Sentences with phrase «political uncertainty used»

Political uncertainty used to be a key feature of emerging market economies, but now is part of the conversation on the developed world.

As a proxy for political uncertainty I used the popular Economic Policy Uncertainty indexes, measures based on real - time news flow.

Not exact matches

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

It is used as a hedge against inflation; safe - haven asset in times of wars and political uncertainty; alternate asset class to equities and fixed - income instruments; near - cash; and metal of choice in a number of industries.

For the Biennial, Mutu uses this dynamic, vibrant approach to realize a live multimedia performance that animates ideas she has long explored in her art, ranging from international political events to the daily uncertainty faced by women in Kenya.

And the great uncertainty range can be used to political advantage.

But if you take the same strategy and follow the reception of uncertainty through the media, such as the CBS broadcast on «Silent Spring,» and in the President's Science Advisory Committee policy documents, in Carson's testimony before Congress, and in the E.P.A.'s ban on DDT, you can witness the same strategy to assert ignorance and risk, and use visceral images to transform scientific uncertainty into a political certainty.

The dynamic interplay of an increasing number of users and uses, in a context of political and regulatory uncertainty and global environmental changes, has catalysed stories of hope, hype and horror about the future of the Arctic.

The uncertainties in the financial market are not caused by «climate change» uncertainty; they are caused by political uncertainty: «Using the excuse of saving the planet from climate change, what insane policy, regulation, or law are these megalomaniacal politicians going to inflict upon us this time?»

When I start using the words uncertainty and doubt, people immediately assume that I am a merchant of doubt in the pay of big oil, since doubt is used to diminish the political will to act.

-- Overstating alarming scenarios — Understating uncertainty — Suppressing legitimate minority viewpoints — Suppressing legitimate criticism of their work — Subverting the peer - review process — Not reporting known adverse data in their publications — Cherry - picking data to show a desired result — Not taking steps to counter media and political exaggerations based on but unsupported by their work — Using new and poorly characterized statistical methods without which their results would change substantially

Insurers against risk (eg death) generally fare better than banks in financial crisies, because their risks are actuarially based, at least until they move into banking like AIG which took on all kinds of «risks» that were actually uncertainties (like political risk as in Greece)-- «the use of «risk» to cover uninsurable contingencies [like climate change] conveys a spurious precision» — like the spurious correlations that VS has demonstrated.

Gold is used as an alternate option for investment whenever it comes to political & financial uncertainties and the weaker dollar makes the metal available at cheaper price to the users of other currencies.