Sentences with phrase «economic expectations of»

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He and his colleagues at Edward Jones are hedging their bets, expecting at least some volatility in the likelihood that a few of Trump's economic initiatives underwhelm investors» lofty expectations.

The number of housing starts across Canada has been defying expectations lately, and the surge in activity is contributing to economic growth, too.

Business investment is a relatively small share of GDP (about 12 per cent) but it's an important indicator of future expectations, and drives all sorts of other economic activity.

Abe's radical new economic policies, referred to as «Abenomics,» and expectations of a bold monetary policy have weakened the yen 21 percent against the dollar since mid-November, while Japanese shares have surged almost 31 percent.

Analysts attribute the turbulence in global bond markets to emerging signs of firmer economic activity and expectations of higher inflation.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's radical new economic policies, referred to as «Abenomics,» and expectations of a bold monetary policy have prompted Japanese shares to surge almost 32 percent in the last three months.

Also unsurprisingly, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, dissenter - in - chief at the bank, voted against the motion to stay the course, citing «economic and financial imbalances,» as well as, further down the road, «an increase in long - term inflation expectations» as reasons for concern.

«As the economic tides change, the Bay Area, with its entrenched tech workforce, is the perfect place to take the pulse of worker expectations and how they are shifting over time,» Woo CEO Liran Kotzer told the Business Times.

Chinese economic growth met expectations during the September quarter, maintaining the familiar pattern seen in each of the past ten GDP reports.

SINGAPORE, May 3 - The dollar traded below a four - month high against a basket of currencies on Thursday, with the focus shifting to economic data after the Federal Reserve did little to alter market expectations for further interest rate rises this year.

Economic growth, rising inflation expectations and a Fed policy shift will challenge one of today's most successful investing strategies: credit risk.

India's economic potential offers opportunity for WA businesses, but questions remain as to whether the expectations of both sides can be met.

Citigroup's Economic Surprise Index, a measure of how much recent economic stats have been above or below expectations, is now at the third - highest level since the financial rEconomic Surprise Index, a measure of how much recent economic stats have been above or below expectations, is now at the third - highest level since the financial reconomic stats have been above or below expectations, is now at the third - highest level since the financial recovery.

U.S. economic growth and the expectation for higher interest rates should also give the rally in the dollar more fuel, said Gina Sanchez, CEO of Chantico Global.

The index takes into account Americans» views of current economic conditions and their expectations for the next six months.

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«President - elect Trump must provide early evidence of positive economic growth as well as act to keep positive consumer expectations aligned with performance,» said Curtin.

The OECD noted that «short - term inflation expectations appear to be inching upwards,» and said that the Bank of Canada, which has kept interest rates to promote economic growth, «should soon resume tightening at a moderate pace.»

«The rise in long - term inflationary expectations... suggests that part of the recent rise in headline inflation may now be expected to persist longer than previously thought,» the Paris - based group observed in the Global Economic Outlook released today.

«I think there are very high expectations for executions on some of the economic parts of the program, cutting taxes, trying to rationalize their taxes to bring some of the $ 2 trillion trapped offshore to onshore, de-regulation,» he said.

Data from China's National Bureau of Statistics showed the consumer price index rose 3.2 percent in February from a year ago, versus expectations of a 3.0 percent rise, while annual industrial production (IP) growth in January and February combined at 9.9 percent was the lowest since October 2012 - the starting point of China's nascent economic recovery.

The sentiment index is composed of two parts: consumers» views of current economic conditions and their expectations about future conditions.

The world's largest package delivery company, viewed as an indicator of economic strength, reported revenue increased 10 percent to $ 17.1 billion in the first quarter from a year ago, topping analyst expectations of $ 16.47 billion.

Poloz said too many executives have refused to adjust their expectations to the post-crisis reality of slower economic growth.

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The Citi Economic Surprise Index, a gauge of how much recent economic data have shot above or fallen below expectations, slipped to 21.80 in April 16 from a high oEconomic Surprise Index, a gauge of how much recent economic data have shot above or fallen below expectations, slipped to 21.80 in April 16 from a high oeconomic data have shot above or fallen below expectations, slipped to 21.80 in April 16 from a high of 84.70.

If expectations are forward - looking, and if economic agents think some part of the debt will have to be paid for by printing money, higher interest rates might be the result, or higher wages.

Broadly, Goldberg and Leonard's findings over the January 2000 - June 2002 study period are consistent with the expectation that yields will rise on signs of stronger economic conditions or faster - than - anticipated inflation.

What I would like to do today is to explain in some detail the logic underlying this expectation that economic conditions will warrant exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period.

They include upwards revisions in economic forecasts, expectation of monetary tightening, rising real and nominal long - term interest rates, fiscal stimulus on a huge scale in a full employment economy, rising protectionism that should choke off import flows, and tax reform directed at reducing capital outflows and increasing capital inflows.

News can affect yields by offering market participants insight into economic fundamentals and shaping their expectations of central banks» future monetary policy decisions.

If the economic outlook abroad deteriorates and this causes foreign countries to pursue a more accommodative set of monetary policies, then the dollar would likely appreciate — other things equal — reflecting expectations of lower interest rates abroad relative to U.S. interest rates.

b) Price to Economic Book Value measures the growth expectations embedded in the prices of the stocks in sector / industry.

This latest stimulus is taking the form of negative interest rates, or charging banks to park their cash with the expectation that this will spur lending and economic growth.

Two decades of «miracle» levels of investment - driven growth, the role of the financial sector in that growth, and the unrealistic expectations that Chinese businesses, banks, and government entities had consequently developed, reinforced by sell - side cheerleaders, made it obvious that the interlocking balance sheets that make up the Chinese economy had added what was effectively a highly «speculative» structure onto the way economic entities financed their operations.

On November 18, 2016, the New York Fed held an on - the - record economic press briefing about its Survey of Consumer Expectations (SCE), a monthly survey that focuses on Americans» economic expectations and Expectations (SCE), a monthly survey that focuses on Americans» economic expectations and expectations and experiences.

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One of the most fortunate events in my life was to study under four brilliant economists at Stanford, who also formed my dissertation committee - Ronald McKinnon, an influential and original scholar in international economics; Thomas Sargent, a leading «rational expectations» theorist; John Taylor, also a «rational expectations» macroeconomist (currently serving in the Bush administration, and a leading candidate to succeed Alan Greenspan at the Fed, according to the Wall Street Journal), and Robert Hall, who heads the official Recession Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

The ratio of a company's stock price to its economic book value per share (PEBV) sends a clear message about market expectations for the stock and can be a very powerful tool for investors.

The 2018 budget largely evades both options in a chapter entitled Path to Balance: it's 15 pages thick with handy - dandy charts, economic assumptions of modest growth, and holds out the expectation that the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will go ahead and bring further prosperity to Alberta.

Figure 1 shows this value - destroying behavior in action for GE (GE) by comparing between the amount of money spent buying back shares and the price to economic book value (PEBV), a measure of the growth expectations embedded in the stock price.

Even apart from the desirability of allowing inflation to rise above two percent in a happy economic scenario GDP, labor market and inflation expectations data all make a compelling case against a rate increase.

KKR's economic net income per share came in at 42 cents in the first quarter, ahead of analysts» expectations for 11 cents, according to Thomson Reuters I / B / E / S.

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

In the process, the Fed's actions and pronouncements can influence the expectations and confidence of consumers and businesses and, thereby, what they do in the various economic and financial market places.

China's economic growth ticked down to 7.7 percent in the first quarter, falling short of market expectations and suggesting a tepid rebound for the economy.

In part, the bond yield curve — the difference between short - term and long - term interest rates — is an indicator of future economic growth expectations.

The largest bear concern regarding Thor Industries is more a reflection of expectations for an economic decline.

On the prospect of recession, I'm reasonably well - known as one of the only economists who correctly warned in real - time of oncoming recessions in October 2000 and again in November 2007 — both points where the consensus of economic forecasters indicated no expectation of oncoming trouble at all.

If anything, my expectation is that the policies of the incoming administration are more likely to result in constrained economic growth rather than expansion.