Sentences with phrase «economic data continued»

As trade continued the lack of domestic economic data continued to leave the market light as investors waited patiently for European and US numbers for guidance.

In currencies, the U.S. dollar stabilized at two - week highs Friday as economic data continued to support calls for tighter monetary policy.

As trade continued the lack of domestic economic data continued to leave the market light as...

For the most part, we think that scenario is very much still intact; the US economic data continues to point to a strengthening US economy.

As more positive economic data continues to surface, slowly but surely consumers can expect mortgage lenders to follow suit by being less credit picky when it comes to mortgage applications.

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Its government has put a stimulus package in place and is continuing its much - vaunted transition from infrastructure to consumer spending, but a lack of trustworthy economic data and corporate reporting continues to scare investors.

Though Kashkari begins with a broad attack on monetary rules, it quickly devolves into a focused attack on the Taylor Rule which he argues «effectively turn [s] monetary policy over to a computer, rather than continue to let Fed policy makers use their best judgment to consider a wide range of data and economic trends.»

As a whole, the movements have been modest in scale, continuing the pattern seen around most Chinese economic data points of late.

European stocks closed litte changed on Friday as investors digested fresh economic data, eyed a G - 20 meeting in Hamburg and continued to mull the possible end of monetary stimulus from central banks.

Elsewhere in economic data on Friday, the latest employment cost index showed that wages continue to rise for US consumers.

Some investors doubt the flight to safety into Treasuries will be long - lasting: Inflationary fears, strong economic data and an announcement of bigger Treasury auctions have and will continue to drive yields higher, they say.

While financial markets have been turbulent, the recent data on economic activity suggest that the global economy is continuing to recover from the sharp downturn in late 2008 and early 2009.

Going forward, it emphasises that the Bank will continue to pay close attention to the incoming flow of economic data including inflation.

The International Monetary Fund threatened to bar Venezuela from voting on IMF policies after the Latin American country failed to provide IMF with the economic data it has requested, the Continue Reading

Even though we continue to face headwinds due to other countries» economic troubles, the data through May of this year shows that we're slightly ahead of last year's pace ($ 933.6 billion versus $ 916.5 billion).

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The preliminary economic profile for the US in February continued to reflect healthy momentum and this week's issue of the US Business Cycle Risk Report confirmed that the numbers overall continued to skew positive, based on data published through the end of March.

While economic data out of major EMs has certainly been disappointing lately, many EM central banks continue to conduct monetary stimulus policies geared at helping their economies grow.

Shortly after the release of the data, speculation continued as to whether the recent signs of economic recovery that we have recently seen will continue.

We continue to have a very positive fundamental intermediate - term view, but believe (1) the improved economic data, (2) fear of higher interest rates, (3) a less dovish Fed, (4) historically low volatility, and extreme overbought condition creates an environment ripe for a correction.

Mr. Rajoy said official data suggest the economic slump will continue and gross domestic product growth would be closer to zero next year.

Eurostat stated that eurozone unemployment was 10.9 % in July, the first time it fell below 11 % since February 2012, while a range of leading indicators (such as the Markit composite purchasing managers» index, the European Commission's Economic Sentiment Index and money supply data) suggest growth has continued apace in the third quarter.

Economic data in Australia indicate that the economy has continued to grow solidly in 2004, in line with the outlook described in the February Statement.

The continuing flow of solid economic data in Japan, and more upbeat assessments of the economy by Japanese officials, strengthened hopes that the current upturn will be sustained.

Data from the Institute for Supply Management, along with other statistics, suggest the US economy continues to be driven by the services sector, whereas growth in manufacturing (outside the buoyant auto sector) showed signs of slowing in August, possibly due to dollar strength and weakening economic prospects outside the United States.

Most economic data in Australia have continued to suggest strong conditions recently.

Global equities extended gains this week, and strong global manufacturing data suggested that economic momentum continues to improve.

Regarding economic data, the positive tone that has been in place for several months continued, with third - quarter gross domestic product (GDP) figures coming in ahead of consensus estimates at an annualized rate of 3 %, marking the first increase of at least 3 % in consecutive quarters since 2014.

Global equities extended gains this week amid upbeat economic data and continued hopes for US fiscal stimulus.

Given the rapidly deteriorating economic condition of the U.S., a claim that housing sales continue to increase is simply not credible, with or without the verification provided by the mortgage origination data.

The US economy continued to expand in September of this year, with some of the key economic data in October pointing to robust economic activity that could well extend into the last three months of 2017.

High yield bonds that are part of the Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index provide an average yield north of five per cent at the moment, according to Bloomberg data, and may continue to perform well in a cycle of improved economic growth.

While U.S. data continue to be mixed (durable goods and the Chicago Fed's National Activity Index were both soft last week), most of the recent economic evidence suggests the U.S. has recovered from its first quarter economic contraction.

But what makes this current rally even more interesting is the fact that it is occurring while the stock market continues to squeeze higher despite the continued deterioration in economic data.

As for U.S. data, the broad aggregate continues to come in weaker than expected, with a recent downturn in a broad basket of national and regional economic surveys, and of course, a disappointing April unemployment report (avoiding a negative print, however, which I suspect will come in the May report).

Analysts at Barclays said in a note that macroeconomic concerns would continue to crimp optimism in coming months: «Although we continue to believe that the global economic prospects are likely to recover into the second half of the year, data are likely to remain choppy in the near term and keep investors concerned about the future trajectory.»

On the heels of the proposed tax reform, economic data, and good earnings, the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), and NASDAQ continued to test new all - time highs in 2017.

Market observers will dissect the nuances of Powell's comments and the Fed's economic forecasts to determine what may come next, but the Fed appears to be continuing its gradual, data - driven approach to policy decisions.

In my view, that's mainly because economic data in the eurozone continued to be positive.

Weaker eurozone economic data, combined with the not - as - dovish interpretation of the FOMC [US Federal Open Market Committee] statement mean the dollar could continue to remain «bid» (there are more buyers than sellers) in the very short term.»

Dollar bulls have been encouraged by improving economic data and signs that the Federal Reserve will continue raising interest rates gradually.

So look for US economic data to continue having a substantial impact on USD sentiment.

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Gold continues to track the U.S. dollar index, which moved higher Tuesday on some upbeat U.S. economic data.

NYS Labor Department officials say that newly revised data shows that New York State's economic expansion continued last year, with the annual private sector job count exceeding eight million for the first time.

It is no wonder that we do not have employment data and the employment challenge continues to grow even in the face of consistent economic growth.

«I would urge you to continue to collect this data both so that we continue to have the same evidence - based argument for justice, but also so that we can prove that the policy changes work because we need to be able to prove that, that what we all know on an ideal level really will have an economic and social impact,» Clinton said.

Heaney continued to put a price tag on costly economic development subsidies, including a Yahoo data center in Lockport and Alcoa's aluminum plant in Massena.

This data reveals that a country's economic growth is not sign of progress towards equality of population since the monetary development continues to accumulate in a few hands and thus keeping the situations of inequality and poverty within the borders of the countries.

School data continue to confirm inequities in our schools along racial and economic lines.