Sentences with phrase «economic strength of»

Even worse, reducing the economic strength of the developed regions certainly reduces their ability to assist undeveloped regions.

The economic strength of the West helped push several cities in Alberta to the top of our lists this year, but the economic boon isn't limited to that one province.

And what is the relationship between student achievement and the economic strength of a nation?

There is zero correlation between academic standards and the economic strength of any country.

The figures appear in The World Competitiveness Report 1993, which compares the economic strength of the 22 major OECD nations.

Access to affordable housing is essential for the health of our families and the economic strength of our communities.»

The increasing economic strength of the BRIC countries and other developing nations, then, is not only a very recent phenomenon — it is also a natural one.

In many ways, the success of a company — especially in the food distribution and retail industry — depends on the economic strength of the overall community, Brisbane says, which is why O.D. Brisbane & Sons understands the importance of giving back to the community through philanthropic contributions.

«The economic strength of the Christians in the district had been severely impacted in the violence — by design.

The underlying economic strength of the RXL token is its utility.

The wider economic strength of the housing scenario in Britain had a knock on effect on all house building and related companies.

Owing to the economic strength of the late 1990's, the least extreme valuation measures were based on earnings.

Not exact matches

Two more years of economic pain Australia faces a longer period of low growth, higher debt and higher unemployment than predicted just four weeks ago as the wave of job losses gathered strength, with clothing manufacturer Pacific Brands axing 1850 staff across the country.

«Governing Council welcomes the recent strength in economic data and wants to see more of it in order to be more confident that growth is on solid footing,» said Carolyn Wilkins, the senior deputy governor, who joined Poloz at the press conference.

If the PMI does not suit you in gauging the strength and direction of economic activity, try sales of autos and light trucks.

However, to maintain high GDP figures and create the impression of economic strength post-crisis, China spent more than $ 4 trillion on a stimulus program.

Companies increasingly find that their economic value is a function of the strength of the habits they create.

The number of job openings in the U.S. hit a seven - year high in April, reflecting a labor market drawing strength from the nation's economic recovery.

Economists at Macroeconomic Advisers boosted their forecast for fourth - quarter economic growth by three - tenths of a percentage point to an annualized rate of 2.4 percent, on the «unexpected strength» in consumer spending.

Wall Street has found a semblance of stability after a roller - coaster week, but some investors are convinced the rockiness in stocks and bonds isn't quite over for one main reason: The markets have yet to fully come to terms with how aggressively the Federal Reserve may respond to surprising economic strength.

... [But] Japanese exporters... face weakening demand from the impact of the Euro - zone crisis, concerns about the economic health of China [and] the persistent strength of the yen... as investors seek a safe haven.»

Based on my own observations from more than two decades in the field of business brokerage and mergers and acquisitions, many small businesses that survived the economic downtown are now seeing renewed strength in their top - line revenues, and solid or growing bottom - lines.

Foreign - exchange rates are imperfect indicators of economic strength.

«Her problem is to remind people of her strengths and how her strengths are what the country needs right now,» says Robert Shapiro, an economic adviser to former President Bill Clinton and to Hillary Clinton when she was in the Senate, and a senior policy scholar at Georgetown's Center for Business and Public Policy.

Additionally, concerns over economic growth in Europe and China — compared with relative strength out of the US economy — aided this rally, which, in many ways, has been the most influential economic trend of the last decade.

«Throughout the recession and tepid, uneven economic recovery, the strength and entrepreneurship of the franchise sector has been a consistent job creator for the U.S. economy,» said IFA president & CEO Steve Caldeira in a statement.

U.S. employers added the largest number of workers in nearly three years in November and wage gains picked up, a sign of economic strength that could draw the Federal Reserve closer to raising interest rates.

«Drawing on its economic strength and a Chinese Communist Party apparatus that is geared towards strategically building stocks of influence across the globe, Beijing's political influencing efforts in Europe are bound to be much more consequential... than those of the Kremlin.»

After a rough start to the year, economic data have firmed lately, with strength in housing, spending and retail sales pushing some Fed officials to believe that their inflation target of 2 percent is within reach.

Given Canada's tight economic links to the U.S., one has to assume a degree of that trepidation comes from doubts about the strength of the world's largest economy.

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.

This new title applies the same strengths to a broader subject — the history of contemporary economic thought — by focusing on the men and women who shaped it, from Victorian England through the end of the 20th century.

Friday's report casts doubt on the breadth of economic strength.

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.

The speed and strength of Alberta's economic recovery will not only determine the Conservatives» chance of re-election but also have a profound influence on Canada as a whole.

Dollar strength might seem like a reflection of U.S. economic power, and it may even be good news for the pockets of American consumers.

Africa's economic rise is a world - changing development, but the sources of its emerging strength — and lingering weaknesses — are little understood.

Given these positive surprises, and because monetary policy must be forward - looking to achieve our inflation target, Governing Council's discussions focused on three main issues: first, the extent to which recent strength is signalling stronger economic momentum in Canada and globally; second, how heightened levels of uncertainty, particularly about US tax and trade policies, should be incorporated in our outlook; and third, how much excess capacity the economy currently has, and the growth rate of potential output going forward.

Governing Council welcomes the recent strength in economic data and wants to see more of it in order to be more confident that growth is on a solid footing.

Housing Market Recovery in the Region» About Regional & Community Outreach at the New York Fed The Federal Reserve Bank of New York regional outreach mission is to promote sustained economic vitality by leveraging the Bank's strengths to benefit the people in the District.

One way to mitigate this risk is to focus on disproportionately collecting businesses that have the financial strength necessary to survive even the darkest days of a period like 1929 - 1933 without having to issue stock at severely depressed prices (which, from an economic perspective, amounts to you, the old owner, having to sell off your ownership in exchange for a bailout).

In that scenario, I would expect no more than one Fed policy rate hike this year, as labor market strength has been the highlight of recent economic performance.

China on Wednesday, April 4, 2018 vowed to take measures of the «same strength» in response to a proposed U.S. tariff hike on $ 50 billion worth of Chinese goods in a spiraling dispute over technology policy that has fueled fears it might set back a global economic recovery.

Among other things this confusion made China's nearly four decades of growth seem far more exceptional than it was, and so created the very lazy belief among analysts that there are no historical precedents that can guide us in understanding the strengths and the vulnerabilities of China's economic trajectory.

«Until very recently, it was taken as a given that tech equaled progress and tech equaled good and tech equaled economic strength,» said Leslie Berlin, the author of Troublemakers, a history of Silicon Valley.

At the January meeting, some Fed officials raised the possibility that the strength of economic growth might raise that ceiling.

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Traditionally, most attention in Canadian government support has been given to technology and product readiness, with scant attention being paid to the fact that without proper commercialization strengths a large number of Canadian start - ups have died or have been acquired for a pittance by foreign businesses which then proceeded to harvest the economic benefits for the innovations initially developed by Canadian companies.

«We're proud to be working with Recurrent Energy to grow California's solar industry, helping to power economic strength, job creation and tackle climate change by transitioning our communities to clean energy,» said Dawn Weisz, CEO of MCE.

The speech that he will give on a prominent night of the Republican convention is likely to highlight Trump's economic strength.