Sentences with phrase «to tighten labor market»

However, the stage is set for inflation to accelerate due to tightening labor market conditions, higher oil and energy prices, and rising home prices and apartment rents.

These indicators suggest that reduced unemployment is likely tightening the labor market and driving up compensation.

Housing is being supported by tightening labor market conditions, which are spurring a rise in household formation

Further evidence of tightening labor market conditions was reported in the Federal Reserve's beige book, a June report based on anecdotal information collected across the central bank's 12 districts.

Tighten the labor market all you want, it won't matter.

Buoyed by a rapidly tightening labor market, job satisfaction among American workers rose slightly for the fourth consecutive year in 2014, and now stands at the highest level since 2008, according to a report released by The Conference Board.

They don't want inflation rates to fall too far, as this limits their ability to boost a weakening economy, but neither do they want tightening labor markets to overheat and lead to accelerating inflation.

While other data on Thursday showed a modest increase in new applications for jobless benefits last week, the number of Americans receiving unemployment aid fell to its lowest level since 1973, pointing to tightening labor market conditions.

A multibillion - dollar investment and thousands of new jobs will raise housing costs, tighten labor markets and clog streets.

In a tightening labor market, having engaged employees gives you a significant advantage.

The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rate this week due to a tightening labor market and may also provide more detail on its plans to shrink the mammoth bond portfolio it amassed to nurse the economic recovery.

NRF's forecast follows those from Deloitte and AlixPartners, which call for holiday retail sales increasing between 3.8 and 4.5 percent, thanks to higher online spending and a tightening labor market.

Price stability and a strengthening economy, highlighted by a tightening labor market, likely will push the Federal Reserve a step closer to raising interest rates later this year.

Inflation is expected to breach its target this year as a tightening labor market boosts wage growth.

Away from the favorable base effects, inflation is rising thanks to a tightening labor market.

That signals a tightening labor market — a good thing — but also that increased inflation might be on the horizon.

For instance, the tightening labor market may be starting to show long - awaited wage gains.

On the wage side, though there's always variance, most wage and compensation series have been stuck at around 2 % year - over-year growth (nominal) with some, but not much, evidence of acceleration in response to the tightening labor market.

But despite low interest rates and a tightening labor market, gross domestic product growth has been underwhelming.

Although a tightening labor market has driven up prices in some segments, such as single - family homes, it's «not enough to overcome downward pressure from other factors,» says Zentner, who adds that recent hurricanes likely won't have a lasting impact on national prices either.

As a result, even though a tightening labor market and recently supportive levels of business, consumer, and investor confidence may bode well for the near - term outlook, the hard data currently seems considerably less encouraging than the soft data.

«For the Fed, the underlying momentum is more important in terms of policy decisions, and that looks to be strong, supported by a tightening labor market, rising incomes and high consumer confidence,» Gregory Daco, head of U.S. macroeconomics at Oxford Economics, told Reuters.

Core consumer price inflation rose 1.9 % in the 12 months to the end of September — and we fully expect a tightening labor market and robust consumer spending to progressively push it higher — one more reason for the Fed to commence policy normalization.

That signals a tightening labor market — and that increased inflation might be on the horizon.

Consumer spending in 2016 was supported by robust job growth, a tightening labor market, low borrowing rates and stable home and equity value.

Against the backdrop of a tightening labor market and perking inflation, the Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates later on Wednesday.

A tightening labor market has often been cited by the central bank as an important source of inflationary pressure.

«I suspect the Fed will be talking about a tightening labor market at its next meeting.»

The economy is being powered by a tightening labor market, which has largely maintained a strong performance that started during former President Barack Obama's first term.

For instance, the tightening labor market may be starting to show long - awaited wage gains.

«The tightening labor market, rising wage growth, high levels of consumer confidence and a millennial generation with a pent - up demand for housing should allow the housing market to weather the storm of gradually rising interest rates.»

Boston Federal Reserve's President Eric Rosengren and member of the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) indicated that a rate hike could be needed as soon as June amidst a tightening labor market.

Added Yun, «The good news is that the tightening labor market is beginning to push up wages and the economy has lately shown signs of greater expansion.

Beyond interest rates, the biggest concern is the tightening labor market, which could pose a deeper threat to price stability than oil.

«Over the next two years, the economy will likely stay on a path of around 2 percent growth with a tightening labor market and stronger inflation.»

After softening this quarter, real consumer spending is expected to rebound early next year amid a tightening labor market and a renewed decline in gasoline prices, helping to offset persistent economic headwinds.

Increases in minimum wage rates in many states and tightening labor markets may start to put further upward pressure on this measure of earnings.

Moreover, tightening labor markets and rising wage rates are directly affecting the bottom line.

«However, the tightening labor market, rising wage growth, high levels of consumer confidence and a [millennial] generation with a pent - up demand for housing should allow the housing market to weather the storm of gradually rising interest rates,» he adds.

Tightening labor markets.

Also, the tightening labor market along with faster wage gains means that the Federal Reserve is inclined to raise interest rates more frequently.