Sentences with phrase «encouraging signs of growth»

The latest annual legal benchmarking review from MHA, the UK - wide group of accountancy and business advisory firms, points to encouraging signs of growth for a second...

The latest annual legal benchmarking review from MHA, the UK - wide group of accountancy and business advisory firms, points to encouraging signs of growth for a second year, most notably through an upturn in the Property and Construction Sector.

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While growth to date has been led mainly by the United States and China, there have been encouraging signs over the past year that growth is becoming very broadly based, with conditions improving in Japan as well as in a number of other economies.

As the third quarter ended, there were some encouraging signs the US economy remained on course to deliver a better showing over the second half of 2016, after the sub-trend growth seen since late 2015.

Overall, however, we are encouraged by positive signs of growth and consumer confidence.

The IIF said the investment value is impressive, considering it occurred «during one of the most volatile months in global financial markets since China's mini-devaluation,» and noted that growth in emerging markets is increasing at its fastest pace since 2011 — an encouraging sign of resilience despite the threat of a trade war.

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«But there are encouraging signs that we are turning a corner in 2017, and whilst growth is more muted, there is definitely an acceptance of the new normal, with a desire to move forward again in a climate of lower - valued currencies, less government spending and lower GDP growth.

That year - over-year growth was apparently an encouraging sign to Xbox chief Phil Spencer, who took to Twitter to proclaim that consoles haven't yet stepped into the shadow of their looming demise.

But low interest rates and weak prices have made homeownership more affordable than it's been in decades, the report noted, and several strong months of private - sector job growth in early 2011 are «encouraging signs of a housing market rebound.»