Sentences with phrase «optimistic about the economy»

The CEO of HSBC Bank Canada explains why she's optimistic about the economy, and why achieving gender parity in top roles isn't so hard after all

«He's very optimistic about the economy and he's optimistic they can hit the inflation target,» said Ward McCarthy, chief financial economist at Jefferies.

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.

This month 63 percent of small business owners indicated they're optimistic about the economy, versus last month's 57 percent.

Even as corporate earnings continue to soar and big companies appear to be very profitable, I've remained cautiously optimistic about the economy, because the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard data doesn't reveal the uptick in hiring we've wanted to see.

Global CEOs are remarkably optimistic about the economy in the year ahead, according to a survey of nearly 1,300 of them released yesterday by PwC for the Davos confab.

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

Even among significant frustration, 73 percent of the survey respondents report being optimistic about the economy and having a desire to grow their businesses.

Overall, Democrats are more optimistic about the economy over the next year than Republicans or Independents.

Mind you, more small business owners are optimistic about the economy than pessimistic, most saying the reason being that they're growing or that they simply choose to be positive.

On September 7, the Bank of Canada said it had been too optimistic about the economy's prospects, especially exports.

Along with the strong economic numbers, the Orange County Business Expectations Survey (OCBX) shows that local businesses are optimistic about the economy.

The minutes of the Fed's Jan. 30 - 31 discussions showed that officials were more optimistic about the economy than they had been in December, noting a stronger U.S. and global economy and rising expectations that tax cuts would boost growth.

Baltimore economist Anirban Basu said he is optimistic about the economy in 2018, but suggested a breaking point may be coming in the years ahead.

Americans remain optimistic about the economy, but their attitude toward stocks has gone from euphoric to negative as turbulence has rocked Wall Street.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management's Investor Pulse Poll finds that investors are still cautiously optimistic about the economy.

Americans say they feel more optimistic about the economy since President Trump was elected.

While many in the business community are increasingly optimistic about the economy, Wylde said they now worry if the future Hizzoner will share their concerns.

As in other marginal seats, a small majority of voters said they were optimistic about the economy over the next year, though slightly more so for themselves than for the country as a whole.

Are people in your neighborhood optimistic about the economy?

The U.S. interest rate hike signals that the Fed is feeling optimistic about the economy and tends to cause bond yields on both sides of the border to move higher, said Rob McLister, founder of RateSpy.com.

58 % are optimistic about the economy in the next 12 months.

I think the Fed is too optimistic about the economy.

While the country's employers are optimistic about the economy and confident their business will grow again in 2018, Hays Salary Guide data shows they are simultaneously aware that their staff feel overworked and possibly, underpaid.

Small businesses are feeling optimistic about the economy — so much so that they're increasing their 2011 marketing budgets.

Mortgage lenders have never felt more optimistic about the economy than they do now — an outlook that could come with more relaxed standards for homebuyers, who continue to contend with tight conditions as the spring home - buying season gets underway.

This may be due to some combination of historically low mortgage rates, housing prices that — although rebounding — are still relatively low, and people perhaps feeling more optimistic about the economy in general.»

(Homeowners, notably, tend to be more optimistic about the economy.)

Ontario residents are feeling more optimistic about the economy in general and the real estate market specifically with a fundamental shift in how they view the market, according to an Ipsos poll released Wednesday by the Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA).

«The significant rise in home values and the stock market at record highs are why a majority of homeowners, as well as those with incomes above $ 100,000, are more optimistic about the economy than renters and those with lower incomes,» Yun says.

Not exact matches

CFOs are more optimistic about the future of the U.S. economy than they've been at any time this decade, according to a survey out this morning from Deloitte.

Though the committee didn't offer details on how the banking industry might incorporate bitcoin into its business, it was optimistic about the currency's potential effect on the economy:

Investors are right to be optimistic about the global economy, but need to accept that volatility will be part of the ride, says Jeff Klingelhofer of Thornburg Investment Management.

Ultimately, Wall Street is mostly confident about the economy and the fundamental picture for US stocks, and that's being reflected in the cautiously optimistic commentary that's been trickling out.

When we asked them whether the election was having an impact on how optimistic or pessimistic they are about the economy, and an overwhelming 77 % of 411 respondents said yes.

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

The chief executives of Fortune 500 companies are optimistic about the global economy, bullish on employment, big on prospects for the U.S., and braced for a torrent of technological change.

The titans of global finance in Davos are too optimistic about the stock market and the economy, developer Jeff Greene says.

According to our sentiment survey, the number of business owners who indicate that they feel optimistic about the small business economy remains low, at 57 percent.

Meanwhile, a National Federation of Independent Business's report found that despite the anemic economy, business owners across the U.S. are cautiously optimistic about their future as well.

Many were optimistic about the future economic prospects in Lisbon before the sovereign debt crisis, but the crisis and corresponding austerity measures have stifled its economy.

Business owners are optimistic about the U.S. economy improving and want to grow their business, but they face significant hurdles in doing so, a new report shows.

With small business owner sentiment remaining low (only 54 percent of business owners reported to SurePayroll that they are optimistic about the small business economy in August), I'd count on the latter to be true.

At least one portfolio manager remains «very» optimistic about the prospects of the world's second - largest economy.

Smith also isn't optimistic about the U.S. market, pointing out that it's a mature economy, and demographics are not in its favour.

Nearly 60 percent of business owners report feeling optimistic about the U.S. economy, according to the latest outlook survey from professional services giant PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The dependence on local business is one reason small businesses continue to be optimistic about their future prospects, despite continued uncertainty about the national economy and the looming fiscal cliff.

But they are more conservative than men owners — 54 percent of men owners are optimistic about their local economies and 58 percent are optimistic about the national economy, the survey found.

«The global economy continues to do well, and we remain optimistic about the positive impact of tax reform in the U.S. as business sentiment remains upbeat, and consumers benefit from job and wage growth,» Dimon said.

Yes, of course it can, if the household savings rate declines, but as China's economy slows and as concerns about debt rise, it seems to me a tad optimistic to assume that the household savings rate will decline sharply.