Sentences with phrase «economic expansion continues»

If economic expansion continues, we could easily see 5 % rates in 2018.

If economic expansion continues, we could easily see 5 % rates in 2018.

Over the next two decades, the economic expansion continued — the U.S. economy grew by almost 60 % — yet the number of listed companies fell by 3,650 as delistings increased and new listings slowed dramatically:

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.

And human population growth and economic expansion continue to demand new resources like energy and food, to claim new land and to cut natural landscapes into disconnected patchworks.

Not exact matches

After years of economic expansion, the Turkish economy is set to continue struggling in 2017 on the back of growing terrorist acts, lack of structural reforms, falling tourism figures and increased political uncertainty.

The current economic expansion is the third - longest in the nation's history and, if it continues, would be the longest by the middle of 2019.

Our aim was to see whether the economic expansion that was already under way actually accelerated after passage of the bill, or whether it simply continued the existing expansion (or even if it slowed down).

Meanwhile the last decade's rapid economic expansion has yet to filter down to many of the population who continue to live well below the poverty line and whose livelihoods remain at risk from adverse climatic conditions.

The second quarter reading for 2015 had an OCBX reading of 92 (a value of above 50 indicates expectations of continued economic expansion).

Meanwhile, commodities also stand to benefit from continued economic expansion and a potential reversion to higher historical prices.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Canada's demand - driven growth worked well in the first few years after the financial crisis, but continued economic expansion requires re-balancing, says Gulati.

We believe this solid economic growth appears likely to continue, with nearly all the major countries set to sustain their expansion.

We believe the current robust economic conditions in the eurozone are likely to continue, with a number of factors providing the basis for further expansion.

«We think the time has come to reassess the one - way bet on a continued and strengthening global economic expansion,» Carl B. Weinberg, chief international economist at High Frequency Economics in White Plains, N.Y., said in a note to clients on Tuesday.

The Board will continue to monitor developments and make adjustments to the policy setting as required to ensure that Australia's economic expansion is not jeopardised by rising inflation.

The current US recovery, which is now tied for the third - longest on record, has also been the weakest economic expansion since World War II, with an average annual growth rate of just 2 % over an 8 - year period.5 It may not take much to derail such tepid growth, particularly in light of continued high expectations.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This profound alienation of the ghetto poor from mainstream American life has continued to grow worse in the years since the triumphs of the civil rights movement, even as the success of that movement has provided the basis for an impressive expansion of economic and political power for the black middle class.

If the world continues to accept disappearing tree - cover, land degradation, the expansion of deserts, the loss of plant and animal species, air and water pollution, and the changing chemistry of the atmosphere it will also have to accept economic decline and social disintegration... such disintegration would bring human suffering on a scale that has no precedent...» 7

«The continued expansion of world demand, resulting from global population and economic growth and increasing preference for dairy products are expected to be the main drivers, fuelling EU exports and sustaining commodity prices,» said the EC report.

Although commodity price slumps, and delays in implementing policy adjustments continue to negatively impact the Region's economic expansion, the African Development Bank predicts that strong domestic demand, improved macroeconmic governance fundamentals and a friendlier businessclimate will continue to sustain the region's growth resilience.

For our region's economic renaissance to continue, we have to increase our connectivity; the expansion of fiber internet will happen at some point in our future but the longer we wait, the more it will cost us.»

For our region's economic renaissance to continue, we have to increase our connectivity; the expansion of fiber internet will happen at some point in our future but the longer we wait, the more it will cost

The commercial space on the Northside will allow the tenant, St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center, to continue the hospital's campus expansion and encourage additional economic development in this emerging neighborhood.

According to an editorial published in today's Daily News by the leaders of Achievement First, Uncommon Schools, KIPP, Public Prep, and Coney Island Prep, NYC students are best served by expanding... Continue reading Mayor de Blasio's «Moral, Political, and Economic Obligation» to Support Charter School Expansion

According to the Project, the proposed I - 77 High Occupancy Toll (HOT) Lanes will support the growing population of the Charlotte - Mecklenburg, North Carolina area and further facilitate growth, allowing for continued economic expansion with businesses moving to the area and promote economic development.

The current US economic expansion ranks as the third longest on record and markets seem content to assume it will continue indefinitely.

Despite negative sentiment, much of the data points to continued and accelerated economic expansion going forward.

The current US recovery, which is now tied for the third - longest on record, has also been the weakest economic expansion since World War II, with an average annual growth rate of just 2 % over an 8 - year period.5 It may not take much to derail such tepid growth, particularly in light of continued high expectations.

Initial jobless claims continue to make new lows for this economic expansion.

As discussed above, in turn, this will tend to lift mortgage rates to a degree; that said, the prospects for inflation and continued economic expansion will play a greater role in dictating how interest rates will move.

With a strong likelihood of a continuing weak economic environment, incremental revenue and profitability expansion resulting from uplift in attendance, increased ticket prices and / or more favorable corporate sponsorship deals were becoming increasingly unlikely.

Management noted «job and income gains should continue to drive disposable income growth, and favorable revolving credit usage continues to hover near the highest rates of the current economic expansion, supplementing the spending power generated by stronger incomes.»

Amazon, Boeing and Microsoft are among the corporate powerhouses likely to drive continuing economic expansion in Washington.

A normal or up - sloped yield curve indicates yields on longer - term bonds may continue to rise, responding to periods of economic expansion.

«As the airline industry continues to grow steadily, Garuda will continue to carry out its business transformation and expansion program, in sync with the government's plans in the next couple of years to develop air transport infrastructure by opening new airports around the country, particularly in fast growing economic regions and tourist destinations,» he said.

Unless scientists have totally missed the mark with their understanding of the greenhouse effect, there is no doubt that continued expansion of our population, coupled with continued economic growth spurred on primarily by fossil fuels, is going to continue to warm the planet, melt ice, raise sea levels, etc. for a long time to come.

Their interests are best advances by economic expansion from continued use cheap, affordable energy from fossil fuels.

The first is that energy policy from Washington should foster continued safe oil and natural gas development and allow its responsible expansion, so that the country sees job creation, economic growth and increased security.

Despite reports about the devastating impacts of oil palm expansion on forests and indigenous peoples, the Peruvian government continues to promote oil palm development, supposedly as a viable economic alternative in the fight against drug trafficking, migratory agriculture, and poverty.

Despite reports about the devastating impacts of oil palm expansion on forests and indigenous peoples, the Peruvian government continues to promote oil palm development, supposedly as a viable economic alternative...

With its continued expansions of start - up business and major companies, the city will be reaching its mission of economic leadership in Douglas and Lawrence County.

Outlook is positive The Southeast retail market continues to flourish, fueled by the seemingly unlimited expansion in Florida and strong economic showings by Georgia and North Carolina.

Tom Lieser, a senior economist at UCLA's Anderson School, predicts continued economic expansion for Southern California, with increased federal defense spending buoying the region's powerful aerospace industry and increased investment in security benefiting the high - tech sector.

They believe their business ventures will continue to thrive in spite of any economic slowdown, due to an increasing number of corporations monetizing assets and retailers pursuing aggressive expansion plans.

But demand for space has remained high among new and growing companies as St. Louis marks its ninth year of continued economic expansion.

«While the continued expansion is encouraging, faster growth is needed to replace the jobs lost in the recent downturn and to reduce long - term unemployment,» Alan Krueger, the head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, said in his blog after the GDP numbers were released.

As we near the end of one of the longest economic expansions in US history, CRE investing can continue to be a secure way to build wealth by carefully considering the space market fundamentals.»