Sentences with phrase «against trade protection»

As my research shows, there are always competing voices lobbying for and against trade protection, and those preferences alone aren't enough to push a protective measure into law.

Not exact matches

Choosing to buy the Japanese yen as protection against a potential trade war is «pretty peculiar,» one wealth manager told CNBC Monday.

Such a violation, if eventually confirmed by the Federal Trade Commission, could lead to many millions of dollars in fines against Facebook, said David Vladeck, who as the director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection oversaw the investigation of alleged privacy violations by Facebook and the subsequent consent decree resolving the case in 2011.

The Democrats, meanwhile, were not against selective acts of protection for industries from areas they represented but generally stood for low tariffs and free trade.

= > No, I stand firm and Bible is clear that the African Slave Trade violated protections set up to safeguard slaves against oppression.

In a major breakthrough, Scotch Whisky has been registered as a certification trade mark in Australia, giving consumers and the industry better protection against fakes.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Hannover to campaign against the Trans - Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, which they argue will drive down wages and weaken environmental protection and labour rights.

Chief lobbyist Pascal Kerneis told a meeting on EU investment policy in 2011: «Industry will oppose any deal in which investment protection is traded off against public policy objectives, including human and labour rights.»

«But I will be expecting an adequate response from the government as to how we replace European funds that will now be lost to my constituency and the rest of the North East, including Trade Tariff protection measures against dumped Chinese Steel.»

I understand that Mr T. wants to fight against his trade deficit, but protection is not the way, but work hard on bether products which are worldwide competitive.

The complaint seeks «a declarative judgment that defendant's publishing contracts violate the Maryland Consumer Protection Act,» including the MCPA's prohibition against deceptive trade practices.

Square Trade, the popular electronics accident protection plan provider, have just crash tested 10 of the most popular tablets against one another to determine their ability to function after drops to the floor and surviving water spills.

However, inherent risks such as contingent liability (where your liability may be greater than the initial purchase price of the investment), margining requirements (where you are required to make a series of payments against the purchase price, depending on whether the underlying investment or index is moving in your favour) and international exchanges (which can mean a reduced level of investor protection, as well as currency fluctuation if the investment is not traded in sterling) meant these were out of reach.

In some cases we will file separate charges with the Federal Trade Commission and Bureau of Financial Protection against each Credit Bureau and each individual creditor.

In a recent Congressional hearing, Former Fed Chairman Paul Volcker, who helped shape the eponymous provision, questioned whether the volume of derivatives traded was «all directed toward some explicit protection against some explicit risk».

At this point we will file separate charges with the Federal Trade Commission and Bureau of Financial Protection against each Credit Bureau and each individual creditor.

At that time, with the strength of the yen, which would not crest until mid-December, there was a rush to buy protection against the rising yen, because those with carry trades on were losing money, and wanted to get out.

In fact, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, says it's against the law for a lender to deceptively include credit insurance (or other optional products) in your loan without your knowledge or permission.

China's swelling animal protection community is against the dog meat trade.

The Humane Society of the United States asks the Federal Trade Commission to bring enforcement action under federal consumer protection laws against 17 retailers for false advertising of fur garments.

Dan says that it makes perfect sense for a person to trade truth - seeking off against other priorities, like identity protection and social reputation, when deciding what reasoning methods to use.

Apple Wins Legal Dispute Over Published Trade Secrets Apple Suit Pits Web Reporters Against Trade Secret Protections

Our team of lawyers and technology experts are able to forensically analyse electronic devices, computer hard drives and telephones, as well as being trained in the software packages used by prosecuting authorities such as the Police, Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), the Federation against Copyright & Software Theft (FACT), the Entertainment & Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), the Business Software Alliance (BSA), the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society, as well as numerous local government trading standards departments.

In Colombia, a series of significant claims against the State for an alleged breach of its obligations under free trade agreements or investment protection agreements has shown that arbitration is one of the most important tools at the disposal of independent investors to protect them against the possible breach of these agreements.

We also handle other types of civil litigations, including consumer protection cases, such as actions against trade schools and corporations that commit wrongdoing.

He has been involved in many seminal IP cases, including one before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the scope of protection for product trade dress, and has served as lead counsel for clients that are both asserting and defending against IP claims.

Smith v Carillion (JM) Ltd and Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills [2015] EWCA 209 [2015] IRLR 467 Whether the UK's protections against trade union blacklisting comply with Article 11 ECHR

However, the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) which has long campaigned against the «myth» of the so - called» compensation culture», as well as trade unions, which have fought for greater protection of workers, have expressed cynicism about the review.

I spent nearly four years as director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, where I worked on several hundred enforcement cases — including the FTC's enforcement case against Facebook — and many more investigations.

So we tried to build a trading algorithm that's a protection against downside risks.»

Some of these «precursor outcomes» (e.g., heightened vigilance and preparedness for threats; enhanced inflammatory and humoral responses to infectious microorganisms) appear to be aimed at protection from immediate dangers; they may reflect «adaptive trade - offs» that balance short - term survival advantages under harsh rearing conditions against disadvantages manifested later in development.