Sentences with phrase «economy and the market as»

Which signals might point to increased risk in the economy and markets as the business cycle matures?

But owning Berkshire doesn't give you the same broad exposure to the overall economy and the market as you get from a total stock index fund or ETF.

Not exact matches

A year ago, the London - based multinational undertook a study entitled «The World in 2050,» which projected Canada would be the only major developed economy to hold its position in the world — at the No. 10 spot — at mid-century, largely because of the demand for its resources and its ties through immigration to emerging markets (which by that time will no longer be labelled as such).

So entrenched is this marketing gimmick that Trade Minister François - Philippe Champagne now talks about Canada as a gateway to more than 1 billion people, a figure he derives from adding the populations of North America and the European Union, another big, rich economy with which Canada enjoys preferential access as of earlier this month.

The U.S. market could become too hot as tax cuts and more government spending stoke an already strong economy, says Sim Moh Siong of the Bank of Singapore.

Uber's strategy, like many major players in Silicon Valley's white - hot sharing economy (Airbnb among them), has been to work quickly to establish itself in as many markets as possible and deal with legal pitfalls and red tape later.

Major central banks» 2 percent inflation target appeared elusive as wage growth hasn't caught up with a stronger economy and jobs market.

At various points in the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, new stock market records and historically low unemployment rates were used as a synonym for a booming economy, or after the financial crisis, to signal that the economy was recovering — even though many workers and households experienced stagnating or steadily declining incomes for years or even decades.

We targeted current leaders, since they exert direct, measurable sway beyond their own boardrooms as they steer their companies to respond to big - picture external conditions: the economy, politics, technology, markets and customers.

Weakness in the global economy and concern about the uneasiness of markets, as well as uncertainty about many lushly - priced private companies known as unicorns, drove the markdown, investment experts said.

As the on - demand economy grows in size, policymakers and others must contend with the question of how to provide stability for those operating in that market, according to Chriss.

«At a time when the global economy is fragile and market sentiment is sensitive, unbalanced and unjustified rating decisions such as Moody's today can initiate damaging self - fulfilling prophecies and certainly strengthen the arguments for tighter regulation of the rating agencies themselves.»

That's important because the majority of exporters are small, and as the economy experiences sluggish growth and weak job gains, they are generally seen as a bright spot for their reach beyond domestic markets.

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach speaks to CNBC's Scott Wapner on the sidelines of the Sohn Conference about his best new investment ideas, his outlook for markets and the economy, as well as the rising interest rate environment.

However, as I wrote in «5 reasons why the housing market won't crash,» the Bank of Canada will only allow its rates to climb as long as the economy is growing vigorously — which, in turn, means that employment and income levels are trending upward.

The Eurozone's economy slipped in the third quarter as the slowdown in China and other emerging markets more than offset the benefit to consumers from low oil prices.

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.

Doing far more than acting as a data guru, the chief marketing technologist must also define strategies and set priorities for leveraging opportunities within the digital economy, as well as survey, assess and put in place emerging technologies crucial for growth.

Brazil was the only main market to see profits decline, for a sixth consecutive quarter, as Latin America's largest economy emerges unevenly and slowly from its worst recession in more than a century.

Switzerland and Spain are especially strong markets, with Spain generating four times as much revenue as the U.K. Indeed, Biderman's hypothesis is that the site's commercial appeal seems to be counter-cyclical: the worse a country's economy, the more its residents seem to want to fool around.

As one of the company's biggest markets, greater China has been been a sore spot for Apple as that nation's economy mounts a transition away from manufacturing and toward serviceAs one of the company's biggest markets, greater China has been been a sore spot for Apple as that nation's economy mounts a transition away from manufacturing and toward serviceas that nation's economy mounts a transition away from manufacturing and toward services.

While the actual economies of Canada and the U.S. aren't faring particularly well, so long as the U.S. Federal Reserve maintains its stimulus program, stock markets will tick higher.

While franchising makes up a «thriving and expanding» sector in the economy according to the U.S. Commercial Service, few franchisors credit the Dominican Republic as a major driver of business as they might swiftly - growing Asian markets.

Its growing economy (slated to surpass the U.S. as the world's largest in a decade or so) and burgeoning middle class provide ample opportunity for Canadian companies to expand abroad and build a new export market, particularly in the agricultural and services sectors.

As the economy still struggles to turn around, entrepreneurs are under pressure to gauge the strength of their market — in detail — before they go out and raise capital.

If Andrew Mackenzie and Sam Walsh are right, then Western Australia's commodity dependent economy could be at the start of a recovery; and not before time, given the weakening state of the property market as measured by mortgage defaults.

In a recent note to clients, RBC Capital Markets chief US economist Tom Porcelli examined the trends by using two components of GDP as proxies: net exports of goods and services to reflect the effects of a slowing global economy, and real personal consumption expenditures to reflect the US consumer.

Some see higher rates as a vote of confidence on the strength of the economy, while others consider increased borrowing costs a threat to the bull market that began amid — and was fueled by — historically low rates and extraordinary Fed stimulus.

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.

The Conservatives could get away with this as long as the Canadian economy fared better than the rest of the world, with relatively low unemployment, relatively high wages and no sign of the housing market crash that doomsayers» predicted.

Of note, Xi told the forum that globalization was an irreversible trend, adding that China would do its part by taking major measures to open up its economy as soon as possible and widen market access to foreign - funded firms.

In fact, currency markets now are helping the central bank in that regard, since a stronger currency essentially has the same effect on the economy as higher interest rates because it will reduce exports and corporate profits.

This wasn't unexpected, since the market was rising in just the right mix of conditions: Volatility as measured by the Cboe's index was at historic lows, the GOP was set to pass the most comprehensive corporate - tax reform in decades, and economies around the world were in growth mode.

Neither of the rival plans offered by Boehner in the House and Reid in the Senate seemed to have the necessary votes in Congress amid a bitter stalemate that could have far - reaching repercussions for the fragile U.S. economy as well as global markets.

«We are seeing weaknesses more in the North Asian market, and (South) Korea... and a lot of the strong (demand) growth in where you might expect,» said Neil Beveridge, a Hong Kong - based analyst at AB Bernstein, referring to emerging economies such as Pakistan.

Immigrant founders play a vital role as connectors to global markets — both abroad and here in the U.S. Immigrant businesses are 60 percent more likely to export than native - owned companies, and more than 2.5 times as likely to rely on exports for a large part of their sales, according to the Partnership for a New American Economy.

And the market still (largely) expects that the ECB will eventually undertake a larger QE program than what it is currently executing as the eurozone's economy continues to flag.

In choosing a community in which to open your store, you'll want to consider a number of location «whether» factors (this will serve as a review of our marketing chapter), including whether the community has a large enough population, whether its economy is stable enough for you to make money and whether the area's demographic characteristics are compatible with your target market.

RBC Capital Markets reiterated its «overweight» recommendation first made in January, while Credit Suisse upgraded its recommendation on energy to «market weight» from «underweight» last month, and its strategists cited strong earnings growth along with a robust global economy as factors.

John Canally, chief economic strategist for LPL Financial, said the language may continue to be used in coming months «as transition words» until «it becomes clear to FOMC members that the overall economy, the labor market, and inflation are well on their way toward hitting the FOMC's targets.»

As a significant contributor to the nation's economy — 40 % in Dubai, and 60 % of the overall UAE economy — the small and medium business (SMB) market is a highly dynamic one with unique connectivity needs that must be supported.

As I wrote in a November feature for Inc., the world's second - largest economy is home to immense regulatory red tape and a fiercely competitive market.

«The Asian Pacific markets, despite them being very active in terms of real estate and growing rapidly, are not as mature as the European and the American markets when it comes to direct real estate investment into the commercial sector proportionate to their economies,» Chris Fossick, managing director of Singapore and Southeast Asia said.

This is just one of the three investing themes my BlackRock Investment Institute colleagues and I see shaping economies and markets in the fourth quarter, as we write in our new Global Investment Outlook Q4 2017.

In other words, if you tighten monetary policy, certainly by more than is discounted in the market — and what's discounted in the market is very minor rising market — that will reverberate through asset class prices, as well as then you can have a situation in terms of the economy.

Some economists and market pros have cheered the Fed for hiking rates because they see the economy as strong enough, and believe it's time the central bank removes some stimulus.

The economy has shown signs of improvement recently, and the stock market has been on a tear, but those short - term gains haven't translated into a rosier long - term outlook among workers as they plan for retirement.

All told, the jump in Treasury yields has yet to make its way into the broader economy in the form of higher borrowing costs, yet it will likely start to dampen the housing and auto markets as consumer loans become more expensive, said Gary Cloud, a portfolio manager of the Hennessy Equity and Income Fund.

The market continuously shows that there is a supply glut, which isn't being helped by the crashing economies in major producers such as Saudi Arabia, Russia, and Venezuela.

But even as the market faltered in the summer, and worries about the global economy erupted, the pace of corporate combinations continued; in fact, it appeared to speed up.