Sentences with phrase «economy fared well»

Despite continuing political turmoil and economic disruptions — many lingering from the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse that killed more than 400 Bangladeshi textile workers — the Bangladeshi economy fared well in 2014.

Still, many economists and public policy advocates argue that in states where minimum wage is higher than the federal mandate, the economies fare better than in states where businesses stick to the federal minimum wage, which is currently not indexed to inflation and hence forces some workers to live below poverty level.

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.

But after the 2008 global recession, something became unavoidably clear: The Canadian economy fared better than the United States.

With the economy faring better, most forecasters may even upgrade their 2018 forecast for Toronto housing and the Toronto Condo market forecast, along with the Vancouver region forecast which are the only housing markets doing well.

Not exact matches

South Korean cities in the province have fared better than their neighbors north of the DMZ, but they have struggled to diversify their economy beyond old coal mines, farming and fisheries.

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.

He touted Canada's resilience during the 2008 - 2009 financial crisis, but said that while Canada fared better than most, the sharp decline in demand for the country's goods and services that followed the downturn still affected its economy.

But the further one scratches beneath the service, the more it becomes apparent that GDP is at best an educated guess as to what's going on in the economy, as opposed to a hard - and - fast signal of how it's actually faring.

To be sure, there were entrepreneurs who didn't fare as well, but that is true in any economy; if you don't believe me ask the people selling whaling harpoons or Betamax recorders.

Similarly for stocks because they fare poorly as well in inflationary periods... Unfair though it may be, an investor should continue to expect an attempted inflationary solution in almost all developed economies over the next few years and even decades.»

Momentum seems to fare best when the economy is expanding in a Goldilocks zone — not too weak or strong.

While bookings for major U.S. airlines have held up well through the recent spate of airline industry fare hikes, analysts warned that companies are beginning to choose economy flights on some routes to save money.

Appreciation is less predictable, relying to some extent on how well the stock market and economy fare in any given year.

But while a weakening euro is good for airline fares, the European economy and large European exporters, it can potentially hurt the returns of dollar - based investments.

The sluggish receipts, however, are not necessarily an indication of how well the economy is faring.

From School buildings to good roads to hospitals to overhead bridges and all sectors of the economy received its fare share.

A new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has found that while the upstate economy fared pretty well during the last business cycle, the economy in Western New York is not as robust.

Whether you overdid it during the holidays or are feeling uncertain about how the economy will fare this year, it's a good idea to keep the food budget in check.

On top of faring well in terms of practicality and towing capacity, the Ford F - 150 is also pretty good overall when it comes to interior space, refinement and fuel economy.

Hybrids typically fare better in the EPA's city cycle fuel economy ratings than in the highway test due to hybrids» ability to run solely on electric drive at times.

When you take the condition of Canada's economy into account with other countries on a global scale, you will find information pointing to the fact that Canada is actually faring quite well.

In a credit - driven economy like ours, measuring the differences between various types of credit creation can give signals as to how the banks are faring, and how well aggregate demand will do in the intermediate term.

Conversely, when the economy contracts, defensive stocks will likely fare better than growth stocks with lower - realised volatilities.

On this metric, it is fair to say that Trump has earned his stripes and would likely fare well as far as steering the economy effectively is concerned.

North Dakota is known for its strong economy — in fact, it's one of the states that has fared even recession well, because of its rich natural resources.

Even with the current state of the economy, Madison has fared well.

If the economy were to hit the skids, bonds would fare better than stocks.

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My prediction is the economy isn't going to fare very well.

However, we have seen a slump in many emerging market economies, particularly as they did not fare well during or since the 2008 financial crisis.

Saver fares are the best, especially for economy round - trip tickets to Europe, the Caribbean and South America, and for first class partner flights in Asia.

In general, markets in developed - economy countries have fared well, with the iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (NYSEMKT: EFA) climbing 17 % so far this year.

Citing research conducted separately by the American Veterinary Medical Association and Zoetis, Clint reported that veterinarians fared better than the norm — even in a down economy — when they placed a priority on:

Sure it wasn't the best program; miles expired after 3 years regardless of activity and fuel surcharges were added to award bookings but the majority of United's cheapest fares (all but Basic Economy) still credited to KrisFlyer at 100 % of mileage flown.

Start by assessing your travel patterns and booking habits (deep - discounted economy vs. full - fare economy or business / first), and reviewing both the redemption side as well as earning ability of potential programs.

I searched through months on Delta and Alaska's website and only found a seat here and there for business class (mixed - fare) and economy wasn't much better.

As seems to be the case with most changes in frequent flyer benefits (good and bad), Delta introduced basic economy fares a few years ago.

Premium cabin travel doesn't have to be horrifically expensive nor does it have to be purchased with a loyalty currency (Avios) if you're to get a good deal — you can easily pay more for Economy Class fares to some of these cities so these Business Class fares really are very good indeed — especially the fare to Los Angeles.

The idea that redeeming miles for an American Airlines transatlantic economy class fare isn't a good use of miles also comes from the value that people assign to their balances — generally people like to think they're getting outsized value from their miles and an Economy Class redemption often doesn't give theeconomy class fare isn't a good use of miles also comes from the value that people assign to their balances — generally people like to think they're getting outsized value from their miles and an Economy Class redemption often doesn't give theEconomy Class redemption often doesn't give them that.

United Airlines announced details of its Basic Economy fares at an investor event on Tuesday and the proposed offerings (or lack of offerings) may well surprise a few people....

Includes details how to get up to 50 % off a second room with Hyatt, news of the new American Airlines 777 - 300ER cabin layout complete with Premium Economy cabin, a British Airways sale with some very good First Class fares, details of the new promotions from Hilton, Marriott and Starwood, an Avios sale which could be very useful and more.

You may occasionally find good Premium Economy fares for departures from Helsinki or Düsseldorf but, in my experience, those two cities are more likely to offer up good Economy Class fares.

I've been wanting to try Norwegian out for some time (Economy & Premium) so its good to hear that people are having good experiences with them — I've got my eye on some of their Premium fares out of Oslo right now so they're a possibility for some flights I» l need to book for later in 2018 but, for this particular trip, their Premium fares aren't competitive.

If you earn AAdvantage status using Elite Qualifying Points (EQP), you're actually marginally better off under the new chart because two of the economy fare classes (S & N) will now earn 1.0 EPQ per mile rather than 0.5 EQP.

all the other coach fares will, at best, be upgradeable to Premium Economy.

I think that if this has been a good airline that I was considering (like Singapore Airlines) I would have so much confidence in the Premium Economy product that I would have booked it as soon as I saw the fare... but this isn't a good airline I'm considering — it's BA — and that makes quite a bit of difference.

This isn't the first time I've seen this fare pop up so, because it comes up reasonably often, because it can be tricky to find and because Oslo isn't the only departure point that offers up good BA Premium Economy fares, I thought I'd explain how to find them.

I've been on the look out for good fares since the beginning of August and, while American did post a somewhat tempting Economy Class fare from London back in September, the Business Class fares out of Europe have come nowhere near what I'm prepared to pay....

The promotion is also good for premium economy fares on British Airways, Qantas, Cathay pacific and Japan Airlines.