Business spending is evidently strong and will remain so for the rest of the year, driving overall economic growth.
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TAKUJI AIDA Higher claims suggest slower job gains, which should dampen income growth, consumer spending, and ov...
STEVEN WOOD With corporate balance sheets and cash flow strong, we look for investment spending to remain strong...
JOSEPH ABATE There is so much momentum in consumer spending and business investment that economic growth in the t...
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KELLY JONES While city people continued their strong spending, rural people have increased their spending only g...
QI JINGMEI But I think the underlying trend in terms of consumer spending and overall economic spending is actu...
CHARLES LIEBERMAN It's a business that is driving growth today and we expect will drive growth in the future.
AMANDA PIRES Some industries will benefit from the anticipated strength in domestic spending and the planned acce...
DENNIS DYKES We have to reconnect overall economic growth to overall benefits for the people.
LAWRENCE MISHEL The transmission mechanism for inflation from political instability is usually through the exchange ...
LUZ LORENZO So while some special factors may be boosting spending, the overall trend of spending is well out of...
ROBERT BRUSCA Despite the inherent volatility of some of its core lines of business, Macquarie's overall earnings ...
CRAIG BENNETT Strong global demand for semiconductors is driving our customers to increase and accelerate their ye...
JAMES MORGAN Strong global demand and high prices for key commodities, as well as an increase in business investm...
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DANIEL VASELLA Looking out even further toward the end of the year, investors might grow optimistic about the end-o...
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CHRIS LIDDELL Economic growth will still stay strong ... but the manufacturing sector will not help.
ELNA MOOLMAN Looking ahead, domestic demand will be increasingly fuelled by the growth of business investment to ...
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BILL EVANS It is a year for modest economic growth and therefore modest earnings growth.
CHARLES STANLEY It is a year for modest economic growth and therefore modest earnings growth.
EDWARD MENASHY We will see a change in the drivers of economic growth with capital spending taking a lead. There is...
CARL RICCADONNA Earnings still look good and overall economic growth is still moving in the right direction.
GUY STERN Consumer confidence is poised to remain strong during 2006, which will continue to support consumer ...
CEES BRUGGEMANS The current economic situation should improve the overall labor market situation in the course of th...
ALEXANDER KOCH Bizarre is not a strong enough word. We've never seen productivity growth this strong headed into th...
DAVID ROSENBERG Mexico is about a $400 million a year business for us, but total revenue for the company is $19.2 bi...
BILL MCKEE With strong investment growth and an expected improvement in exports, our forecast for the economy o...
IAN MACFARLANE Rising fuel prices will keep a lid on consumer spending for some time, slowing economic growth. The ...
SHANE OLIVER Our aerospace and commercial transportation markets are particularly robust this year, and we expect...
ALAIN BELDA Consumers will have to curb their spending eventually, which would help to cool economic growth.
BOB DOLL There is a reasonably strong case for economic growth in Europe.
JAMES MCCORMICK Exports also sustained growth in manufacturing. Government spending has accelerated and will continu...
AMPON KITTIAMPON Overall, we remain positive that demand will continue to be strong for our freehold residential prop...
JAUHARI HAMIDI While global economic growth rates have slowed from the exceptionally high levels of 2004, the emerg...
DON ARGUS It's encouraging to see an upgrade in the outlook and business investment will be supportive of econ...
ANDREW HANLAN The increased capital will spur further growth for the company and is part of the process of re-engi...
HASSAN JUMA Capital spending is strong and will continue to be a key driver of growth. Japan's economy has clear...
SEIJI ADACHI With the overall CE industry expanding 11 percent on a revenue basis in 2005, it is understandable t...
SEAN WARGO For the remainder of 2006, we will continue to focus on building our organic growth capabilities acr...
JEFF YABUKI While growth in sales of mobile devices are likely to slow, we expect TV sales to increase by more t...
EIICHI KATAYAMA Recovering equities and still overall strong commodity markets suggests that there is little broad-b...
GREG GIBBS Economic confidence is weak because of high oil prices, but all that will change once oil is back do...
DAVID BROWN With growth in central Canada stuck well below potential, the overall track for. . . core inflatio...
WARREN LOVELY While the short-term growth outlook is somewhat weaker, the underlying economic fundamentals remain ...
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GARY STIBEL The momentum we saw coming into the second quarter has all but disappeared as businesses continue to...
LOREN LOVERDE Economic growth continues on a healthy and sustainable pace with recent indicators suggesting that t...
GENE HUANG Inflation is still a threat when U.S. economic growth is relatively strong. It will weigh down Treas...
MASAYUKI SENDA As we continue to monitor the changing economic environment, including housing-related metrics, empl...
ROBERT NIBLOCK Unions drag down business, growth is slower, and right-to-work laws weaken the unions. So when the u...
LEE COPPOCK We suspect economic activity over much of 2006 will be held back by sluggish consumer spending and t...
HOWARD ARCHER For America's economic future to remain prosperous, we must encourage pro-growth policies so tha...
JOHN ENSIGN The fundamental business model is intact. The path for growth continues to be strong.
APRIL HORACE The company will still record a strong result for the year ended 30 June 2003 and will remain one of...
GEOFF DIXON We are going to break all previous spending and fundraising records. It will break the record for th...
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JANET YELLEN I expect the oil market to remain tight for the rest of the year, so there will be resistance for pr...
ANETTE EINARSEN The bulk of that discrepancy [between investment returns and overall endowment growth] was that spen...
ANDREW GOLDEN Our economy is robust and will remain strong as more Americans who want a job find one. Republican e...
DENNIS HASTERT The outlines of an Asian employment crisis are already taking shape. Strong economic growth alone wi...
IFZAL ALI This is a report that suggests that economic growth is slowing very sharply. It's a report that indi...
ELLIOT PLATT Production growth is being driven by strong export demand and rising consumer spending at home. Ther...
BEN SIMPFENDORFER The bottom line is – despite this tragedy and the resulting economic affects – our unique mix of...
STEVE CASE The biggest - one of the biggest barriers to driving economic growth is the capital gains tax rate. ...
HERMAN CAIN Fiscal decentralisation does not lead to higher economic growth because economic growth is much more...
LARS FELD Oil has been driving up the Canadian dollar. Energy exports have boosted economic growth, and it con...
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JOE CRAFT If retail sales remain healthy, it will give further support to the economic growth in the first qua...
ANDREW PYLE The overall relationship is strong, but trade and economic ties have lagged behind, especially compa...
ZHANG LI The economic picture has not changed and it is still one that shows growth will be strong. The data ...
HIDEHIKO MAEJIMA The economic environment remained supportive of overall loan growth in 2005, while the rate of growt...
CRAIG BENNETT The latest current account surplus... confirmed the view that the economy is growing at a moderate p...
HIROAKI MUTO Wage and labor conditions have been a lot stronger than expected. We expect the bank to end its zero...
HIROAKI MUTO Expectations for higher interest rates are solid now. No one doubts that the Japanese economy is imp...
HIROAKI MUTO There's no doubt that the economy is emerging from deflation, and is at little risk of slipping back...
HIROAKI MUTO The latest trade figures confirm that Japan's economy is recovering steadily and modestly.
HIROAKI MUTO We had once thought Mr. Koizumi's government could meet our expectations, but it now seems we may ha...
HIROAKI MUTO The Tokyo market always takes a fall in the Nasdaq to heart.
HIROAKI MUTO The pace of consumer spending in the first half was too strong, so it will be slower in the second. ...
HIROAKI MUTO Continued strong economic growth and falling gas prices in the fourth quarter leaves me hopeful that...
JAMES CHESSEN Our business community has demonstrated outstanding support for Oklahoma City's economic growth.
J. LARRY NICHOLS The Republican promise is for policies that create economic growth. Republicans believe lower taxes,...
RAND PAUL The first quarter demonstrates that Siemens' business portfolio delivers strong growth on the combin...
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