Sentences with phrase «economic boost as»

«This is a great thing for our environment, a great thing for your wallet, it's also a great thing for our economy because the people who work on these, which are in the area, are here in the area so it's an economic boost as well,» said Flint.

Nationalism is back, and that may provide a short - term economic boost as the U.S. revs its economic engine with infrastructure.

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Britain's main business network has boosted its forecast for the country's economic growth this year and next but lowered it for 2018, as uncertainties surrounding the Brexit process persist.

Hershey (HSY) cut its full - year revenue forecast again earlier this summer, and also announced a round of layoffs, as sales continue to shrink in the increasingly health - conscious U.S. and the company's efforts to boost sales in China have faltered amid that country's sluggish economic growth.

Most importantly, the status quo monetary policy distorts economic activity towards debt - based financial assets and debt - financed durable goods such as the «cash for clunkers» program to boost auto sales.

Wall Street stock futures are higher and the dollar at a five - month low, as the Federal Reserve's partial retreat from its rate - hike intentions boosts confidence for the world economic outlook and leads to the unwinding of some of the «safe haven» flows into the U.S. currency over recent months.

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Those gains came as improvements in global economic growth gave a boost to the country's export - dependent economy, in turn resulting in a pick - up in earnings growth.

When Michigan officially became the nation's 24th right - to - work state in March, Gov. Rick Snyder, who pushed the deeply controversial law through the Legislature in December, hailed it as a boost for the state's economic recovery.

Debt has grown 30 % since the end of 2010 alone, after a huge government stimulus package had already boosted the figure, as officials struggled to meet economic growth targets in 2014 and 2015.

Deloitte also applied an economic value to the Like button, going so far as to quantify the boost to sales and job creation that occur when you Like a business's page.

Republican businessman - turned - politician Donald Trump, who will be sworn in as U.S. president on Friday, has promised tax cuts, regulatory rollbacks and infrastructure spending that he says will boost economic growth.

Both Abu Dhabi and Dubai are encouraging the development of theme parks to help boost foreign tourist arrivals as oil prices slump, causing an economic slowdown in the region.

As our conversation wraps up, Polman emphasizes again that his economic development goals will certainly boost Unilever's fortunes too, especially since the company depends on hundreds of millions of people having enough money to buy staple items.

African Americans will get a significant new economic boost to equality as they utilize the Internet.

The move by the government to embrace Ethereum as a means of economic boost may shed light on what type of regulation the bank settles on.

In a region where more than a 1,000 workers were recently laid - off from the coal mines, projects like this offer a much - needed economic boost that helps diversify the local economy and buffer, as the mayor of Tumbler Ridge said, the «devastating shocks» from the regular boom - bust cycle of the traditional resource sectors.

Devaluation would boost manufacturers and exporters, but — as last year's experience proved — also cause domestic economic upheaval and heighten the possibility of social unrest.

The real economic value of an apartment is not necessarily the same as its market price, especially if a speculative real estate bubble has artificially boosted prices, so let us assume that the fundamental value of these apartments to Chinese households is actually between one - third and one - half of the market value.

In that case, a U.S. trade deficit is actually a boost to economic growth, as it was for much of the nineteenth century.

But the domestic spending only represents a genuine economic boost if it would not be spent otherwise, on something else, as the consultancy Capital Economics points out in a report to be published on Thursday.

As with forward guidance, this can enhance the impact of lower policy rates by spreading the effect to a wider range of borrowers, thereby boosting economic growth.

But the danger of a central bank willing to tighten economic conditions as the boost from fiscal stimulus fades has helped push down long - dated yields, while lifting short - dated yields.

The Bundesbank, the most hawkish of central banks, has signalled it would accept higher inflation in Germany as part of an economic rebalancing in the eurozone that would boost the international competitiveness of countries worst - hit by the region's debt crisis.

But history and economic analysis both point to a self - stabilizing process as cheap oil supports economic activity and modestly boosts energy demand.

In recognizing the catalysts behind the public's persistence to save and reluctance to spend, additional analysis by policymakers should focus on the efficacy of further rate cuts on spending and investment, as well as potential «roundabout» benefits of a more normal rates regime to affirm support toward the public's saving objectives, with the end goal of boosting public's risk sentiment and perceptions of future economic stability.

At last month's Seoul summit of the G20 — or the G19 +1, as one senior Asian central bank official recently dubbed it — the US was isolated from the other world economic powers by the Federal Reserve's decision to print hundreds of billions of dollars to boost the struggling US economy.

But the freshman lawmaker frames the issue as both about states» rights, and creating jobs: «This step allows states to determine appropriate medicinal use and allows for industrial hemp growth, something that will provide a major economic boost to agricultural development in Southside Virginia,» he said in a statement.

-LRB-...) Though there have been some newly encouraging signs — such as a boost in retail sales in July for the third month running and promising economic activity data that could help rev up growth — the Ingrid and Manuel storms that battered both coastlines simultaneously will only deepen Mexico's sudden slowdown in gross domestic product growth.

The Economist cites the economic boost from startups as the third factor boosting rust - belt cities, suggesting that things like Crowdfunding makes it easier for small businesses to get a start.

As my colleague Dylan Matthews points out, it's a bit of a strange argument, because even if a new NAFTA boosted US economic growth, funds for the wall would still come from US taxpayers.

«Those who saw «a lot» of need in their region for an economic boost were over six times as likely to strongly support HQ2 than those who saw no need.

Malaysia By Thomas Clouse Najib Abdul Razak aims to boost Malaysia's growth Malaysian prime minister Najib Abdul Razak has unveiled a new economic blueprint as part of his long - term strategy to transform Malaysia from a middle - income to a...

When more money is printed, gold has traditionally been a beneficiary, for two key reasons: 1) If the money - printing is accompanied by economic growth, greater access to capital might boost demand for luxury items, including gold (the Love Trade); and 2) If the money - printing isn't accompanied by economic growth, inflationary pressures might prompt investors to increase their exposure to real assets, such as gold (the Fear Trade).

In a statement, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos touted India's economic potential as a prime reason for the boost, saying, «We've never seen anything like it.»

Gold and silver futures rose to three - week highs after China cut benchmark interest rates to support economic growth, boosting demand for precious metals as a store of value.

As noted in PIRSA's newsletter «Demand for non-genetically modified (non-GM) foods is expected to double by 2019, providing a huge economic boost for South Australia.»

Cuomo proposed using some of a $ 4 billion surplus, which he acknowledged was a «one - shot» revenue source from numerous financial settlements, on infrastructure spending, education and for helping local governments find ways to share services as part of an overall economic development boost for the upstate region.

Investing in women can yield a significant boost in economic growth, otherwise known as «the gender dividend.»

The winning projects aim to cut congestion, reduce journey times and improve reliability, as well as boost economic growth.

For the most part, however, what the first minister served up as part of a long - trailed effort to «refresh» her administration after more than ten years in office sounded familiar: educational reform («most radical change»), more cash to boost economic growth («raising our ambition») and the creation of a Scottish National Investment Bank.

«As a central estimate, we have assumed that these effects will net out and that the overall short - term effect of staging the London Olympics will be to boost UK economic output in Q3 by around 0.3 % to -0.4 %.

-------------------------------- Governor Cuomo today launched the 2nd round of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative to boost local economies, by investing $ 100 million into 10 additional downtown neighborhoods, as selected by each of the state's 10 Regional Economic Development Councils.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has promoted the casinos as a regional economic boost and a state revenue generator.

While they may disagree on many policy issues Miner and DeFrancisco agreed on the need to invest in aging infrastructure such as pipes and roads and faulted Cuomo's efforts to boost the upstate economy, which include tax breaks for start - up companies and competitive regional economic development awards.

More recently, How cutting corporation tax would boost revenue uses new regression analysis and examples to make the case that the dynamic rewards from cutting corporate tax are now sufficient to increase revenue and Gordon Brown's Economic Failure provided the most comprehensive case yet that Brown's record as chancellor was a poor one.

At the collaborative governance conference, speakers and panel discussions examined case studies, shared best practices and discussed examples of how New York State will continue to serve as a partner in creating sustainable, integrated communities and boosting bottom - up economic development efforts.

«The economic potential from the Marcellus Shale could provide a badly needed boost to the economy of the Southern Tier and even many environmentalists agree we want to produce more domestic natural gas that reduces the need for environmentally damaging fuel sources such as coal,» his campaign statement said, while adding, «Existing watersheds are sacrosanct, and Andrew Cuomo would not support any drilling that would threaten the state's major sources of drinking water.»

As Osborne considers what next for the Northern Powerhouse, his new Partnership should focus on the policy ideas that will have the greatest impact in boosting jobs, wages and opportunities across the region — and this means recognising and making the most of the diverse economic roles and strengths that different places in the North offer.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a number of efforts in his 2013 agenda to encourage the commercialization of academic research and boost entrepreneurship, including a venture capital fund and network of incubators, which are seen as mechanisms to boost economic growth.