Sentences with phrase «u.s. economy changes»

The state of the U.S. economy changes slowly over time.

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«We will carefully consider the U.S. changes and the international situation to make sure that our economy is competitive,» Morneau said.

Trump claimed before taking office that climate change was a «hoax» created by the Chinese to hurt the U.S. economy.

It has been more than five years since credit ratings firm Standard & Poor's downgraded the U.S. economy from the prized AAA score to AA — and that is unlikely to change in 2017, Standard and Poor's chief sovereign rating officer told CNBC Wednesday.

The finance minister was tight - lipped Friday about the upcoming budget but said the discussion with economists touched on the uncertainty around NAFTA renegotiations and the impact of changes to U.S. tax rates on the Canadian economy.

Perhaps you also could add in a question to Marco Rubio about climate change, given that it was put in the context of Rubio's position that «federal efforts to fight climate change will cost U.S. jobs and hurt the U.S. economy.»

The chief executives of Fortune 500 companies are optimistic about the global economy, bullish on employment, big on prospects for the U.S., and braced for a torrent of technological change.

* Eyes on Fed's view of economy, inflation outlook (Updates with early U.S. markets» activity, changes dateline, previous LONDON)

The U.K.'s challenges are somewhat different from Canada's: as a result of the Conservative Party's austerity campaign, the U.K.'s economy has suffered more than Canada's, which has taken more of a Keynesian approach; and the City, as London's financial hub is known, has had a reputation for a much looser approach to regulation than that found in either Canada or the U.S. Tal says the U.K.'s finance sector has to change and he expects Carney will attempt to move it in the direction of greater regulation.

«The U.S. economy has changed dramatically from 2008 to the present, and there has been no immigration reform to accommodate new start - ups and businesses,» says Zach Haller, founder and chief executive of Seattle - based Found in Town.

That was a material change; an expression of confidence that the U.S. economy is rolling again after a tough winter.

According to tweets from those in the audience, Dimon said that ensuring economic strength is more important than changing interest rates, although he added that the U.S. economy currently is sturdy enough to survive a rate hike.

A commodities boom has driven the Canadian dollar from a 62 cents US low up to parity, vaporizing any labour cost advantage we previously enjoyed over the U.S. and changing the structure of the economy; at the margin, a Canadian worker adds far more to our economy by extracting resources than by building cars.

For example, the U.S. economy will experience significant change as baby boomers continue to retire and more millennials enter the workforce.

Financial conditions affect households» and firms» decisions, so that the transmission of U.S. monetary policy to the real economy depends, to a large extent, on how changes in monetary policy help deliver the appropriate financial market conditions to support our objectives of price stability and maximum employment.

But, «At the margin, what has changed over last six months is really not the change in direction in the U.S. economy, it's just that the stimulus - driven growth in China has manifested itself in a big way,» Memani said.

The author concludes that these indexes generally are superior to the trade - weighted indexes constructed for the overall U.S. economy because industry - specific rates capture changes in industry - competitive conditions that result from moves in specific bilateral exchange rates.

In prepared testimony expected to be delivered to the Senate committee by Mr. Cook and other Apple executives on Tuesday, the company said it «welcomes an objective examination of the U.S. corporate tax system, which has not kept pace with the advent of the digital age and the rapidly changing global economy.»

But a prolonged continuation of the exchange rate arrangements that have given rise to the large increase in foreign official investments in U.S. financial assets is unlikely to be consistent with the domestic requirements of those economies, and for this reason many are already in the process of change.

The U.S. economy faces significant risks from unabated climate change.

The Thomson Reuters / PayNet small business lending index is correlated to developments in the overall economy, with changes in the index preceding changes in the overall U.S. economy by two to five months.

The environment for small businesses has changed in many ways in the last five years, but what hasn't changed is the central role small businesses play in the health and stability of the U.S. economy.

The group also wants to emphasize trucking as an essential cog in the wheel of the U.S. economy, which the new administration is focused on growing, and see that any changes to trade agreements like NAFTA — which also clearly would affect the U.S. trucking industry and many other businesses — are made with all due consideration.

We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including volatility in the economy and the credit markets, supply and demand changes for vacation ownership and residential products, competitive conditions; the availability of capital to finance growth, and other matters referred to under the heading «Risk Factors» contained in our Annual Report on 10 - K for the year ended December 30, 2011 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the «SEC») and in subsequent SEC filings, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied in this presentation.

We believe that last week's correction was technical in nature, and that it did not reflect any changes in the fundamental underpinnings of the U.S. economy or equity markets.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reiterated Friday during a tour of eastern Ontario that he wants climate change, reducing emissions and moving to a low - carbon economy to be written into the new NAFTA when Canada, the U.S. and Mexico begin renegotiating the deal later this month.

But much has changed since Hudson's Bay Co. purchased the U.S. luxury retailer for $ 2.9 billion back in 2013 and announced plans to bring the storied Saks brand to Canada — namely, the cratering of the price of oil, which has taken the Canadian economy down with it.

It has also lobbied for the United States to ease tax rates on foreign profits brought back to the country, saying that such changes would allow the company to invest more freely in the U.S. economy.

We're always open to evidence that would change our analysis of very long - term growth prospects for the U.S. economy, but that evidence evolves slowly enough that we could easily see another complete bull - bear cycle in the interim.

Additionally, the U.S. economy has dramatically changed over the past several years, with structural factors (largely the result of technological innovation and shifting demographic trends) influencing it in a manner that makes comparisons to past rate hiking cycles less relevant.

We caution you that these statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including volatility in the economy and the credit markets, supply and demand changes for vacation ownership and residential products, competitive conditions; the availability of capital to finance growth, and other matters referred to under the heading «Risk Factors» contained in the Information Statement filed as an exhibit to our Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended December 30, 2011 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the «SEC») and in subsequent SEC filings, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied in this presentation.

Snyder and Arone aren't all that worried about inflation given widespread changes in the U.S. economy over the past decade that have kept prices down.

Things within the industry may change as a result — a shakeout of weaker players, perhaps, and a renewed focus on the most profitable customers — but overall the credit card industry remains a major player in the U.S. economy.

This book explores the political economy of transition cost mitigation strategies in a wide variety of policy contexts including public pensions, U.S. home mortgage interest deductions, immigration, trade liberalization, agricultural supply management, and climate change, providing tested examples and realistic strategies for genuine policy reform.

Many of these activists think black sociologist William Julius Wilson is correct to argue that structural changes in the U.S. economy have led to a mismatch of the labor and job supplies: residents of the inner city are unable to win the types of jobs that are available in the city, and they can't get to the jobs that are available to them in the suburbs.

Given the present condition of the U.S. economy, which is creating many more jobs than are lost due to changing technology and international competition, protectionist voices should be relatively weak.

Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday told the U.S. Secretary of Commerce that the state will sue the Department of Commerce and fishery regulatory bodies if changes aren't made to the fluke quota, which he says hurt New York's economy and commercial fishing families.

Beyond health care, she supports investments in «cradle - to - career» education to ensure the U.S. can compete in a global economy, ensuring women have access to family planning and health services and listening to scientists by recognizing that climate change is a «critical challenge.»

Some experts think that could change if the U.S. economy picks up steam and industrial plants start humming again.

As the U.S. economy slumped between 2008 and 2012, multiple surveys showed Americans» belief in climate change dropped about 10 percentage points before rebounding.

From life changing discoveries to innovations that produce new industries, and from building a STEM workforce to creating new jobs, science - driven innovation has been a powerful driver of the U.S. economy for decades.»

It should have been taking decisive action but engaged instead in systematic understatement of the danger: it has made ridiculous assertions that the U.S. should not do anything that China does not agree to do and has stubbornly insisted that no action should be taken to improve climate change «if it hurts the economy.»

One key change would require the NSF director to certify that every grant will achieve one or more of six national goals — including strengthening the U.S. economy, bolstering national defense, increasing partnerships between academia and industry, and training the next generation of scientists.

By contrast, the U.S. economy, the European economy, the global economy and perhaps other national and regional economies appear to be supracritical, creating an ever changing spectrum of novel goods and services.

While U.S. EPA recently announced carbon reduction policies that will affect the coal industry and the Obama administration has issued new rules in 2012 to sharply raise fuel economy standards for automakers, among other steps, the federal government has yet to enact serious legislation to combat climate change's impact on infrastructure.

The news of the increase in U.S. human - caused GHG emissions comes at a critical moment in the global battle against climate change, particularly after the International Energy Agency announced last month that global carbon emissions related to energy consumption have stabilized for the first time in a growing economy.

«The U.S. submission reflects President Obama's continued commitment to meeting the climate change and clean energy challenge through robust domestic and international action that will strengthen our economy, enhance our national security, and protect our environment,» said U.S. climate negotiator Todd Stern in a prepared statement announcing the commitment.

But he jumped at a chance to swat down a Republican senator who declared carbon constraints a threat to the U.S. economy, and he defended the need to abate climate change as a jobs and security imperative.

«So we should probably be using [these economic and climate] models to examine the impact of future climate change on various migrant - employing sectors of the southwestern U.S. economy.»

They don't care that billion - dollar weathers disasters, intensified by climate change, are on the rise and impacting the U.S. economy and our infrastructure.