Sentences with phrase «optimism about the economy»

Small business owners may be frustrated with proposed tax reforms from the Liberals, but their optimism about the economy is jumping.

A gauge of U.S. small business confidence rose to a 12 - year high in December as optimism about the economy intensified among business owners following the November election, the National Federation of Independent Business said on Tuesday.

This is despite all the Fed speeches expressing optimism about the economy and a desire to normalize interest rates.

-- Republicans fear independent voters» optimism about the economy won't translate to votes for the midterms.

Overall optimism about the economy helped lift stocks broadly, but some companies had bad news that kept their shares under pressure.

Despite renewed optimism about the economy, many people in the United States continue to feel financial hardships.

March 30, 2018 • Nearly all financial indicators show American optimism about the economy is soaring.

To not report on the living arrangements of those responding to the marriage study is like reporting on optimism about the economy without divulging how many respondents were employed versus those who were unemployed.

Housing market confidence among Americans continues to trend in a positive direction despite stalling optimism about the economy and personal finances, according to results from Fannie Mae's June 2012 National Housing Survey.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed more optimism about the economy in his most recent testimony Friday to the Senate Budget Committee, while also defending the Fed's controversial plan to buy an extra $ 600 billion in government bonds to keep recovery moving forward.

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And since the election, there's been a real optimism in the stock market about prospects of the U.S. economy.

As retailers nationwide reported a brisk jump in November sales and optimism about the holiday season, Reed said on Thursday that the gears of the U.S. economy seemed to have finally meshed.

Although we've had two months of similar hiring and paycheck numbers, the SurePayroll small business owner optimism number plummeted 11 points, revealing that only 55 percent of business owners are optimistic about the economy.

Traditionally, optimism among small business owners is much higher — this is why they became entrepreneurs in the first place — so if we stay at about 50/50, we're not likely going to see significant change in the small business economy.

Yet, the Scorecard optimism survey shows 65 % of small business owners still optimistic about the U.S. small business economy.

And our optimism level — the percentage of small business owners who feel good about the economy — remains in the 60s (63 percent this month versus 67 percent last month).

According to our SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard optimism survey, 70 % of small business owners are feeling optimistic about the economy.

The second - quarter results mark the third consecutive quarterly increase in optimism about the U.S. economy, reaching one of the highest levels since the Great Recession, the survey says.

Topics included the state of the economy, the job market, the housing market and their own optimism about making more money.

A second reason for optimism about productivity is that even if most major economies have exploited most available opportunities for integration, gains may still be had from improvements to existing supply chains.

In a poll of 700 company directors conducted in March, optimism about the UK's economy came in higher than at any time since Theresa May triggered Article 50 last March.

Overall, though, there is optimism amongst Canadians about the effects of the deal on our national economy.

U.S. small business optimism fell in October, as business owners worried about the economy's outlook and scaled back on hiring plans amid a partial government shutdown.

The New York Fed's Empire State Manufacturing Index also jumped more than expected, boosting optimism about the domestic economy.

He assured that Nigeria's economy is poised for sustained jobs creation, while in a rather encouraging tone, he said,» Regardless of the current challenges we are confronting, I believe all Nigerians will keep hope alive and sustain their optimism about the future of our economic.»

It was always unlikely that we would see the same furore we had following the Budget, but the chancellor will also have known that even yesterday's unpopular measures are unlikely to result in lasting damage as long as people's optimism about the real economy continues to increase and our polls show this to be the case (relatively speaking at least).

But he admitted that voters» optimism about the state of the national economy lagged behind their optimism about their personal economic futures.

«But with the 2014 Commonwealth Games looming, and so many high - profile projects about to launch, there is undoubtedly a renewed optimism in the sector, and an appreciation of the importance of business tourism to the Scottish economy.

«All economic indicators show significantly improved optimism about the U.S. economy including consumer and business sentiment, which continue to drive a very healthy U.S. auto industry,» said Mustafa Mohatarem, GM's chief economist.

Consumer confidence is the degree of optimism that consumers feel about the current state of the economy and their personal financial situation.

What I find ironic is that it is his can - do optimism that is in this case working against our ability to do something about our dependence on fossil fuels and the climate change that this dependence is resulting in, that is, switching to alternate energy, preserving modern civilization and the world economy beyond Peak Oil and Peak Coal, preventing climate change from becoming such a huge problem that it destroys that the world economy — and more than likely leads to a series of highly destructive wars over limited resources.

Even employers in the parts of Canada hardest hit by the recent oil and gas slump expressed optimism about the strengthening economy.

Economic gains have sparked confidence in home - buying and - selling, with 80 percent of those surveyed in the National Association of REALTORS ® (NAR) Housing Opportunities and Market Experience (HOME) survey believing now is a good time to buy and 69 percent believing now is a good time to sell — an outlook carried over from optimism about the broader economy.

«Growing optimism about the state of the economy was quickly erased with May's employment report,» says Sean Becketti, chief economist, Freddie Mac.

Survey results show that Americans» newfound optimism about home prices, the economy, and personal finances is balanced by concerns about rising household expenses, which may require Americans to remain cautions about the recovery.

Whatever optimism economists have about housing in 2008 could quickly fade away, if the economy sinks into recession.

«These results might reflect actual differences in the expected trajectory of home values by neighborhood, or might simply reflect a broader optimism about the path of the economy that is generally projected by higher income respondents,» the study says.

Lynn Franco, the Conference Board's director of economic indicators, said the improvement in November came because more people expressed optimism about the direction of the economy in the next six months.

One reason for the White House's optimism is that perceptions about the economy seem to be turning more positive.

Low interest rates and a strengthening economy have prompted this consumer optimism, according to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices» Homeowner Sentiment Survey, a survey of about 2,000 consumers» attitudes toward home ownership.

«Growing optimism about the state of the economy was quickly erased with May's employment report,» says Sean Becketti, Freddie Mac's chief economist.