Sentences with phrase «weak first quarter economic»

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U.S. government debt yields slipped after weak consumer spending data muted a better - than - expected initial first - quarter read on economic growth.

«If you look at seasonality of [economic] growth, the first quarter has been weak for seven or eight straight years,» says Rick Rieder of BlackRock.

U.S. government debt yields slipped Friday after weak consumer spending data muted a better - than - expected initial first - quarter read on economic growth.

A wobbly equity market, expectations for higher interest rates and weaker economic growth in the first quarter have inspired some pundits to claim that bear - market risk for stocks...

Despite a weak first quarter, respondents raised their 2018 economic GDP forecast at 2.8 percent.

A wobbly equity market, expectations for higher interest rates and weaker economic growth in the first quarter have inspired some pundits to claim that bear - market risk for stocks has spiked higher in recent weeks.

This has helped markets remain near their record - highs despite a weak global economy and a weak economic outlook — and despite poor fourth - quarter and year - end results and an even weaker outlook for the first quarter of 2016.

As I argued when the second quarter GDP numbers confirmed the recession, the big issue is not whether GDP growth is slightly positive or slightly negative. The big issue is why it has been so close to zero in the first place. The July GDP numbers do not change that analysis. And they do not change the empirical fact that the Harper government's overall economic record — even before this year's downturn — is uniquely weak, on both historical and international criteria.

The International Monetary Fund said Thursday it has trimmed down its expected global growth for 2015 to 3.3 percent, citing weaker - than - expected economic activity in North America during the first quarter.

A few dollar - denominated commodities moved higher on Friday in response to a weaker U.S. Dollar, a drop in U.S. Treasury yields and softer - than - expected U.S. economic data.The dollar was pressured against a basket of currencies after the initial reading on first - quarter gross domestic product came in at 2.3 percent.

The Chinese economy reportedly grew 8.1 % in the first quarter, the weakest since the global economic crisis and now is expected to slip to 7.5 % for the year, although some economists think that target could be missed as the slowdown in world markets drags it lower.

As my colleague Russ Koesterich points out in a recent post, economic data was mixed over the first quarter, with sluggish economic growth, a soft jobs report and weak manufacturing reports leading to diminishing consensus around company earnings.

The problems are compounded by recent economic data that has suggested the first quarter will end on a weak note.

Given weaker economic growth in the first quarter and lingering global economic concerns, the Federal Reserve already seemed unlikely to push aggressive increases in short - term rates this year.

Economic and asset allocation views covering Q3 2015: Looking ahead, we see a pick - up in global activity as the US bounces back from a weak first quarter and growth in Japan and Europe resumes.