Sentences with phrase «improving economic numbers»

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Trump pointed to low unemployment numbers for women and minorities as proof that his administration is helping communities improve their economic circumstances, saying West recognizes the progress.

The notes from the meeting show that a number of Fed officials feel that interest rates could begin to be raised from their current artificially low levels sooner than the current target of sometime in 2015 should certain economic factors continue to improve at a rapid pace.

And while 41 percent of small business owners say they don't see any indications that the recession is over, that's actually three percentage points lower than the number of consumers who say economic conditions have not improved.

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In a recent speech to the Economic Club of New York, I discussed a number of areas where economic fundamentals have iEconomic Club of New York, I discussed a number of areas where economic fundamentals have ieconomic fundamentals have improved.

A number of manufacturers noted that exchange rate depreciation and improving U.S. economic conditions had supported new export order volumes in June.

In contrast, Germany has been one of the weakest economies in the region, recording no growth in the June quarter, although there are a number of indications that economic conditions are now improving.

First, economic conditions have improved in a number of regions to the point that tighter policy is warranted.

Indeed, when you look beyond the headline economic data and aggregate nominal numbers the pessimists tend to focus on, you see a solid, and improving, U.S. economic recovery.

European equities are not that cheap anymore by a number of valuation metrics; they are trading at an average of about 17 times earnings, which is not a wide undervaluation.1 In my view, the main reason to invest in European equities is the potential for, or the expectation of, a rise in corporate earnings that would be driven by the improving economic environment.

I've been friends with the people at the Foundation for Economic Education since I first discovered them in college and over the past few years have spoken at a number of their summer seminars, helped them improve some of their marketing, and did some photography for them one summer.

«We have successfully increased our business volumes in both the areas of corporate financing and leasing,» says general manager Hans Pajoma, adding that thanks to the improved economic environment, the number of problematic loans decreased, which benefited the results.

Other key issues facing our community involve addressing substance abuse - related challenges, reducing the number of derelict properties, improving current town buildings and spurring economic growth.

«Jamaica is a neighborhood with a number of tremendous strengths, and today we officially begin building upon these incredible assets to create quality jobs, support businesses, promote economic development, and improve livability in the area,» said NYCEDC President Kyle Kimball.

Turnbull said the rising job numbers and improved county finances that Neuhaus touted in his speech were really a reflection of broader economic improvements that Democrats had predicted would happen.

Improving this number is the only way to have economic growth in the long term.

Looking through the rest of the poll, the Conservatives & Theresa May have a lead over Labour & Jeremy Corbyn on almost every economic measure YouGov asked about (36 on cutting the deficit, 32 points on managing the economy, 15 on providing jobs, 11 on keeping prices down, 11 on improving living standards, 6 on getting people on the housing ladder), the only exception was reducing the number of people in poverty, where Corbyn & Labour had a 7 point lead.

As a large number of people with HIV approach retirement age, policy makers need to develop new policies or adapt the existing ones to improve their social and economic outlook.

In response to the slow rate of economic growth after 1973, states took a number of actions to improve the skills of students graduating from public high schools.

Then: «Things appear to be improving, though, Mr. Thomas said, in part as analysts for the bank and its lending partners run the numbers on the economic benefits of resilience.

Things appear to be improving, though, Mr. Thomas said, partly because analysts for the bank and its lending partners are running the numbers on the economic benefits of resilience.

The site could be improved if it included a reference to the IPCC discussion in Chapters 3 and 4 of Working Group III's recent report which, among other things, identifies ethical limitations of economic arguments about climate policies and only a limited number of considerations that should be considered in determining what equity means.

So, rather than making the transition to a cleaner, more sustainable world, people focus on boosting economic growth because they believe this will increase the number of jobs and improve living standards, even though inequalities have been widening and the climate problem is worsening.

We are a strong supporter of the New Democratic Party and contributor to a number of organizations working to improve social and economic conditions for the Downtown Eastside and its residents.

Central bank issued digital fiat currency using distributed ledger and blockchain technology is a way for governments to protect foreign currency reserves, reduce costs, improve the ease of doing business and a number of other benefits that can help stimulate economic growth.»

The report makes a number of recommendations aimed at improving economic development on Indigenous land that respect and uphold Australias human rights obligations, including further development and implementation of the principles for economic and social development as set out in the Native Title Report 2004.

While I congratulate the Government for its goal of promoting home ownership and improving economic opportunities for remote Indigenous Australians, research suggests that the current approach will only be successful in a small number of Indigenous communities.

SSA's economic prospects are improving, with a number of macro trends creating an urgent need for better real estate infrastructure.

If you can increase economic occupancy (the number of people actually paying rent each month), improve conditions and raise rents, and operate the property where you are maintaining everything and adding things like water conservation that reduce expenses you can dramatically increase the value of the property on just a 10 % increase in NOI.

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