Sentences with phrase «as economic concerns»

Notably, Prime Minister Abe supports redevelopment of nuclear power plants due to climate change concerns as well as economic concerns.

Abortion issues seemed left in the dust as economic concerns drove this year's election, but on Tuesday voters ousted several pro-life Democrats and ushered in fiscal conservatives who tend to oppose abortion.

Not exact matches

Federal Reserve chief Janet Yellen, President Barack Obama and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich have all cited income inequality as a growing concern for our economic well - being.

And as a small business owner, you're likely concerned about a looming Congressional impasse, which could knock the wind out of the economy's momentum — shaving the country's economic output and your sales figures in the process.

However, the bigger concern is that this is one more threat to your retirement nest egg, on top of low interest rates, a low - growth economic outlook, uncertain stock markets and potential government cuts to other programs, such as health care and nursing - home subsidies.

Certain matters discussed in this news release are forward - looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, doubts about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the need to obtain additional funding, risks in product development plans and schedules, rapid technological change, changes and delays in product approval and introduction, customer acceptance of new products, the impact of competitive products and pricing, market acceptance, the lengthy sales cycle, proprietary rights of the Company and its competitors, risk of operations in Israel, government regulations, dependence on third parties to manufacture products, general economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in the Company's filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

ISTANBUL, April 11 - Turkey's lira sank to record lows on Wednesday, battered by deepening investor concern about monetary policy and inflation, a sell - off that President Tayyip Erdogan dismissed as an economic attack by enemies of the state.

ISTANBUL, April 11 - The Turkish lira sank to record lows on Wednesday, battered by investor concern about monetary policy and inflation, a sell - off that President Tayyip Erdogan dismissed as an economic attack by enemies of the state.

«I went from economic concerns to war concerns, and I'm more inclined to support Ron Paul as our chief diplomat.»

Also unsurprisingly, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, dissenter - in - chief at the bank, voted against the motion to stay the course, citing «economic and financial imbalances,» as well as, further down the road, «an increase in long - term inflation expectations» as reasons for concern.

... [But] Japanese exporters... face weakening demand from the impact of the Euro - zone crisis, concerns about the economic health of China [and] the persistent strength of the yen... as investors seek a safe haven.»

It was aimed at critics of the deal known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, including left - leaning politicians in Europe as well as the clamouring anti-trade civil society movement, as an «unambiguous statement» to assuage concerns over «provisions that have been the object of public debate and concerns.»

The law of unintended consequences is a very real concern as House leaders consider new Russian economic sanctions legislation.

That's important as the change toward labor quality becoming the most important problem for more employers suggests that economic concerns are shifting from weak demand to tight supply.

Vietnam was once billed as Asia's next economic tiger, but double - digit inflation, a ballooning trade gap, tumbling share prices and banking sector concerns have dampened expectations to a large degree.

The number of unpaid internships is a primary concern, as the potential economic damage is likely proportional to the number of positions.

Bonds flipped between negative and positive territory as concerns about economic growth pushed the 10 - year note yield to lowest level since April.

Even though Harper is pursuing an economic agenda to build trade and investment with the Chinese, he won't shy away from raising concerns about the rule of law, good governance and democracy, said the source, saying the prime minister would represent «values that define us as Canadians.»

The President, by Memorandum to the Secretary of Labor dated February 3, 2017, directed the Department of Labor to examine whether the Fiduciary Rule may adversely affect the ability of Americans to gain access to retirement information and financial advice, and to prepare an updated economic and legal analysis concerning the likely impact of the Fiduciary Rule as part of that examination.

As part of this examination, the Department was directed to prepare an updated economic and legal analysis concerning the likely impact of the Fiduciary Rule and PTEs, which shall consider, among other things:

«Amazon's proposed acquisition of Whole Foods raises important questions concerning competition policy, such as how the transaction will affect the future of retail grocery stores, whether platform dominance impedes innovation, and if the antitrust laws are working effectively to ensure economic opportunity, choice and low prices for American families,» Cicilline wrote.

This could have been done to offset some of the negative commentaries concerning the fiscal outcome for 2015 - 16, such as the downward revisions to economic growth by the IMF, the Bank of Canada and a number of private sector economists.

Having tried to dissuade Trump behind the scenes, hoping that he would vacillate on this issue as he had on DACA and guns, the usually supine Republican leaders Mitch McConnell and Paul Ryan finally spoke up after five days of public silence, expressing concern on the part of their followers that the tariffs would set off a trade war and wipe out the economic gains on which they were pinning their November election prospects.

Bank of America reported a slide in profit as concerns about an economic slowdown and uncertainty about the pace of rate increases dampened trading.

The U.S. should avoid contradictory economic policies as it seeks to work trilaterally with the EU and Japan on addressing shared concerns about China.

Now, as ABLAC's Asian and Canadian members prepare to meet in Toronto on March 2nd to discuss ways to strengthen economic connections, concerns remain but we have reason for new optimism.

Concerns over sanctions, uncertainty surrounding macroeconomic stability, as well as the slowdown in China's economic growth, have also contributed to investor reluctance.

As England moved toward entry into the Great War, Herbert Somerton Foxwell wrote a series of papers for the Economic Journal expressing concern that continental Europe was winning an industrial edge over his own country precisely because of a more industrially oriented banking sys - tem.

Such a movement may actually be quite favorable for Great Britain, as weeks of speculation in regards to the economic impact of the Brexit could now be superseded by concerns emanating from across the pond.

Assuming that the total amount of bad debt in the banking system exceeds total bank capital — something which is almost certainly true — the conversion of debt which can not be serviced into an equity position that is unlikely to generate much more (and in an economic downturn, which is when we are most concerned about the debt burden, we can assume that the decline in value of these equity positions will be highly correlated) leaves the net indebtedness of the banking system unchanged, and so the contingent liabilities of the government are unchanged even as reported debt in the system declines.

The difficulty is that the Fed can't act on these concerns because the economic situation has started to decay as well.

This has happened «even as concern was rising about the plight of the middle class and the growing economic inequality in America.»

Pacific Investment Management Co., which runs the world's biggest bond fund, is forecasting that advanced economies will stall over the next year as Europe slides into a recession, underscoring mounting investor concern about the global economic outlook.

We call on Premier Horgan to immediately put forward his specific concerns and solutions on behalf of British Columbia around his perceived gaps in the Oceans Protection Plan so that we can move forward as a nation to protect our coastlines while advancing economic opportunity for British Columbians and Canadians alike.

Concerns over negative economic impacts, such as a widening trade deficit with China, increased control of certain sectors by Chinese state - owned enterprises (SOEs), and intensified competition in the labour market for mid-skilled and less educated Canadian workers in particular; [1]

Over the first six weeks of the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 10 %, as the prospect of interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, a slump in oil prices, and concerns about economic conditions in Europe and China caused the long - running bull market to stumble.

But as far as Boston is concerned, it's the human cost, not the financial or economic impact, that should trouble us.

Non-tariff concerns including services and capital - flow restrictions, operating and supply management and provisions such as Buy America challenge efforts to promote deeper regional economic linkages.

As I've noted for some time, the immediacy of both our market and economic concerns would be substantially reduced in the event that market internals improve on our measures.

In light of this expectation and their assessment of the risks to the economic outlook, several expressed the view that a cautious approach to raising rates would be prudent or noted their concern that raising the target range as soon as April would signal a sense of urgency they did not think appropriate.»

The submission outlines our concerns with NAFTA, as well as an alternative model for trade and economic integration in North America.

As I emphasize nearly every week, the immediacy of both our market and economic concerns would be reduced in the event that market internals were to improve materially on our measures.

The report by Caterpillar, which serves as a proxy for global economic activity, of its quarterly results on April 24 set off the broader concerns that industrial companies» financial results may have already reached peak levels.

What ought to concern everyone about China is the increased debt load the country must shoulder as economic growth moderates.

As the Supreme Court of Canada observed in a classic case called Friends of the Oldman River Society v Canada (Minister of Transport), it is practically impossible to entirely disentangle environmental and economic concerns.

This was a welcome development for Metals & Mining equities, as metal prices have been under pressure for most of 2011 and 2012, largely, we suspect, due to concerns about a recession in Europe, slowing growth in key emerging markets, especially China, and the sluggish pace of economic recovery at home.

As a result, the Bank of Canada's current stance to leave interest rates unchanged given its concerns about the country's lacklustre economic growth could be an important catalyst for preferred share performance going forward — especially when combined with the U.S. Federal Reserve's projections for multiple rate hikes this year.

I caution that the economic situation still remains a very serious concern as President Draghi continues to build the ECB balance sheet in an effort to bail - out the fiscally weak states of Italy, Spain, Portugal, France and others.

The generally positive run of economic data around the world has been reflected in a clear change in sentiment in financial markets since mid-year, as concerns that the global recovery would falter gave way to increasing confidence about the outlook.

U.S. stocks slid for a sixth day Thursday as concern spread that weaker global economic growth and the European debt crisis will hurt U.S. corporate earnings.