Sentences with phrase «economic index increased»

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Meanwhile, there will be more economic data released this week that could influence the Fed's stance, including a look at housing data as well as the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index, which likely increased 0.2 % in July.

«Often in the hands of entrepreneurs or families, small businesses with up to 99 employees are typically more flexible when economic shifts occur but can lack the deep pockets to survive a major decline in the economy,» notes the Index besides a graph showing a sharp decline in wages during the worst years of the economic crisis and a steep increase over the last three quarters of last year.

The latest Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for March increased to 109.0 from 108.7 in February.

The increase in the ISM's service index bucked the prevailing trend in economic data.

After the first quarter's negative economic growth, the increase in employment has fed through into some spending indicators and to a real estate recovery, with the S&P / Case - Shiller index of home values in 20 cities rising 4.9 % from a year earlier in April.

While the rally in the major US and European indices stalled over the past three months, Japanese share prices continued to surge, reflecting increasing confidence that the economic recovery is self - sustaining.

The Index of Coincident Economic Indicators increased 0.3 % (2.1 % y / y) following an unrevised 0.3 % October rise.

Oil prices and the US Yields to dictate the pace this week While geopolitical tensions remain bubbling under the surface, rising oil prices and higher US yields suggest investors are likely to deal with increased volatility as a broad range of political, economic and financial events unfolds US Core PCE, GDP price index, personal consumption data are...

The Business Roundtable Q1 2018 CEO Economic Outlook Index increased to 118.6 in the first quarter of 2018, the highest level since the...

In order to show that increasing total production does not improve human welfare, we have developed an Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW) for the United States.

In the Carbon Navigator we have a tool that allows us to use basic management issues around days of grass, energy efficiency, economic breeding index of the cows, to actually increase the profitability of the farm.»

For example, the very small increases in the minimum wage that took effect in eight states on January 1, 2012 as a result of those states» indexing laws will generate an additional $ 366 million in GDP and create the equivalent of more than 3,000 full - time jobs, according to an analysis by the Economic Policy Institute.

The Upstate minimum could increase after that to $ 15 an hour if the governor's budget director, examining undesignated economic indexes, ruled that an increase would not hurt the economy.

In particular, our preferred model finds that a ten percentage point increase in private share of schooling enrollment within a nation, over time, is associated with a 7.4 % of a standard deviation increase in the Political Rights Index and an 8 % of a standard deviation increase in the Economic Freedom of the World Index.

I stood at the sidelines until 2009 and since then I invest according to following «system»: (1) saving at least 50 % of my income to increase my stash, (2) investing in Index Funds and shares of high quality companies with a wide economic moat according to my watchlist, (3) reinvest the dividends and (4) repeat over the years.

This is the first year, with the exception of Italy, where all countries covered in the Index have experienced economic growth, which in turn is leading to the creation of jobs and increasing the demand for skilled labour.

In economic news, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas Cities manufacturing index increased from 8 to 11 amid indications of stronger manufacturing growth and hiring.

After reaching an economic cycle high in the week of March 7, the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index increased even more, up 0.4 points to a level of 51.

Long ones, according to the Conference Board, whose index of leading economic indicators (including jobless claims) continued to perk up in February in the biggest increase in nearly a year.

March 6, 2014 CoreNet Global Economic Index Q1 2014 Corporate real estate executives at Fortune 1000 companies are optimistic about a range of economic factors — including increases in jobs, corporate expansions, and the overall global economy — for the first quarter of 2014, according to a survey conducted by CoreNetEconomic Index Q1 2014 Corporate real estate executives at Fortune 1000 companies are optimistic about a range of economic factors — including increases in jobs, corporate expansions, and the overall global economy — for the first quarter of 2014, according to a survey conducted by CoreNeteconomic factors — including increases in jobs, corporate expansions, and the overall global economy — for the first quarter of 2014, according to a survey conducted by CoreNet Global.

According to the National Association of Home Builders / First American Leading Markets Index, nearly 300 U.S. housing markets posted an increase in economic and housing activity.