«Low rates and higher asset prices should support
household and business spending and investment through various channels.»
«If it were to go on much further and be much more persistent, then it could start to affect
household and business spending behavior, and that could actually start to influence the economic outlook.»
But, on average,
household and business spending data have come in a bit weaker than expected, leading many to revise down their forecasts for the current quarter.
Not exact matches
In the same sentence, some traders read the
business spending comment as hawkish
and the
household spending comment as dovish.
Growth in
household spending has been moderate
and the housing sector has shown some improvement; however,
business fixed investment
and net exports stayed soft.»
Both techniques allow
households and businesses to borrow cheaply, which encourages
spending.
In the October report, there were five: stronger - than - expected U.S. growth; higher - than - expected oil prices; the possibility that weak
business investment had altered the economy's potential; slower growth in less advanced economies such as China;
and a tilt to saving from
spending by Canada's heavily indebted
households.
In modern monetary theory,
households and business expectations are felt to play a defining role in
spending and investment decisions,
and thus in shaping inflation
and growth.
For 2017 as a whole, Statistics Canada said
household spending easily made the biggest contribution to growth, followed by inventory
and business investment.
When he was appointed three years ago, Poloz assumed non-energy exports
and business investment would take over from
household spending and housing as drivers of economic growth.
Monetary accommodation remains critical in supporting the economy by encouraging economic risk taking in the form of increased real
spending by
households and greater willingness to invest
and hire by
businesses.
In a healthy financial system, money is channelled between savers
and borrowers so that different activities, like
spending by
households or investment by
businesses, can be undertaken.
The continent's consumer
and business spending is estimated to be worth $ 4 trillion between now
and 2025,
and more than 50 million new middle
and upper class
households will emerge in the next decade,» said Tim Sutton, chairman, EMEA
and Asia Pacific, Weber Shandwick.
Training covers diagnosis, treatment,
and recognizing danger signs that require referral to health facilities, as well as
business and sales skills.6 After a CHP passes training, she
spends her first two weeks conducting a census of all of the
households in her designated area
and collecting phone numbers
and other key information.7 During this census, CHPs note which
households have children under - 5
and pregnant women.8
Currently,
households and businesses face elevated short - term uncertainty as to what will happen to tax
and spending policies in 2013
and how this will affect the economic outlook.
Investment expenditures raise employment,
household income
and spending, which, in turn, boost demand
and further stimulate
businesses to invest.
If they were to continue to strengthen, this would improve Canada's terms of trade, wealth,
and hence
household spending and business investment.
The robust rate of
spending by US
households and businesses has resulted in a sharp increase in imports into the US, with the volume of imports increasing by 9.2 per cent over the year to the December quarter.
Solid growth in the quarter reflected a strong increase in
household spending and the continued upswing in
business investment, while net external demand again subtracted from growth, reflecting a fall in exports
and continued rapid import growth.
The U.K.'s Office of National Statistics on Thursday said the economy grew 0.3 per cent in the second quarter, after 0.2 per cent in the first, the lowest growth for any major advanced economy since the start of 2017, according to Reuters, which also reported flat
business investment
and little growth in
household spending.
In January, the Fed described gains in the labor market,
household spending,
and business investment as «solid.»
But recent data has indicated a moderation in
household spending and fixed - income investment by
businesses since fourth quarter 2017.
Moreover, the intensification of financial market turmoil is likely to exert additional restraint on
spending, partly by further reducing the ability of
households and businesses to obtain credit.
As discussed above, in the past when credit
and asset price booms have ended, they have often resulted in financial
and economic instability, with banks suffering losses
and the
business and household sectors cutting back
spending as they repair their balance sheets.
We can get a better sense of the forces driving the US
business cycle by comparing the
spending patterns in the
household and business sectors.
This was a result of several factors: solid
business investment in the second half of the year, some further growth in housing construction,
and particularly strong growth in
household spending during this period.
The robust pace of
spending by US
households and businesses saw the current account deficit widen further in the December quarter, reaching 6.3 per cent of GDP.
Households are not
spending,
businesses are not investing,
and the government sector, particularly the federal government, is not
spending.
The Bank expects growth in Canada to pick up through 2013, supported by modest growth in
household spending combined with a recovery in exports
and solid
business investment.
So wrapped up in the
business of running a
household, raising kids,
and working to pay for it all, many parents
spend their days in a breathless rush.
«The potential impact of federal tax law changes represents a source of both upside
and downside risk to the
household spending and business investment forecasts,» the report found.
Retailers
and transport firms will use the savings to expand their
businesses, while
households increase
spending on other services, the study says.
While Poloz has projected strong growth in the second quarter, he expects the composition of growth to shift from
household spending to
business investments
and exports.
Available data suggest that
household spending and business fixed investment advanced, while the recovery in the housing sector slowed somewhat in recent months.
The FOMC has a weaker view of GDP, labor use,
household spending,
business fixed investment
and exports.
In the third quarter,
household spending was stronger than the Bank had anticipated
and growth in
business investment was robust.
Shades their views of GDP
household spending and business fixed investment up,
and their views on labor force participation down.
Moreover, the intensification of financial market turmoil is likely to exert additional restraint on
spending, partly by further reducing the ability of
households and businesses to obtain credit.
«Recent data suggest that growth rates of
household spending and business fixed investment have moderated from their strong fourth - quarter readings.»
The bank still expects growth to resume in the latter half of the year, led by
business investments
and household spending, but warned that investment
and consumption growth will slow due to less wealth
and lower income.
As a reminder, my
household uses a three card rotation for all of our
spending: Chase Sapphire Reserve, American Express Everyday Preferred,
and American Express Blue
Business Plus.
This is one part of our
household's three card rotation for all of our
spending: Chase Sapphire Reserve, Amex Everyday Preferred,
and Amex Blue
Business Plus.
The red bar shows the money saved by
businesses and households when they
spend less on their utility bills.
According to
Business Insider, the book titled, «Raising Can - Do Kids,» which was written by Richard Rende quotes, «Parents today want their kids
spending time on things that can bring them success, but ironically, we've stopped doing one thing that's actually been a proven predictor of success -
and that's
household chores.»
Stronger
business and consumer morale typically lead to even more hiring
and spending, which in turn encourages more
households to make big decisions like buying a home.
«Recent data suggest that growth rates of
household spending and business fixed investment have moderated from their strong fourth - quarter readings.»
However, most
businesses and households continued to
spend and invest as if the recession were still going on until 2012.