Sentences with phrase «slack remains»

Currently, slack remains in the agricultural commodity production system.

Nonetheless, it is likely that considerable slack remains in the labour market, with the participation rate remaining well below the level of earlier years and little sign of upward pressure on wages.

Its elevated level suggests that slack remains in the labor market that could prevent wages from breaking out.

Labour markets in the region continue to improve, though some slack remains.

Slack remains a large drag on inflation, with monetary policy only a small offset.

The data suggests to us that material slack remains in the Canadian labour market, in contrast with the U.S. labour market, which is close to full employment.

While the near - zero balance of opinion suggests that labour market slack remains, the indicator has continued to improve gradually since the oil price shock, as conditions in affected regions have bottomed out.

Indicators of labour shortages suggest that labour market slack remains but is no longer widening.

There have been ongoing gains in employment, but a significant amount of economic slack remains in Canada, in contrast to the United States.

«Weak inflation suggests that slack remains in many advanced economies and monetary policy should continue to remain accommodative.

China has some options with regard to its purchases from Boeing if the trade spat widens with the U.S., but little slack remains on the supply side in the near term with manufacturers «running at full capacity,» says Ken Herbert of Canaccord Genuity.

She said: «But it is my judgment that the lower level of the unemployment rate today probably does not fully capture the extent of slack remaining in the labor market — in other words, how far away we are from a full - employment economy.»

The bank also said Canada saw gains in employment, but that considerable economic slack remained present when compared to the United States.

Not exact matches

When the person was a known slacker, their departure can boost the spirits of the remaining staff.

For wage growth, the bank said despite recent improvements it remains below what would be expected if the economy no longer had slack in its labour force.

Slack's rose and rose, while Yammer's remained stagnant.

Total CPI inflation remains near the bottom of the Bank's target range as the disinflationary effects of economic slack and low consumer energy prices are only partially offset by the inflationary impact of the lower Canadian dollar on the prices of imported goods.

Capacity pressures remain modest overall, suggesting that slack persists (Chart 5).

If the economy were to grow at the pace I discussed earlier, this would likely translate into sufficient job gains to continue to remove any remaining slack in the labor market — which, by my assessment, is already operating quite close to a level that is consistent with what is achievable on a sustainable basis.

But even 150,000 job gains per month would be consistent with gradually using up any remaining slack present in the U.S. labor market.

Core inflation has been lower than expected in recent months... Core inflation is expected to increase gradually over coming quarters, reaching 2 per cent by the middle of 2013 as the economy gradually absorbs the current small degree of slack, the growth of labour compensation remains moderate and inflation expectations stay well anchored.

With an energy - related rebound in inflation fading, signs of improving economic conditions need to be put into perspective, as the output gap across the region as a whole remains large, and so does the slack in its labor market.

With an energy - related rebound in inflation fading, signs of improving economic conditions need to be put into perspective — despite the strong performance of Germany, the bloc's largest economy — as the output gap across the region as a whole remains large, and so does the slack in its labor market.

If growth in America is accelerating, which it seems to be, and any remaining slack in the labor markets is disappearing — and wages start going up, as do commodity prices — then it is not an unreasonable possibility that inflation could go higher than people might expect.

These improvements were reflected in the rise in the participation rate to 63 %, up 0.6 % since September, confirming there is greater slack in the labour force than conveyed by the headline unemployment rate, and suggesting that longer term unemployed or discouraged workers who have hitherto remained on the sidelines are being pulled back into the labour market by the growth in employment opportunities.

But the prescription offered by the Taylor rule changes significantly if one instead assumes, as I do, that appreciable slack still remains in the labor market, and that the economy's equilibrium real federal funds rate — that is, the real rate consistent with the economy achieving maximum employment and price stability over the medium term — is currently quite low by historical standards.

I remain a touch more skeptical of the Spurs than most, but my Memphis love is slacking a little.

Funnily enough, the team that Arsenal will be taking on next in the Premier League gives the Gunners one of the two big reasons for not slacking off in the remaining seven Premier League games.

Slim Majority View NY State Assembly As Doing Poor Job Although the New York State Assembly has remained mostly out of the spotlight during the Senate battle, New York State voters aren't cutting them any slack.

Some studies have indicated that plants can tolerate losing most pollinator species in an ecosystem as long as other pollinators remain to take up the slack.

He really gets to flex his acting muscles in this film, even if his face remains characteristically slack during his deadpan deliveries.

Ford Motor Co.'s U.S. sales in January remained strong despite the discontinuation of the Mercury brand, with the new ’11 Explorer SUV helping pick up the slack.

As you ramp up through the modes, extraneous slack and wallow are mostly suppressed and body control is improved, yet the ride remains decent.

But it will have to start to withdraw stimulus as remaining slack is progressively taken up.»

In light of increasing economic slack here and abroad, the Committee expects that inflation will remain subdued.

It is no surprise that the Bank of Canada maintained its target overnight rate at 1/2 percent today, reaffirming its view that the Canadian economy is still operating with considerable slack despite strong employment growth and inflation remains below the 2 percent target.

The Bank of Canada is reaffirming its view that the Canadian economy is still operating with considerable slack despite strong employment growth and inflation remains below the 2 % target rate.

With the economic forecast remaining grim and no increase in grant and scholarship funding on the horizon, educational loans will have to take up much of the slack.

With substantial resource slack likely to continue to dampen cost pressures and with longer - term inflation expectations stable, the Committee expects that inflation will remain subdued for some time.

The Wall Street Journal's Anna Russell reports that sellers at both auction houses have in part attributed the comparatively slack performances to the uncertainty caused by today's referendum on whether the UK should remain in the European Union.

In some, the tape is somewhat twisted and slack, in others, the tape remains straight and taut.

There is a version of Slack for virtually every platform, and the core functionalities remain the same across each of them.

The usual volatility that dogs the cryptocurrency world has sunk its claws deep into the altcoin market, all the while Bitcoin has remained relatively stable, as well as managed to help pick up the slack.

But if you want to stay employed, you should already know how important it will be to remain positive, hard - working and willing to pick up slack for at least as long as your job may be in danger.

The employment outlook for nurses continues to remain steady, but that doesn't mean that you can slack off when it comes to your resume.

Since more men than women have been downsized, the remaining women are often asked to pick up more of the slack at work.

Under those conditions, inventories would remain slack, giving buyers in the market ample homes to choose from.

But it remains at bay in part due to slack in the economy: high unemployment and continuing excess capacity with regard to business productivity.