Sentences with phrase «economies and markets remain»

«As was the case six months ago, there is no imminent downturn on the horizon, although global economies and markets remain fragile and volatile.»

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However, the Bank is projecting a return to growth in the second half of 2015, led by the non-energy sectors of the economy: «Outside the energy - producing regions, consumer confidence remains high and labour markets continue to improve.

A few things stand out about this particular rate change: first, the magnitude of influence that just a quarter percentage - point change had on the stock market; second, the current rate with an upper range of.50 % compared to the various long - term averages of about 5 %; and third, the rate remains historically low, with only minute incremental changes, despite the relatively good news we continue to read about the economy.

No matter if the economy is good or bad, marketing remains a necessity, and is the lifeblood of long - term success.

Even as China's stock market continues to reel, and Europe still searches for a way to keep its monetary union intact, central bankers remain confident that the American economy is on the upswing.

With Trump's Nov. 8 election victory and his campaign promise to tear up international trade deals threatening to shatter a fragile global recovery, Singapore «s open economy remains among some of the most vulnerable markets to U.S. protectionism.

It's worth noting that despite market turmoil and a relatively weak economy, Rogers» cash and debt positions remain favourable.

As it stands, the fundamentals underpinning housing markets in Vancouver and Toronto remain strong — local economies are growing, immigration is robust and interest rates are low.

WASHINGTON, April 18 - «Robust» business borrowing, rising consumer spending, and tight labor markets indicate the U.S. economy remains on track for continued growth, the Federal Reserve reported on Wednesday, with the risks of a global trade war the one big outlier.

Take one look at its competitors, and you know that the market for consumer electronics and computer equipment remains strong, even in this economy.

In late August, Mordy wrote an article entitled «China's Crash: Postponed» asserting that while China is, indeed, moving toward a market economy, it is still controlled largely by the government, and therefore policy remains the most important risk factor.

The global economy is ending the year in a fragile state with factory activity shrinking in China, euro zone business growth remaining weak, and emerging market giant Russia in a spiraling currency crisis.

In response to such a call from the G - 20 in Washington, D.C. last week, Germany's finance minister side stepped the issue and talked about the need for the ECB to start withdrawing its money market liquidity — i.e., whatever remains of a meager life support to economies crushed with 19 million people out of work and 3.6 million of young people unable to find jobs and make a living.

«If global sentiment remains strong and inflation muted, then financial conditions could remain loose into the medium term, leading to a build - up of financial vulnerabilities in advanced and emerging market economies alike.

Ensure that Canada remains competitive by enabling this highly - innovative sector of the economy to catch up to other jurisdictions, ranging from the United States and Great Britain to New Zealand where P2P lending markets provide new, vibrant competition to established financial industry participants.

Though Africa has experienced impressive growth for well over a decade now, domestic markets and intraregional economic relations have remained constrained, with national economies driven primarily by mounting foreign demand for the continent's natural resources and commodity exports.

If that doesn't happen, the extent to which wage inequality remains embedded in our economy and labor market means that these recent gains are likely be short - lived.

Or conditions remain mostly the same since December and, if anything, the U.S. economy is strengthening, as evidenced by growth in the job market, an uptick in manufacturing orders and consumer spending, and signs that inflation may be starting to stir.

My mantra remains: the stock market ain't the economy, and the latter, which matters a lot more important for many more people, remains pretty solid.

The deal marks a major milestone for Argentina and its new president, Mauricio Macri, restructuring the lion's share of the debt remaining from the default and freeing up the nation to tap international markets for much - needed financing as its commodities - rich economy falters.

For turnover in FX derivatives, several things stand out (Graph 4): (i) activity has generally risen over the past decade even when scaled by a measure of cross-border transactions; (ii) developed Asian markets stand out as having a high degree of turnover; (iii) there was a particularly strong increase in turnover in these markets between 2013 and 2016; and (iv) FX derivatives turnover in emerging Asian economies has also increased significantly in the past few years, but remains a small part of the global market.

Data from the BIS survey suggest that the FX derivative market in China has grown rapidly over the past few years, having doubled from 2010 to 2013 and again from 2013 in 2016, although it remains very small, even compared with other emerging economies.

And for all the muddle, the one thing that seems clear is that the risks to the economy and particularly the labor market — which is generating solid job growth and even some wage gains (for which we should all give Chair Yellen and the Fed serious credit)-- remain «asymmetric:» there's a greater risk of needlessly slowing non-inflationary growth than there is of inflation acceleratiAnd for all the muddle, the one thing that seems clear is that the risks to the economy and particularly the labor market — which is generating solid job growth and even some wage gains (for which we should all give Chair Yellen and the Fed serious credit)-- remain «asymmetric:» there's a greater risk of needlessly slowing non-inflationary growth than there is of inflation acceleratiand particularly the labor market — which is generating solid job growth and even some wage gains (for which we should all give Chair Yellen and the Fed serious credit)-- remain «asymmetric:» there's a greater risk of needlessly slowing non-inflationary growth than there is of inflation acceleratiand even some wage gains (for which we should all give Chair Yellen and the Fed serious credit)-- remain «asymmetric:» there's a greater risk of needlessly slowing non-inflationary growth than there is of inflation acceleratiand the Fed serious credit)-- remain «asymmetric:» there's a greater risk of needlessly slowing non-inflationary growth than there is of inflation accelerating.

He did so again in 2001 after the World Trade Center was attacked, when he led the FOMC to immediately reduce the Fed funds rate from 3.5 percent to 3 percent — and in the months that followed reducing that rate to as low as 1 percent as the economy and stock markets remained sluggish.

Markets remain volatile, global economic weakness continues to persist and, of course, China has shown great signs of a weakening economy over the past several months.

While market demand should improve as the U.S. economy continues to strengthen, the remaining factors — government policies, a shortage of qualified staff, and the depreciation of the Canadian dollar — will likely continue to hold back investment.

With an energy - related rebound in inflation fading, signs of improving economic conditions need to be put into perspective — despite the strong performance of Germany, the bloc's largest economy — as the output gap across the region as a whole remains large, and so does the slack in its labor market.

... to rising corporate profits, an ok economy, slow inflation and a reasonably quiet Fed and you get all the reasons to defer selling and booking your eight - year bull market capital gains, especially since TINA (there is no alternative) remains in everybody's mind.

Those economies are also hurt by the stronger dollar, and Blanch expects China and emerging markets to remain headwinds.

Serious questions also remain about the state of the overall Chinese economy and of commodity - dependent economies in Asia and throughout the emerging - market universe.

Japan remains the world's third - largest economy and the second - largest debt market.

There are many research firms doing good work and providing diligent research, and our free - market economy will ensure their prosperity as long as diligence remains a priority.

We regard the greater stability in commodity prices, along with a lessening of volatility in financial markets, as welcome, and believe it should provide a more stable platform for the global economy, where growth remains acceptable, if lower than desirable.

In the United Kingdom, the economy remains buoyant, spurred by a strong labour market and continued rapid growth in house prices (Graphs 10 and 11).

But the prescription offered by the Taylor rule changes significantly if one instead assumes, as I do, that appreciable slack still remains in the labor market, and that the economy's equilibrium real federal funds rate — that is, the real rate consistent with the economy achieving maximum employment and price stability over the medium term — is currently quite low by historical standards.

It remains our view that China's economy is in the midst of a transition to a new, more domestically and market - focused economic model that is leading to slower but more sustainable growth than in the past.

A brighter outlook for the global economy appears to be boosting investors confidence, while geopolitical and other market driving forces remaining quiet so far.

-- FOMC minutes show uncertainty and concern about markets are affecting officials» decision - making — Officials were cautious when evaluating market conditions and the «damaging effects on the economy» — Worry about «potential buildup of financial imbalances» and a sharp reversal in asset prices» — Members seem oblivious to impact of inflation on households and savings — Physical gold and silver remain the only assets for real diversification and safety

While both governments remain committed to finding new markets for Canada's oil and gas, they have voiced strong support for increasing clean energy production and exports in order to reduce carbon emissions and the impact of fluctuating oil prices on Canada's economy.

«An illiquid trading environment has exacerbated price declines that first began in June on profit taking and then continued through July as equity markets remained volatile on a host of concerns from geopolitics to earnings to the economy,» said investment strategist for LPL Financial, Anthony Valeri.

Regarding U.S. monetary policy, the IMF said it still remains «very accomodative,» but that the possibility of future rate hikes «have contributed to tighter external financial conditions, declining capital flows, and further currency depreciations in many emerging market economies.»

But despite growing debt woes in Europe, a burgeoning U.S. deficit, and an unemployment rate that remained stubbornly high, both the economy and stock market proved remarkably resilient.

With an extremely diversified economy and a huge demand for housing, Houston remains one of the top markets in the nation for real estate investing.

This has helped markets remain near their record - highs despite a weak global economy and a weak economic outlook — and despite poor fourth - quarter and year - end results and an even weaker outlook for the first quarter of 2016.

To make things worse, Canada's economy has been hit hard by falling oil prices, and investors remain wary of a Canadian housing market that has shown signs of becoming a bubble, as well as rising consumer debt rates.

Among the explanations that have been put forward are the increased credibility of central banks in controlling inflation (inflation rates remain below 3 per cent across the developed world), the low level of official interest rates in the major economies reflecting low inflation and the continuing weakness in some economies, a glut of savings on world markets particularly sourced from the Asian region, and changes to pension fund rules in some countries which are seen as biasing investments away from equities towards bonds.

While the phrase «yield curve» may not trigger excitement, the fact remains that the yield curve is one of the simplest and most useful ways to gauge future prospects for the economy and the stock market.

Although volatility returned to US equities in the early months of the year, the country's economy remains strong and markets appear well placed to continue their upward trend

The labour market, meanwhile, continues to benefit from the economy's strong performance over 1997 and early 1998, and unemployment remains below the levels of a year ago.

However, unlike many of those who support these ideas, I am pessimistic that QE3 will fix the economy, and I worry that too much celebration by market monetarists over the structure of easing will only serve to undermine what remains good in market monetarism if and when the economy fails to recover quickly.