Sentences with phrase «policy makers say»

Policy makers say they are aware that all the central bank has done is give them breathing room to set their houses in order; the bonds are due in just three years.

«Policy divergence is expected to remain a prominent theme,» Canadian policy makers said in their December 2 statement, new language that read as a reminder to currency traders that the Bank of Canada sets policy independent of the Fed.

At the same time, the policy makers said the central bank should continue to support favorable financial conditions needed to sustain growth, according to the minutes.

Even with the improved outlook, a «strong majority» of Fed officials voiced concern that a trade war would harm the economy, and some policy makers said the recent turbulence in financial markets highlighted risks to growth, the minutes showed.

Not exact matches

«I just think you ought to be a little careful about expecting policy makers to have personal and deep expertise in each of the areas that they make policy in,» Schatz said.

He said a «healthy respect for the economic conditions» by policy - makers will be key in making the proposed reductions a success.

Poloz echoed those conclusions, saying last week that any analysis of the sustainability of debt must take into consideration that policy makers have learned a great deal about how to manage it.

Lane added some texture to the central bank's decision to increase interest rates, saying policy makers were encouraged by «widespread strength» in exports and business investment.

He said the central bank will be spending time on investigating whether there is a better way to measure trend inflation than the core rate policy makers follow now.

Policy makers pleaded innocence, saying the adjustment was part of a broader strategy to give markets a larger say in the yuan's value.

«If I had the wherewithal to wave a wand and have policy - makers pay attention to the real job creators in this country, I would point out that finding qualified people is the biggest impediment to growth,» he says.

In an oblique reference to Trump and his social - media habits, Guajardo says policy - makers sometimes find themselves scrambling to respond to the thoughts of a superior shared publicly at 6 a.m.

«These agreements aren't going to provide any near - term relief, but those are things policy - makers should continue to pursue,» Madani says.

Bernanke himself has said it's crucial «that fiscal policy - makers put in place a credible plan that sets the federal budget on a sustainable trajectory.»

Policy makers now say it will take until the middle of 2018 before Canada's economy is generating output at a level that would put upward pressure on inflation, «materially later» than was previously expected.

In its latest statement, it said «household vulnerabilities have moved higher,» which is how policy makers describe the troubling nexus between excessive housing prices in many cities and record levels of household debt.

Tal says while policy - makers have more information at their disposal than ordinary Canadians, as do banks, he believes even they don't have all that data they should.

In an interview, Tal agrees the data that is made public, such as home sales, starts, prices and household debt is useful, but says is not sufficient for Canadians or policy - makers to make decisions that are fully - informed.

«These agreements aren't going to provide any near - term relief, but those are things policy - makers should continue to pursue,» [Capital Economics economist David] Madani says.

The auto parts maker said it would pursue «shareholder - friendly» policies under which it will buy back and cancel around 187.5 billion won over three years from 2019.

There was never a meeting, under Paul Martin or Stephen Harper or anywhere else, where enlightened policy - makers sat around saying, «We need a way to encourage feisty innovators to pull themselves up by their bootstraps.

«If we want to broaden people's knowledge by letting them work in different places, most firms have a policy of setting competitive wages in the places they come to,» said Mikael Norman, CFO at Sweden's Nobia, Europe's biggest kitchen maker.

Wiseman says the CPPIB takes no position on whether the Canada Pension Plan is sufficient given overall retirement needs or what changes may be required, but says it has the organization has a «platform» of people, relationships and assets that can be expanded if policy - makers decide that's necessary.

«The uncertainty we face as forecasters and policy maker remains undiminished,» Poloz said.

As Biselli said, «Without dramatic change, we are trending towards a $ 5 trillion problem, and I believe policy - makers, academics, clinicians and innovators all need to have a seat at the table.

They (policy makers) would like to see a bit of downside (in the euro) from the current levels,» said Martin Lakos, division director at Macquarie Private Wealth in Sydney.

Giving the CPPIB a larger role would be only one of several potential recourses to mitigate the problem of Canadians» failure to save for retirement, says Wiseman, who stresses that it's ultimately up to policy - makers to decide.

A pattern of insulin makers matching each others price increases «certainly indicates a market that isn't competitively healthy,» said David Balto, an antitrust lawyer and former Federal Trade Commission policy director.

Notley says she plans to meet with as many policy - makers as possible to remind them that supporting Canadian business helps U.S. business.

For a policy - maker who carefully studies stacks of data before making a decision, the many unknowns surrounding the rapidly evolving world of cyberthreats are disconcerting, to say the least.

«We believe that Chinese policy makers have many tools to address the slowing economy,» said Michelle Leung, chief executive officer of Xingtai Capital Management Ltd. in Hong Kong.

«My sense is that the Chinese policy makers seem like a deer in the headlights,» Mr. Balding said.

«If I'm the Bank of Canada, I would take these latest numbers with some encouragement,» Holt said, adding policy makers should be concerned about future trade policy, referring to suggestions from President - elect Donald Trump he may want to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.

«What is striking at the moment is the lack of a broader consensus between policy makers about what monetary policy can achieve and what it should do in the current situation,» said Jan Bopp, asset allocation strategist at Bank J Safra Sarasin.

Tesla workers complained to state lawmakers about the electric vehicle maker's confidentiality policy, saying it is overly broad and restricted workers from talking freely about safety and workplace issues.

In China, talks of the government mulling to open up its massive financial market to foreign investors has been emerging, with some top ex policy makers quoted as saying the financial market is lagging behind in terms of opening up to foreign investors.

In interviews and statements, Jacobs, at 29 the youngest candidate running to represent the coastal district in northern San Diego County, has said she was a «policy maker» who worked for the State Department under President Barack Obama.

And her website says she was a «policy maker» who worked in «key policy positions at the State Department.»

Policy makers have said they are stumped about the slow wage growth.

It is apparent from what has been said already that monetary policy makers have many questions to try to resolve.

This is to say, just war as a form of Christian discipleship is first about forming the church and only derivatively about speaking to policy makers.

This is something policy - makers do well to take note of: «child — father relationships are particularly important for children from «high risk» families» says Professor Judy Dunn of the Institute of Psychiatry in London.

Policy - makers, educators, and parents need to take those changes into account, Steinberg says, because our current approaches are leaving teens at the bottom of the misery index.

«Introducing expensive «new and improved» formulas with unsubstantiated claims is the best way for formula makers to increase their profits in the WIC program,» says Meredith McGehee, a public policy strategist in Washington, D.C. who lobbies for the California WIC Association on Capitol Hill.

Ruth Lawrence, the American Academy of Pediatrics» breastfeeding committee's past chair, says formula companies» influence has shaped U.S. policy in a variety of ways, for example by inhibiting U.S. hospitals from joining UNICEF's Baby - Friendly Initiative, which requires hospitals to promote breastfeeding and refuse promotional handouts from formula makers.

The event is free and says an application has been made for Continuing Professional Development points to be assigned to it, making it attractive to health workers and policy makers short of funding.

«Our goal was to design a dataset that could help to reliably inform health care providers, policy makers, and families about the outcomes of midwifery care in all birth settings, and the characteristics of normal physiologic birth,» said Geradine Simkins, CNM, MSN, Executive Director, Midwives Alliance of North America.

Traditional methods work best in generating policy - focused debate among key decision - makers says Jo Cole

What we do know is that the Imam leading this effort is not a peace maker or a bridge builder having said in the week after the attacks that, «United States policies were an accessory to the crime that happened.

Nirmala Seon - Massin, president of the IUGB Congress and director of research at ONCFS, said: «IUGB has always strived to bring together science, management and policy - makers.