Sentences with phrase «strengthening labor market»

However, conditions remain uneven, with strengthening labor markets supporting solid price gains in some member countries, notably Ireland, Spain and Germany, while other markets, including France and Italy, continue to languish alongside a weaker economic recovery.

President Donald Trump inherited a solid job market from the Obama administration and pledged to boost economic growth even further, strengthening the labor market by reducing regulation and taxes.

A separate report from the Labor Department showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 25,000 to a seasonally adjusted 304,000 last week, but the underlying trend remained consistent with a strengthening labor market.

Even with the strengthening labor market, most officials «still described the pace of wage gains as moderate», according to the minutes.

Courtesy of a strengthening labor market, tax reform and rising income, Americans are way more confident now.

But to the extent weak labor markets are part of it, a strengthening labor market would be the result of a stronger economy and thus E would be going up again as margins contract.

If rising interest rates are accompanied by a strengthening labor market with higher wages, the economy will be fine.

Even with the strengthening labor market, most officials «still described the pace of wage gains as moderate,» according to the minutes.

Citing a strengthening labor market, moderate economic growth and increasing inflation, the Federal Reserve raised the target range for the benchmark federal funds rate from 0.75 percent to 1.0 percent on Wednesday.

A strengthening labor market, low interest rates, improving mortgage availability and growing pent - up demand will help to significantly boost single - family housing production in the year ahead and move the housing recovery to higher ground.

The long - anticipated increase in the Federal Reserve's key interest rate materialized this week when the Federal Reserve announced it will raise the target range for the federal funds rate to between 0.5 and 0.75 percent, citing a strengthening labor market, inflation approaching 2.0 percent and anticipation that the economy will expand at a moderate pace over the next few years.

Last week executives at major U.S. home builders said they are hopeful about sales given the economic factors working in their favor — pent - up demand and a strengthening labor market are expected to translate into more deals.