Positive global
economic momentum continued amid rising volatility and a hawkish tone from major central banks
Global equities extended gains this week, and strong global manufacturing data suggested that
economic momentum continues to improve.
As the U.S. economy enters the second quarter of 2018, the positive
economic momentum continues, U.S. business confidence remains high, along with consumer confidence, jobless claims are near a generational low and the ISM Manufacturing Index is at record levels as well.
Not exact matches
However, although the BCC believes the country will manage to avoid recession, it does anticipate slowing
economic momentum over the next two years given higher inflation trends and a
continued lack of clarity about the process by which the U.K. leaves the EU.
Even though analysts have forecast
continued momentum in global
economic growth, concerns remain over how policy normalization might bring about changes after almost a decade of easy money.
While we don't have a magic crystal ball to predict where the markets may be headed next, we do have a team of respected professionals who recently assembled to discuss whether they think last year's
economic momentum could
continue — and where they see potential threats on the horizon.
Canada's economy switched into higher gear in the latter half of 2015 and this
momentum is expected to
continue throughout 2016, according to the latest RBC
Economic Outlook issued today.
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economic growth to strengthen in 2016: RBC Economics Canada's economy switched into higher gear in the latter half of 2015 and this momentum is expected to continue throughout 2016, according to the latest RBC Economic Outlook issue
economic growth to strengthen in 2016: RBC Economics Canada's economy switched into higher gear in the latter half of 2015 and this
momentum is expected to
continue throughout 2016, according to the latest RBC
Economic Outlook issue
Economic Outlook issued today.
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.
And we believe positive
economic and earnings visibility has been behind equity market returns during 2017, a trend that can
continue in 2018 so long as earnings growth maintains
momentum.
If those trends
continue it could be enough to take the air out of a U.S.
economic recovery that was just gaining
momentum.
Here, the Fed will hike six to eight times through 2019, all while
continuing the balance sheet runoff, an attempt to follow the
economic cyclical
momentum.
Forte adds: «Thanks to the strong
momentum created by the Italian Ministry for
Economic Development, the Italian Trade Commission in partnership with Federalimentare, Fiere di Parma, Fiera di Milano e Fiera di Verona, is pleased to
continue its large - scale participation at the Fancy Food shows.»
«Despite the challenging
economic environment, the core business performed strongly and we
continued to see positive
momentum across all the key income lines.»
NEW ROCHELLE, NY — Speaking to an overflow crowd at the annual State of the City Address, New Rochelle Mayor Noam Bramson pledged to
continue a comprehensive, community - wide focus on student safety, while also citing
momentum on
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«Additionally, the sustained funding for New York's tourism industry will help
continue the
momentum of the past few years, investing in an economy that boosts jobs and
economic growth.
However, DiPerna cites new
momentum among mainstream investors to take climate change issues into account, with new and strong interest by investors in reckoning with the fact that both the risks and costs of extreme weather events will
continue to rise, with significant implications for
economic stability.
Supported by
continued economic momentum, Montreal and Quebec City posted healthy housing market gains in the fourth quarter of 2016.
HUAWEI
continues to maintain robust growth
momentum although the global
economic situation and telecom equipment market remains a significant challenge.
In Q2, we saw
continued momentum in the housing recovery, despite of some
economic turmoil, like flagging job growth numbers and sovereign debt issues in Europe.
However, despite signs of deteriorating
momentum for
economic activity, housing
continues to be a bright spot as news from the housing market has been relatively upbeat, presenting a rare upside boost to the economy.»