This result is primarily because of the large
uncertainty about economic growth.
Uncertainty about economic growth and inflation remains a central question for investors and policymakers and one that has crucial implications for the Fed's strategy and investor portfolio returns.
Not exact matches
Readers are cautioned that these forward - looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due a variety of factors, including, among other things, that conditions to the closing of the transaction may not be satisfied, the potential impact on the business of Accompany due to the
uncertainty about the acquisition, the retention of employees of Accompany and the ability of Cisco to successfully integrate Accompany and to achieve expected benefits, business and
economic conditions and
growth trends in the networking industry, customer markets and various geographic regions, global
economic conditions and
uncertainties in the geopolitical environment and other risk factors set forth in Cisco's most recent reports on Form 10 - K and Form 10 - Q.
Given these positive surprises, and because monetary policy must be forward - looking to achieve our inflation target, Governing Council's discussions focused on three main issues: first, the extent to which recent strength is signalling stronger
economic momentum in Canada and globally; second, how heightened levels of
uncertainty, particularly
about US tax and trade policies, should be incorporated in our outlook; and third, how much excess capacity the economy currently has, and the
growth rate of potential output going forward.
A rising rate cycle and
uncertainty about reform measures pose risks to
economic growth and financial markets.
Of course, there is no shortage of fundamental issues to worry
about: another downgrade to the outlook for global
growth,
uncertainty about the
economic transition in China, the pace of normalization in the United States, worries
about Europe, worries
about Japan, just to cite a few.
Compare this to five years ago when
economic uncertainty was their biggest concern or even just last year when only 39 % were very confident
about growth.
The bellwether S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were essentially flat, and major foreign indexes were all down (some sharply) during the same period, after a volatile year marked by weak global
economic growth, slumping U.S. corporate profits and
uncertainty about the outlook for the China and the European union.
Kaczynski said he hopes to win a second two - year term to guide the town's
economic development, tax base
growth, creation of a town center near the new train station, help hire a new town manager and keep taxes as low as possible despite the $ 1.7 billion state deficit and
uncertainty about state aid to towns and cities.
And third, the
uncertainty over whether the world is on the right
economic path, with debates
about trade policy and how to support
growth.
Wall Street analysts are concerned
about slowing iPhone demand, besides, China is a key
growth market for Apple, so
economic uncertainty in China is putting additional pressure on the company.
Uncertainty about the baseline is associated with assumptions adopted for rates of technological change and
economic growth, and future prices of fossil fuels.
What is it
about our Firm that has enabled it to sustain continued
growth in a time of
economic uncertainty?