Sentences with phrase «expectations for economic growth»

A number of my recent articles have focused on the aggressive expectations for earnings growth over the next couple of years in relation to expectations for economic growth.

The last time the Bank of Canada made a rate announcement it raised its expectations for economic growth in its monetary policy report.

Most measures of inflation have decelerated and expectations for economic growth have softened.

The Federal Reserve is about to transition to new management with already raised expectations for economic growth next year, signaling relatively smooth sailing ahead.

Indeed, as expectations for economic growth have been scaled back somewhat in both regions over the past three months, markets have pushed back their expectation of the timing of the first tightening by both central banks.

Here at home, expectations for economic growth have been cut.

The Bank of Canada announced that they would raise interest rates and had a positive expectation for economic growth.

Not exact matches

Economic growth well above expectations could be an issue for stocks because it increases the chances the Fed will suddenly get more aggressive on rate hikes.

Economic growth well above expectations could be an issue for stocks.

U.S. economic growth and the expectation for higher interest rates should also give the rally in the dollar more fuel, said Gina Sanchez, CEO of Chantico Global.

A wobbly equity market, expectations for higher interest rates and weaker economic growth in the first quarter have inspired some pundits to claim that bear - market risk for stocks...

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Figure 1 shows this value - destroying behavior in action for GE (GE) by comparing between the amount of money spent buying back shares and the price to economic book value (PEBV), a measure of the growth expectations embedded in the stock price.

Longer - term rates, often used to gauge investors» expectations for inflation and economic growth, remain mostly unchanged from two years ago.

China's economic growth ticked down to 7.7 percent in the first quarter, falling short of market expectations and suggesting a tepid rebound for the economy.

A deal with China to potentially open their economy is very bullish for oil demand expectations as well as global economic growth.

To some extent, stock market action also implies expectations for slower economic growth, though interest rate signals, such as a flat yield curve, are more suggestive of slow growth than stock market action is, and we've yet to see a substantial widening of credit spreads that would suggest imminent recession.

Expectations for strong U.S. jobs data on Friday have been maintaining a bid for dollars, while timely survey data show that a cooling in economic growth is afoot, and ECB President Draghi gave dovish - tilting remarks following the central bank's April policy review last week.

The second factor driving volatility is economic growth, or more accurately, expectations for growth.

Given the importance of the US economic outlook for Canadian exports and Canada's economy more generally, firms in the Business Outlook Survey are asked about their expectations for US growth.

Expectations for US economic growth over the next year are generally positive, although considerable uncertainty surrounds the implications of the US election outcome for firms» outlook (Box 1).

A wobbly equity market, expectations for higher interest rates and weaker economic growth in the first quarter have inspired some pundits to claim that bear - market risk for stocks has spiked higher in recent weeks.

Proposals for fiscal stimulus via tax cuts, government spending and regulatory reform have led to expectations of stronger economic growth, higher inflation and higher interest rates.

In addition, concerns of slowing economic activity in China have come to the forefront with industry behemoth Alcoa (AA — Free Alcoa Stock Report), the International Monetary Fund, and mining giant Rio Tinto Group (RIO) tempering growth expectations for the world's biggest aluminum user.

US economy grew faster than expected in first quarter For a number of years, first quarter readings of economic growth in the US have fallen short of expectations.

Steep yield curves (long - term yields substantially above short - term yields) usually imply expectations for faster economic growth.

This spread gives an indication of the market's economic expectations, reflecting the outlook for demand growth, inflation, and Fed policy.

It's interesting to note that on the same day the International Monetary Fund released their annual World Economic Outlook which lowered expectations for global growth in 2015 to 3.8 % from 4 %, that several potentially large mining deals were either launched or mooted.

The report saw investors slash expectations for a rate hike from the Bank of England at its upcoming meeting next week after overall economic growth slowed to near stagnation in the first quarter.

The price - to - economic book value (PEBV) ratio measures the difference between the market's expectations for future profits and the no - growth value of the stock.

The difficulty for the ECB in managing market expectations on monetary policy in the face of stronger economic growth was evident elsewhere in President Draghi's remarks, as he repeatedly stressed the need to keep the region's interest rates at current levels while the central bank winds down its QE program.

The current US recovery, which is now tied for the third - longest on record, has also been the weakest economic expansion since World War II, with an average annual growth rate of just 2 % over an 8 - year period.5 It may not take much to derail such tepid growth, particularly in light of continued high expectations.

This reflects rising economic uncertainty and less room for growth to exceed expectations.

For one thing, it has created «rising expectations» about development, faster economic growth.

For several decades after World War II the expectation that economic growth could work this miracle in Third World countries justified devoting all efforts to furthering such growth.

It was intended that this would be paid for by increased growth, but global events (principally the terrorist attacks of September 11) led to an economic downturn, and those expectations were not met.

The latest GDP figures, albeit provisional, are expected to serve as an encouragement to government of a rebound in economic activities, as Finance Minister Seth Terkper in June last year announced to Parliament that government had revised its expectation of economic growth for 2015 from 4.1 percent to 3.5 percent.

While no country in history has achieved its economic growth without causing environmental damage, expectations for Singapore's mitigation ambition are particularly high because it is a leading figure in facilitating a global climate change treaty.

«The challenge for the authorities is to balance society's high expectations for increased economic growth with new and growing demands for clean air, water and food.

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The current US recovery, which is now tied for the third - longest on record, has also been the weakest economic expansion since World War II, with an average annual growth rate of just 2 % over an 8 - year period.5 It may not take much to derail such tepid growth, particularly in light of continued high expectations.

But even as investors assume slower economic growth their expectations for changes in the Fed Funds target rate have gone mostly unchanged.

Interest rates on mortgages are determined by economic growth and inflation expectations, two factors that combine to set the supply and demand for credit.

This reflects rising economic uncertainty and less room for growth to exceed expectations.

High oil prices were one of 2011's main economic party poopers, prompting many observers to pare their initially high expectations for growth during the year.

It also says that the recent move up in 10 - year Treasury bond yields has been due to a combination of both increases in inflation expectations on the back of economic growth and capacity, as well as an increase in real yields due to a relative shift in the supply and demand for capital.

So in this viewpoint, climate change and the challenges it presents to the taken - for - granted expectations of economic growth and progress is very similar to the identity threats engendered by the civil rights movement and racism, or feminism and patriarchy.

Under the adaptative scheme, tax rates and technology incentives are adjusted in light of climate damage expectations, economic growth, and technology adoption targets; incentives would expire after a period of time for technologies not making sufficient progress.

Michael # 29, the classical economists of the 18th and 19th centuries (Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Thomas Malthus, John Stuart Mill) all wrestled with the problem of limits to growth and came up with scenarios for the human future ranging from extreme pessimism (Malthus) to optimism (John Stuart Mill's expectation that at a certain stage of economic development human society would cease to grow in material scale and reach a «stationary state» where the emphasis would be on qualitative human, social and cultural development.