Sentences with phrase «said strong economic growth»
Robert Walters director Brice Henderson said strong economic growth had left employers facing a «rapidly shrinking pool of readily available talent».
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«Against modest economic growth of 2 percent, we had one of the strongest quarters in our history,» said Chief Executive Officer Brian Moynihan said.
Despite this, traders said oil was unlikely to tumble far as markets remain supported by strong economic growth and by supply restrictions led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Russia.
Economic growth, strong profits and upbeat consumer and business sentiment will help led the way, strategist Jonathan Golub says.
It said global growth continued to be solid and broad - based, the economy was running close to its potential and stronger business investment suggested economic capacity could grow even further without lifting the inflation rate.
Stronger economic growth and and solid company fundamentals will drive earnings in 2018, leading fund managers said.
S&P Global Ratings Tuesday said the economic risks facing financial institutions operating in New Zealand have heightened, partly due to continued strong growth in residential property prices.
«Fundamentals are still positive, there is strong economic growth and strong earnings growth - those will help stocks move higher over time,» said Kate Warne, investment strategist at Edward Jones in St. Louis.
«[It] highlights what many have argued for decades — the notion that stronger copyright laws are directly linked to increased economic growth is simply false,» says University of Ottawa law professor and IP expert Michael Geist.
«We believe that these two markets, with a combined population of approximately 27 million people and strong economic bases in the technology, media and entertainment industries, serve as an excellent platform for long - term growth,» Virgin America said in its SEC filing.
NEW YORK Prices for jet fuel have strengthened relative to diesel and gasoline prices and should keep climbing on strong demand for air travel fueled by global economic growth, analysts said.
NEW YORK, April 12 Prices for jet fuel have strengthened relative to diesel and gasoline prices and should keep climbing on strong demand for air travel fueled by global economic growth, analysts said.
He said investors are once again focused on strong economic growth in the U.S. and many other regions.
Green said those worried about China's economic slowdown are overreacting, as the differences in economic development between China's regions could provide a strong engine for economic growth.
«The energy sector posted stronger returns in September due to a rebound in oil prices which helped lift Canadian equities, while the bond market slipped into negative territory after strong Canadian economic growth led the Bank of Canada to raise interest rates for the first time in seven years,» said James Rausch, Head of Client Coverage, Canada, RBC Investor & Treasury Services.
With a strong job market and signs of continuing economic growth, we are forecasting roughly 9 percent growth in purchase origination volume for 2017 relative to 2016,» Fratantoni said.
NEW YORK (Reuters)- Prices for jet fuel have strengthened relative to diesel and gasoline prices and should keep climbing on strong demand for air travel fueled by global economic growth, analysts said.
It said the spending was «tempered by strong revenue growth of 8.6 per cent, reflecting robust economic conditions».
«The Committee remains concerned that, without sufficient policy accommodation, economic growth might not be strong enough to generate sustained improvement in labor market conditions,» the Federal Open Market Committee's statement said.
The Fed's rate - setting committee also downplayed a recent slowdown in economic and job growth, saying that activity had been expanding at a moderate rate and job gains, on average, had been strong in recent months.
With earnings strong and economic growth continuing, market fundamentals remain healthy, says Morgan Stanley's Chief Investment Officer Mike Wilson.
That said, B.C.'s strong economic growth over the past three years, combined with a) the announced small business tax relief, b) the new training and youth employment programs (also announced today), and c) a lower - than - average percentage of our working population who actually make minimum wage (about 5 %, compared to 7.1 % nationally), leaves us in a position to cautiously view the announced increases as «reasonable.»
«Unless we demonstrate a strong commitment to fiscal sustainability in the longer term, we will have neither financial stability nor healthy economic growth,» Bernanke said in testimony to lawmakers today.
«While equity market performance across Asia - Pacific was mixed in 2013, strong economic growth and real estate prices in key markets drove healthy overall wealth growth,» said M. George Lewis, Group Head, RBC Wealth Management & RBC Insurance.
Brian Kenner, Bowser's deputy mayor for economic development, says Washington is seeing strong growth in private sector employment, including Yelp's decision earlier this year to locate a sales and marketing hub there.
Amid signs of stronger economic growth and a pick - up in inflation, as well as easier financial conditions, the Federal Open Market Committee, the policy arm of the U.S. central bank, is expected to raise its key federal funds rate in March by a quarter percentage point to a target range of 0.75 % to 1.00 %, says Ellen Zentner, Morgan Stanley's Chief U.S. Economist.
Leslie Appleton - Young, Chief Economist for C.A.R., said as much in the aforementioned press release: «The underlying fundamentals continue to support overall home sales growth [in California], but headwinds, such as global economic uncertainty and deteriorating housing affordability, will temper stronger sales activity.»
But he has also made clear that there will be no backing down from this position, saying that stronger economic growth, rather than higher taxes or borrowing, is the way to deliver better public services and higher real wages.
«While strong economic growth has boosted city revenues, Mayor de Blasio continues to grapple with ongoing structural deficits and labor contracts that have remained unsettled for far too long,» DiNapoli said.
Assemblyman Bill Magee, Chair of the Assembly Agriculture Committee, said, «The agricultural sector is a vital contributor to economic growth across the state and by welcoming new opportunities and markets, we help make this key industry even stronger.
Incoming Comptroller Scott Stringer echoed the praise, saying the appointment «sends a strong signal that our city means business when it comes to ensuring that economic growth benefits all New Yorkers.»
Director of communications, Christopher Graffius, said: «The strong growth in BASC membership, despite a difficult economic situation, is testament to the strength of the Association and the popularity of sporting shooting.»
«New York City's finances have been boosted by strong economic growth and conservative tax revenue forecasts in recent years,» DiNapoli said.
The two agree strong environmental policies are not incompatible with economic growth, he said.
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Cuomo, speaking at the downtown Strand Theatre on Wednesday, said the city contains all of the elements required to fuel economic growth, including a strong core of small businesses, a state school that acts as an idea incubator and a low corporate tax rate.
«This would be the first decline during a period of strong global economic growth,» the researchers said, noting that a portion of India's new energy consumption must be from «low - carbon» resources in order for global emissions to peak and then swiftly decline.
«They will need to provide strong examples of how good policy can drive economic growth and climate risk reduction together,» the report says.
While CO2 emissions have slowed during times of economic recession, this would be the first decline during a period of strong global economic growth, Jackson said.
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The bank underlined several areas where it said economic conditions had hit close to its assumptions: the stronger performance in non-energy exports and investment, the economic growth reading for the final three months of 2014 and core inflation near its two per cent target.
In the earnings press release, Eric Schmidt (Google's CEO) said the following: «strong international growth as well as sustained traffic increases on Google's web properties propelled us to another strong quarter, despite a more challenging economic environment.»
«Strong economic growth, low - interest rates, declining unemployment, increasing wages and a growing population all helped boost home buyer demand in our region last year,» Oudil said.
The Royal Bank says most of Canada will experience stronger economic growth this year and next, but only Alberta will see the kind of gains that will make a real impact on job creation.
«Canadian housing market results for November suggest that Canada's housing sector is unlikely to be as strong a source for economic growth as compared to before mortgage regulations were recently tightened,» said Gregory Klump, CREA's Chief Economist.
China's emissions are most likely to continue growing substantially for years to come because they are tied to the country's strong economic growth and its particular mix of industry and power sources, the researchers said.
«Subsidy reform can lead to a more efficient allocation of resources, which will help spur higher economic growth over the longer term,» the IMF says — a strong argument in the ongoing climate of economic uncertainty that surrounds us.
«Building on Europe's pioneering emissions - trading system, this package demonstrates to our global partners that strong action to fight climate change is compatible with continued economic growth and prosperity,» said Stavros Dimas, the commissioner for the environment.
«The continued economic troubles in the developed world have led to reduced emissions, but this is more than compensated by strong emissions growth in fast - growing economies such as China,» he said.
«With strong economic growth and continued heavy reliance on fossil fuels expected for most of (the developing) economies, much of the increase in carbon dioxide emission is projected to occur among the developing... nations,» the EIA said in the report, its annual International Energy Outlook.