Sentences with phrase «positive economic momentum»

Rising rates generally occur in an improving economy, and the positive economic momentum that accompanies higher rates creates a net effect that has historically proven more positive than negative.

As the U.S. economy enters the second quarter of 2018, the positive economic momentum continues, U.S. business confidence remains high, along with consumer confidence, jobless claims are near a generational low and the ISM Manufacturing Index is at record levels as well.

In fact, nearly 70 percent of European fund managers in the Bank of America Merrill Lynch survey foresee positive economic momentum over the next twelve months in Europe.

Not exact matches

Given these positive surprises, and because monetary policy must be forward - looking to achieve our inflation target, Governing Council's discussions focused on three main issues: first, the extent to which recent strength is signalling stronger economic momentum in Canada and globally; second, how heightened levels of uncertainty, particularly about US tax and trade policies, should be incorporated in our outlook; and third, how much excess capacity the economy currently has, and the growth rate of potential output going forward.

Our purpose: Reinvigorate St. Louis — Create economic momentum and spark a positive narrative Our mission: To advance economic development in the St. Louis region by attracting and retaining innovative entrepreneurs.

The preliminary economic profile for the US in February continued to reflect healthy momentum and this week's issue of the US Business Cycle Risk Report confirmed that the numbers overall continued to skew positive, based on data published through the end of March.

The economic momentum is positive (see below) but inflation ticked up a little.

And we believe positive economic and earnings visibility has been behind equity market returns during 2017, a trend that can continue in 2018 so long as earnings growth maintains momentum.

The general takeaway from these reports is the same as we have seen in much of the recent economic data — upside momentum has slowed, but from levels that were very positive to begin with.

«Despite the challenging economic environment, the core business performed strongly and we continued to see positive momentum across all the key income lines.»

As shown in Figure 2, leading economic indices suggest that the Chinese economy currently has the largest positive momentum.

Positive global economic momentum continued amid rising volatility and a hawkish tone from major central banks

The upward momentum in equity, S&P cites, has positive economic implications, as well: more than $ 100 billion in consumer spending, which includes dropping stacks (see what I did there?)