Sentences with phrase «months of a strong economy»

On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve raised short - term interest rates by 25 basis points (or 0.25 percent) after months of a strong economy.

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MARKETS: The dollar held near a four - month high against a basket of major currencies, buoyed by the outlook for a strong U.S. economy and rising yields amid signs of slowdown elsewhere, especially in Europe.

Goods exports, which reversed a slide in the first three months of 2016 to jump by 9.6 % the first quarter of this year, were credited for the Chinese economy's stronger growth.

President Xi Jinping told Politburo members last month that China should place a strong emphasis on financial stability as a pillar of a strong economy, Xinhua, the state - run news agency, reported.

The latest stats should calm some fears about the state of the economy, but we'll see if the job market remains strong in the following months as well.

The Commerce Department reported on Thursday that the economy grew by 3.2 percent in the final quarter of 2013, echoing the even stronger 4.1 percent pace of expansion in the summer months and providing the White House with a rare bit of good news despite dismal public approval ratings.

That was less than the third quarter's 4.1 % pace, but overall the final six months of the year delivered the strongest second half since 2003, when the economy was thriving.

Growth of the Australian economy is being supported by a strong external environment at present and, if anything, global economic conditions have strengthened further in recent months.

Nonetheless, while the Fed is facing an extremely delicate task — and the job of effectively communicating its intentions will be even more delicate — it is still our belief that the US economy remains sufficiently strong to be able to bear a gradual increase in short - term rates in the coming months.

Even if the economy were to immediately begin producing 600,000 jobs a month — more than double the pace of the mid-to-late 1990s, when job growth was strong — it would take roughly two years to dig ourselves out of the hole we're in.

The strong rise in the currency in the first six months of the year had been driven by investors chasing yields in the more stable economies, in what was a deteriorating climate for the world economy and share markets.

This strength comes against the backdrop of a strong U.S. economy, posting growth for 106 straight months, as noted by CNBC.

Although volatility returned to US equities in the early months of the year, the country's economy remains strong and markets appear well placed to continue their upward trend

In the US, at the Jackson Hole summit, the Fed Chair Janet Yellen stated that the economy is showing signs of strong recovery and there is a valid case of a rate hike in the weeks or months to come.

As discussed last month, this is a bit of a too much of a good thing crash all around — tax cuts into a strong economy sending inflation and interest rates high enough to lead the Federal Reserve to (potentially) over react and raise rates too high, causing a recession and growing debt issues as the government refinances debt at higher rates, all while a tax cut reduces federal revenues.

Currently, 38 % of consumers believe the economy in their community will be stronger six months from now (compared to 35 % last month), while only 15 % believe it will continue to weaken (compared to 19 % in December.)

Currently, only one - third of Americans (34 %) expect their local economy to be stronger six months from now, down from 38 % last month.

«The economy is in great shape, most local job markets are very strong and incomes are slowly rising, but there's little doubt last month's retreat in contract signings occurred because of woefully low supply levels and the sudden increase in mortgage rates,» says Yun.

The U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in November, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), another strong month of gains and the seventh month exceeding 200,000 jobs this year.

«Even though the economy still seems to be choppy, from our perspective, we've seen a very strong leasing transaction deal flow in the first few months of this year and retailers seem to be a lot more bullish in terms of store expansion.

«A stronger economy could lead to a reconsideration of this policy change if it is combined with signals in the upcoming months that prices and wages are starting to rise faster.»