact.

In contrast, a solid economic backdrop and increasing profitability should drive equity returns in 2018, even as we see earnings momentum weakening.

Bill Hester notes that going back as far as Depression era data, that same behavior coupled with a rich Shiller P / E (anything above the mid-teens) and a preponderance of daily declines in recent data (say down 11 days out of 14) has preceded even worse outcomes - particularly in the context of a weak economic backdrop.

In Italy, however, despite facing the same problem of a declining population — in 2014, only 509,000 live births were recorded, the lowest number since the unification of Italy in 1861, according to the country's statistics agency, ISTAT — the broader economic backdrop is the source of reluctance.

«Starts are being boosted by a relatively firm economic backdrop, healthy population growth and past gains in pre-construction sales in Toronto,» Sondhi wrote in a report.

«We've always said that the Budget moves have to be balanced and fair and we're all really proud of taking Britain's poorest workers out of tax altogether and we have to always have a balancing act on this and I think, frankly, most of the party understands that and should be very proud of what we've achieved amongst a tough economic backdrop.

The Employment Related Services Association, which represents the Work Programme providers, insisted that it was an achievement to have maintained employment rates despite a «more challenging economic backdrop».

Believing otherwise is foolish given the recent economic backdrop.

And does the current economic backdrop yet have the characteristics that usually coincide with the end of secular bear markets?

«Notably, the Bank of Canada perceives the risk of an unwinding of household imbalances as still low and against a strengthening economic backdrop is expected to raise the overnight rate in small, incremental hikes beginning in mid-2015,» Cooper said.

That being said, it also reflects the fact that Vietnam's enjoying a real Goldilocks economy here: GDP growth accelerated to 6.8 % in 2017 (& similar growth's expected this year) from 6.2 %, but inflation actually declined significantly from 4.7 % to 2.6 %... while trade surpluses, FDI flows & a stable currency (for the past two & a half years now) all add to the favourable economic backdrop.

«Although the general economic backdrop is not favourable, the Group is positioned to take advantage of airline growth opportunities, which will allow the continued out - performance of the UK passenger market, ensuring that this profitable growth drives better product offerings commercially and greater efficiencies.»

This means that these markets are relatively less cyclical by nature, and less driven by the prevailing economic backdrop, or shortterm sentiment.

When that all - essential confidence was lacking in so many parts of the world due to the uncertain economic backdrop, as an industry we realised that we had to innovate and look to new markets to position us favourably for the future.

There is no doubt that the current economic backdrop means increased financial challenges for Canadians, says CAAMP.

«Washington policy should work to create a positive economic backdrop.

Still, the generally improving economic backdrop and increase in disposable incomes should sustain the house price recovery in the short - term even with credit restrictions, but the annual rate of increase looks set to be back in single digits come year - end.»

Peter Wahlstrom: The first thing that's very helpful is a more favorable economic backdrop.

The Fed doesn't see any signs of inflation accelerating, which would be good news for investors given the projections for a strong economic backdrop.

This «sweet» economic backdrop helps explain an EM rebound, evident in EM - related exchange traded products (ETPs) attracting nearly $ 16 billion this year, according to BlackRock research.

The weak underlying economic backdrop is a big reason why the Treasury yield curve has resumed its decline recently.

Equities look appealing amid a solid economic backdrop and earnings momentum supercharged by U.S. fiscal stimulus.

Given this healthy economic backdrop, the risk is whether inflation starts to heats up faster than the Fed projects.

Then we take the economic backdrop and say, «Well, we have a favorable economic backdrop.»

This means that investors are relatively calm about the economic backdrop.

How should investors consider positioning their portfolios for the economic backdrop we see ahead in 2018?

While largely linked to the economic backdrop, it'll provide more resilience in a downturn than other stocks, should you be concerned about the broader market's future prospects.

Macron's reforms to cut housing taxes paid by the French middle class could lead to further growth in demand that should drive further strong loan growth in the mortgage area, which is already benefiting from the improving economic backdrop.

Against this economic backdrop, we're sticking with our basic market views.

Although we think the economic backdrop is likely to remain largely unchanged in the new year, we see a more entrenched global economic recovery giving central banks more leeway to withdraw stimulus.