Sentences with phrase «improvement in labor market»

Though there has been significant improvement in the labor market, sharply lower oil prices have kept inflation running well below the level the Fed believes is needed for healthy economic growth.

These increases, however, were not accompanied by significant improvement in labor market conditions.

Improvement in the labor market, if sustained, would help bolster the upward trend of consumer attitudes toward housing, which so far has been a glimmer of light amid a dimming economic outlook.»

It has renewed its confidence in the US economy, noting in particular the marked improvement in the labor market.

As a result, the FOMC ain't moving rates up, absent improvement in labor market indicators, much higher inflation, or a US Dollar crisis.

If incoming information broadly supports the Committee's expectation of ongoing improvement in labor market conditions and inflation moving back toward its longer - run objective, the Committee will likely reduce the pace of asset purchases in further measured steps at future meetings.

The Committee remains concerned that, without sufficient policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labor market conditions.

The Committee is prepared to take further action as appropriate to promote a stronger economic recovery and sustained improvement in labor market conditions in a context of price stability.

is concerned that, without further policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labor market conditions

In judging when to moderate the pace of asset purchases, the Committee will, at its coming meetings, assess whether incoming information continues to support the Committee's expectation of ongoing improvement in labor market conditions and inflation moving back toward its longer - run objective.

The Committee is concerned that, without further policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labor market conditions.

Improvement in the labor market, positive sales growth, rise in disposable income, expansion of retail chains, declining / stable oil prices, and escalating healthcare costs are expected to drive growth for the packaging industry over the next six months.

In deciding when to hike rates, the Fed repeated that it wanted to see «some further improvement in the labor market,» and be «reasonably confident» that inflation will increase.

Further improvement in the labor market has also helped drive shares higher.

As usual, the Fed chair hedged her bets somewhat, saying she wanted to see further improvement in labor market conditions and greater confidence that inflation would move back up to 2 % in the next few years, but, based on current trends, it seems that small, incremental hikes in base interest rates are looming on the horizon.

«The Committee remains concerned that, without sufficient policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labor market conditions,» the Federal Open Market Committee's statement said.

«Taking due account of the uncertainties and limits of its policy tools, the Federal Reserve will provide additional policy accommodation as needed to promote a stronger economic recovery and sustained improvement in labor market conditions in a context of price stability.»

In terms of the labor market, we have seen only a moderate improvement in labor market conditions over the past six months or so.

Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart told Market News International in an interview that continued improvement in the labor market would be key.

He said policymakers have «painted themselves in a bit of a corner, waiting to see a significant improvement in the labor market.»

The Fed statement said: «The Committee anticipates that it will be appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate when it has seen some further improvement in the labor market and is reasonably confident that inflation will move back to its 2 percent objective over the medium term.»

She also said that despite a 4.9 percent unemployment rate that is bumping up against the Fed's standard for full employment, there «appears to be scope for some further improvement in the labor market.»

Central banks strikes a mostly optimistic tone in touting rebound in economic activity in recent months and improvement in the labor market.

Coupled with other bumps on the road (think the eurozone crisis and slow global growth) the overall effect, he added, «has been economic growth around 2 percent, and only a very gradual improvement in labor markets.»

Given these improvements in labor markets, wages have risen gradually — wage growth is now above the roughly 2 percent level that it seemed stubbornly «stuck» at, earlier.

In the latest policy statement, Federal Reserve officials highlighted further improvements in labor market conditions amid slower growth.

Despite recent improvements in the labor market, millennials face a severe shortage of affordable entry - level homes in many parts of the country.

Investments in career - related experiences during high school can produce substantial and sustained improvements in the labor market prospects and transitions to adulthood of youth.

It may take more time before the recent encouraging improvements in the labor market and economic confidence lead to further increases in consumer spending.»

Despite recent improvements in the labor market, millennials face a severe shortage of affordable entry - level homes in many parts of the country.

High levels of student debt and stagnant career opportunities have long kept millennials sidelined from the real estate market and, even with recent improvements in the labor market, affordability continues to be a major concern.

Despite positive improvements in the labor market in recent years, new home construction is currently insufficient in a majority of metro areas and is contributing to persistent housing shortages and unhealthy price growth in many markets, according to new research from the National Association of REALTORS ®.

According to CoreLogic, more than 1.25 million new households will be formed in 2016 thanks to improvements in the labor market and lower unemployment rates.

Not exact matches

The area's third - largest economy had appeared to be emerging from a long period of stagnation thanks to the European Central Bank's loose monetary policy, improvements in the balance sheet of its banks and the first fruits of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's labor market reform.

«True, there are encouraging signs of economic recovery in those advanced economies most affected by the global financial crisis which erupted in 2008... [but] the report finds that those economic improvements will not be sufficient to absorb the major labor market imbalances that built up in recent years.»

«The (Fed policy - setting) committee needs to make policy choices that will lead to more great years like 2014,» Minneapolis Fed President Narayana Kocherlakota said in remarks prepared for delivery in Helena, Montana, citing the dramatic improvement in the U.S. labor market last year.

«If you see a few more months of improvement of this magnitude, it is a clear sign that the labor market is tightening and is poised to break out next year,» said Ryan Sweet, senior economist at Moody's Analytics in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Details of the employment report were upbeat, with most of the measures Fed Chair Janet Yellen tracks to gauge the amount of slack in the labor market showing further improvement.

Even with the surprisingly large addition of 287,000 payroll jobs in June, the pace of improvement in the U.S. labor market appears to have slowed somewhat.

As a result, the January minutes included a carefully worded caveat: «Evaluation of the efficacy, costs and risks of asset purchases might well lead the committee to taper or end its purchases before it judged that a substantial improvement in the outlook for the labor market had occurred.»

«If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage - backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability,» the Fed's announcement stated.

The FOMC's annoucement after their meeting on Wednesday affirmed the Fed's QE3 policy, offering no changes, while stating, «If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the Committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage - backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved in a context of price stability.»

Officials said at the last Fed meeting, in July, that they wanted to see «some further improvement» in labor markets.

This reflects the fact that, while value is hard to find in the current market — be it in stocks, bonds or cash — there are positive underpinnings: earnings have improved, the labor market has been resilient, technology continues to drive improvement in profitability, and monetary policy across the world remains accommodative.

There is an improvement in China's high levels of debt and its labor market.

Moreover, to support a stronger economic recovery, the FOMC is purchasing long - term Treasury securities at a rate of $ 45 billion per month and agency mortgage - backed securities (MBS) at a rate of $ 40 billion per month, and will continue purchasing assets until it sees substantial improvement in the outlook for the labor market, conditional on ongoing assessment of benefits and costs.

As a consequence, we have seen only modest improvement in the U.S. labor market.

So will 2013 be another year of painfully slow and steady improvement in the employment situation, or will we finally start seeing life in the labor market that will put a serious dent in our unemployment crisis?

In other words, for two years of economic recovery, the labor market in the U.S. has been doing only slightly better than treading water, and much of the improvement in the unemployment rate can be attributed to people dropping out of the labor force either because they've given up looking for work or because they've retireIn other words, for two years of economic recovery, the labor market in the U.S. has been doing only slightly better than treading water, and much of the improvement in the unemployment rate can be attributed to people dropping out of the labor force either because they've given up looking for work or because they've retirein the U.S. has been doing only slightly better than treading water, and much of the improvement in the unemployment rate can be attributed to people dropping out of the labor force either because they've given up looking for work or because they've retirein the unemployment rate can be attributed to people dropping out of the labor force either because they've given up looking for work or because they've retired.

Finally, the improvement since the 2007 - 2008 global financial crisis in the labor markets in Canada and the United States has been remarkably similar, when considered in relative terms.