61. Academy Sports and Outdoors is another Houston-area discounter that thinks economic conditions actually helped it post good numbers this Christmas. 62. Accenture is the latest consulting firm to show signs of strain because of uncertain economic conditions in the United States. 63. After all, the Federal Open Market Committee meets every six weeks as a matter of course to review economic conditions and take action if necessary. 64. Also, while surveys indicate that consumers have favorable expectations for the future, he said their assessment of current economic conditions continues to deteriorate. 65. BTR said its second-half growth was affected by weakening economic conditions in Asia and South America and a strong pound. 66. Business owners and executives are usually the first to notice any change in economic conditions, he said. 67. But a number of analysts complain that the European Central Bank has been inherently slow to recognize changing economic conditions. 68. But a lot of currency trading is disconnected from real economic conditions and instead reflects a bet on what the rest of the crowd will do. 69. But a common sentiment among voters interviewed all over Quebec was that economic conditions have not improved under the Liberals, who have been in power for nine years. 70. But doctors want their practices to flourish independent of the economic condition. |