Sentences with phrase «economic recovery remains»

Data continue to show signs that the housing market is strengthening, with home prices continuing to rise and new and existing home sales remaining strong, although officials caution that there is regional variation and the overall economic recovery remains fragile.

These terms are used frequently these days, often in the context of illustrating that economic recovery remains slow and that many highly qualified individuals continue to be out of work or in jobs that do not allow them to fully utilize their education, background, and training.

But the mayor then warned that economic recovery remains fragile and that many still lack the jobs to acquire affordable housing.

A spokesperson for the deputy prime minister made clear the government could not see a case for more state funding «at a time when budgets are being squeezed and economic recovery remains the highest priority».

The economic recovery remains fragile and we will not pursue initiatives like the NDP that would destroy Canadian jobs, including Mr. Mulcair's proposal to introduce a carbon tax.»

The main uncertainties in the global environment concern the United States, where some slowing in activity is widely expected, and Japan, where the strength and durability of the economic recovery remain uncertain.

These anxieties proved to be misplaced principally because the key drivers of the US economic recovery remained intact.

As President Obama continues to search in vain for policies to create jobs, the prospects for a robust economic recovery remain bleak.

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Global economic weakness remains the biggest threat to the U.S. economic recovery, followed by tax and regulatory policies.

Bad news: There are still serious threats to the economic recovery (the European credit crunch and rising Canadian interest rates, for example) and there remains great uncertainty that the recovery will continue along smoothly.

Comment: «Air cargo traffic remains a watch item for us as the gradual market recovery continues amid modest overall global economic growth rates,» said Dennis A. Muilenburg.

Small businesses are remaining positive, despite the slow economic recovery.

NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters)- U.S. overnight lending rates dipped on Wednesday, but remained near recent highs as investors looked ahead to key U.S. payrolls data due on Friday for direction as to the strength of the economic recovery.

However, the survey confirms that franchisors and franchisees remain frustrated with the pace of the economic recovery and the uncertainty of numerous regulatory and public policy challenges.

In both cases, the statements are intended to send a clear signal to financial - market participants that they should expect interest rates to remain low for quite a while — and this expectation is then supposed to drive a faster economic recovery.

While household vulnerabilities have moved higher, the ongoing economic recovery in Canada means that the overall risk remains the same.

On Wednesday a board member of the Bank of Japan said that the central bank should stick with its ultra-easy monetary policy, despite recent signs of economic recovery, because uncertainty remains over how fast inflation will rise.

U.S. economic growth has remained sluggish throughout the recovery, which officially began in mid-2009, but job growth has been fairly steady for more than three years.

«The slow economic recovery will continue to affect our customers, and we expect they will remain cautious about spending,» said Mike Duke, president and chief executive officer.

Of the other MINTs: Indonesia is in a stable recovery, but the importance of commodities like coal and palm oil means it will not return to previous growth levels soon; Nigeria's economy remains overdependent on oil, though Phylaktis sees its «fast - growing population and labor force feeding faster economic growth over the medium term»; and while «Turkey has a lot of potential,» Lau says, «its political and economic management is questionable and casts a shadow over the economy.»

Inflation across the 19 - country eurozone remains stubbornly low even though the economic recovery across the single currency bloc appears to be gaining more and more momentum.

Commodity prices in SDR terms remain on a firm upward trend, buoyed by the global economic recovery and the associated pick - up in demand for raw materials.

COVER STORY: IN THE DRIVER»S SEAT By Anita Hawser Emerging Asia has consolidated its role as the most powerful engine of global economic recovery — but threats to the region's growing prosperity remain.

Economic indicators for the eurozone remained generally positive, with some suggesting the region's recovery is broadening.

The IMF, in its World Economic Outlook released last week, concluded that «the global recovery remains fragile» and the world economy is faced with a «recovery that is neither strong nor balanced and runs the risk of not being sustained.»

Overall, the compensation picture remained at the better end of experience in this recovery, but historically weak for periods of economic growth and recovery.

For all of the self - congratulatory rhetoric of the Harper government, the fact remains that Canada's economic recovery has been built on very fragile foundations.

Libya has the capability and capacity for an economic recovery, and its substantial oil fields remained unscathed by the revolution.

The fact still remains that the President's core philosophy of more government, more spending, more regulation and higher taxes has inhibited our economic recovery.»

The Construction Products Association's latest State of Trade Survey, which has been launched today, shows that although a Eurozone crisis appears to have been averted for the time being, the prospect of an economic slowdown in the major European economies, together with increasing global energy and raw material prices, remain as the major threats to further recovery in the UK construction products industry.

Investment in education and training will remain critical to the country's economic recovery and to achieving a fairer society.

Given the reality of the underlying structure of this economic recovery, risks remain around global oil markets; security and political reconciliation in the Niger - Delta; policy; and of course the political transition.

Tories, cheered by growing signs of economic recovery, have to concede that the cards remain stacked against them — a point rammed home by Lord Ashcroft's poll of Tory marginals showing a double digit Labour lead fuelled by a UKIP surge that is far from dissipated.

Moody's says that the country's current economic recovery has already proven to be significantly slower - and believes that it will likely remain so - compared with the recovery observed after previous recessions, such as those of the 1970s, early 1980s and early 1990s.

«As New York State continues its economic recovery, Unshackle Upstate remains opposed to a minimum wage increase.

He had been desperate to secure a coalition agreement with the Liberal Democrats and despite Nick Clegg's statement that he could not remain as leader, felt he could remain in place for up to a year in order to secure the nation's economic recovery.

Farron also said it was right for the Lib Dems to remain in the coalition because they needed to take some credit for the economic recovery.

For 2013 health care spending growth is projected to remain under 4 percent because of the sluggish economic recovery, continued increases in cost - sharing requirements for the privately insured, and slow growth for Medicare and Medicaid spending.

To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the Committee expects that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy will remain appropriate for a considerable time after the economic recovery strengthens.

To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the Committee today reaffirmed its view that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy will remain appropriate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends and the economic recovery strengthens.

In fact, I often contemplate whether my strategy shouldn't be simply to remain in cash except during periods of severe economic upheaval (like the 2008/09 liquidity crisis) when funds would be invested, then slowly liquidated over the ensuing recovery.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke signaled after the Fed's last meeting at the end of April that the U.S. central bank is in no hurry to reverse its massive support for the modest U.S. economic recovery in which unemployment remains above what Fed officials believe is the norm.

To support continued progress toward maximum employment and price stability, the Committee expects that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy will remain appropriate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends and the economic recovery strengthens.

Of course, the economic situation is now making a recovery, but it still remains hard to take out a traditional mortgage, which is why some people are turning to alternatives like «owner finance» — but what does this entail?

will remain appropriate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends and the economic recovery strengthens.

To further lower interest rates and to encourage confidence needed for economic recovery, the Federal Reserve committed itself to purchasing long - term securities until the job market substantially improved and to keeping short - term interest rates low until unemployment levels declined, so long as inflation remained low (Bernanke 2013; Yellen 2013).

With BofA and many other banks continuing to raise APRs, some experts say cardholders will remain hesitant to charge purchases, limiting the economic recovery.

Manufacturers need to ensure that they do not alienate a valuable supplier base and suppliers must remain as attractive a source to their customers as possible in these lean times, or risk insolvency long before the economic recovery.

Job creation continues to be sluggish as employers remain leery of the rate of economic recovery and are, as a result, reticent to hire to full capacity.

As many believe that recovery from the 2008 recession remains one of this past century's most difficult, how much more complicated would that make any further economic instability?