«After posting a significant increase in December, following
an upward revision in November, the Employment Trends Index is improving,» said Gad Levanon, Director of Macroeconomic Research at The Conference Board.
The sharp
upward revision in official figures means that China has released much more carbon dioxide — almost a billion more tons a year according to initial calculations — than previously estimated.
Shipments though were better than expected and could lead to
an upward revision in the data above for Q4 GDP.
I urge you to «hang on» to stocks in preparation for a powerful rally that may be sparked on Tuesday by
the upward revision in third quarter GDP.
In both cases, the drop in estimated term premia more than offset
the upward revision in expectations about the future path of short - term interest rates»
European markets closed higher on Thursday, with Italy setting the pace amid a significant
upward revision in first - quarter economic growth.
That revision was offset by
upward revisions in business investment spending on structures and equipment and by stronger sales of U.S. exports.
Given that so much investor enthusiasm has focused on the new claims figures, it's interesting that the large and generally
upward revisions in months of prior data seemed to go virtually unnoticed.
Those proposed commitments should be submitted by Parties in 2014 in order to enable a full and transparent review and allow for
upward revisions in ambition by COP 21.
The slowdown of ice loss in July contributed to
upward revisions in 5 of the August Outlook contributions (e.g., Arbetter et al., Meier et al.; Kaleschke and Spreen; Kauker et al.; Lukovich et al.).
Not exact matches
U.S. stock prices hit their highest
in nearly two months after an
upward revision to the country's economic growth for the fourth quarter.
Some of the tools used by the Bank have tended to underestimate growth
in potential output during periods of expansion, leading to
upward revisions later on.
Trading at 18.1 times $ 154
in 2018 earnings, assuming the
upward estimate
revisions continue, the S&P 500 remains at a P / E above its historical averages, just perhaps not as high as it looked previously.
Despite some arguments on Wednesday that the
upward revision of growth
in the second quarter would table the Federal Reserve's plan for another round of quantitative easing, Bill Gross of PIMCO says it will happen regardless.
In terms of supply, OPEC noted that non-OPEC supply in 2016 was expected to contract by 610,000 barrels a day following an upward revision from last month's report, to average 56.32 mb /
In terms of supply, OPEC noted that non-OPEC supply
in 2016 was expected to contract by 610,000 barrels a day following an upward revision from last month's report, to average 56.32 mb /
in 2016 was expected to contract by 610,000 barrels a day following an
upward revision from last month's report, to average 56.32 mb / d.
Despite the backdrop of political and economic uncertainty, OPEC said that it anticipated world oil demand growth
in 2016 to increase by 1.23 million barrels a day (mb / d) after a marginal
upward revision, mainly to reflect better - than - expected economic data for the first half of the year.
Growth is expected to moderate
in 2018 and 2019 still but the
upward revision indicates that economists have got it wrong so far over the impact of Brexit on the economy.
End - of - week profit taking prevented the U.S. dollar from extending its gains on Friday despite stronger - than - expected first - quarter U.S. GDP growth and an
upward revision to the University of Michigan's consumer confidence index.With that
in mind, steady growth and rising inflation expectations should foster further gains
in the dollar next week as investors are convinced that the Federal Reserve will use the May meeting to prepare the market for a June hike.
Looking at mortgage interest rates, the
upward revisions to new home sales
in the past few months would make more sense.
Upward revisions for August and September showed that there were 110,000 fewer jobs lost
in those months than previously reported — although the net change was still a loss of 42,000 jobs for the two months.
However, payrolls data for March showed an increase of 308,000 jobs, with
upward revisions to earlier months resulting
in an average increase over the previous couple of months of around 100,000 jobs (Graph 3).
The
upward revision reflects not only the continuation of robust growth
in the US, but also stronger than expected recoveries
in Japan and Asia more generally.
Global bond yields remain relatively low, reflecting expectations that global interest rates are still likely to remain low for some time, notwithstanding
upward revisions to those expectations
in the past couple of months.
This
upward revision to revenue was slightly offset by an increase
in expected expenditure, reflecting new policy measures announced since the Budget.
This is partly due to higher - than - expected quarterly inflation
in March, but it also seems to indicate some
upward revision to expectations for the June quarter.
This largely reflects a substantial
upward revision to expected taxation revenue from individuals and companies, consistent with continued strength
in employment and profits
in early 2004/05.
In previous budget forecasts, the Department of Finance made significant
upward revisions to «other revenues, without adequate explanation.
Last week, we saw an unusual
revision in new claims data, not just for the previous week, but
in months of prior releases, with
upward revisions averaging about 10,000
in the most recent reports (e.g. the Feb 25 figure was revised from 354,000 to 373,000).
- The IMF said, «The
upward revision of 0.5 percentage point
in 2018 and 0.1 percentage point
in 2019 relative to the October WEO reflects more favorable external demand prospects, rising private investment, and the supplementary budget for 2018.»
After successive
upward revisions, the Consensus forecast is now for growth
in the world economy to be above trend
in 2004, with growth more synchronised across countries than has been the case for some time (Table 1).
Along with an
upward revision to June's already - robust number, the latest figures left average monthly job gains so far
in 2017 at 185,000, close to the strong pace set
in 2016.
This pattern of a stronger - than - expected contribution from US consumers was reflected
in July's retail sales report, which not only came
in well ahead of consensus expectations, but also included significant
upward revisions to the weak figures seen
in May and June.
Nanya Technology expects its DRAM bit shipments to increase 48 %
in 2018, an
upward revision from its previous estimate of 45 % growth.
The Bank has made initial assumptions about prospective tax policies only, resulting
in a modest
upward revision to its US growth outlook.
«We continue to deliver impressive financial results, especially for our beer business, which is driving the
upward revision to our EPS guidance for the year,» Klein said
in a press release.
Osborne reeled off the numbers — the highest
upward growth
revision since the millennium, a fall
in the trade deficit, action on business rates to counter Labour's focus on SMEs, extending tax relief to regional theatre as an act of punishment against the provinces.
The
upward revision is partly due to factoring
in new World Health Organization estimates on harm to health from pollution exposure.
If this state of knowledge were to be revised
in such a way as to indicate that the amplitude of the climate variations were larger than previously thought, that could very well call for for an
upward revision of climate sensitivity
Subsequent books
in the series were priced @ # 8.99 and # 9.99 respectively after a recent
upward revision of costs.
However, new home sales [PDF] rose 6.4 percent
in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000, which followed an
upward revision of 11,000 units for the prior two months.»
Case
in point: the countless profit estimates and constant
upward revisions for BBRY.
However, new home sales rose 6.4 percent
in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 433,000, which followed an
upward revision of 11,000 units for the prior two months.»
Early support and
upward movement was triggered by a
revision in U.S. retail sales
in September.
For now, the Bank of Canada has chosen to incorporate assumptions about prospective tax policies only, resulting
in a modest
upward revision to its US growth outlook.
«Not only have we been able to give investors earlier warnings of corporate frauds and other negative credit situations, but
in many cases we've led the industry on
upward credit
revisions of worthy recipients.»
Also, the overall trade deficit
in Q2 was revised to be much smaller compared to Q1, which may lead to a possible
upward revision for Q2 GDP growth.
The findings suggest a moderation
in the falls registered
in the first half of this year, following macroeconomic
upward revisions from the IMF along with new international tourism figures to August this year.
If this state of knowledge were to be revised
in such a way as to indicate that the amplitude of the climate variations were larger than previously thought, that could very well call for for an
upward revision of climate sensitivity
The July Outlook for arctic sea ice extent
in September 2010 shows some notable adjustments from the June Outlook, with both downward and
upward revisions from last month.
Two factors which seem to account for this
upward revision are the swift economic growth
in developing nations, especially
in China and India, and the limited ability of the Earth's oceans to absorb excessive carbon emissions.