If incoming information broadly supports the Committee's expectation of ongoing improvement in labor market conditions and inflation moving back toward its longer - run objective, the Committee will likely reduce the pace of
asset purchases in further measured steps at future meetings.
I emphasize the term «large - scale» because a central bank engages in
asset purchases in the normal course of business — that is how the central bank balance sheet grows along with the economy and enables the distribution of a growing stock of bank notes.
On the monetary policy side, the Federal Reserve cut short - term interest rates close to zero, communicated that short - term rates were likely to stay exceptionally low far into the future, and undertook a series of large - scale
asset purchases in order to ease financial conditions further.
In a speech delivered Tuesday, the Fed's Charles Plosser hinted that the Federal Reserve should reduce the pace of
its asset purchases in measured steps but an increase in interest rates «may come sooner than many...
The central bank started its gradual paring back of
asset purchases in January 2014.
Kuroda has said the BOJ should pump money into the economy via
asset purchases in order to reflate the economy.
Not exact matches
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In the consolidated income statement, «Depreciation and amortization related to the revaluation of tangible and intangible assets as part of the purchase price allocation process» is now recognized in «Operating expenses»
In the consolidated income statement, «Depreciation and amortization related to the revaluation of tangible and intangible
assets as part of the
purchase price allocation process» is now recognized
in «Operating expenses»
in «Operating expenses».
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected
in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered
in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases
in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest
in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions
in the industries and markets
in which we operate
in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain
in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan
assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the
purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both
in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes
in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction
in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and
purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco
in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations
in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
The firstquarter 2018 figure included $ 4 million
in net other expenses, mainly corresponding to restructuring expenses and $ 8 million
in depreciation and amortization related to the revaluation of
assets carried out as part of the Bostik and Den Braven
purchase price allocation processes.
One Chinese analyst told the China Daily that PetroChina must «bear
in mind that overseas acquisitions are not easy given these
assets they
purchase are considered sensitive.»
The US$ 85 billion
in monthly
asset purchases by the central bank have helped keep rates low and supported strong gains on stock markets.
The asymmetry of prospective rate moves
in different parts of the curve with short rates at the zero lower bound, explicit forward guidance about future policy decisions and massive
asset purchase programs may result
in a higher likelihood of one - sided markets, which may
in turn impair liquidity, or at least lead one to conclude from liquidity indicators that markets have become more illiquid.
It was this capacity for holding its
purchasing power and moving
in the opposite direction of other
asset classes that long made gold the ultimate safe haven, something investors going back five centuries to Jakob Fugger the Rich have recommended one hold
in one's portfolio.
Chris Beer, vice-president and senior portfolio manager of global equities for RBC Global
Asset Management, points to Kinross's $ 7 - billion
purchase of Red Back Mining
in 2010.
While the BoJ has argued that central bank
asset purchases would not work
in the absence of structural reforms, strategists said that high government debt levels will constrain fiscal expansion.
• Key Safety Systems agreed to
purchase nearly all of Takata's (TSE: 7312)
assets for about 175 billion yen ($ 1.57 billion), after the Japanese airbag maker filed for bankruptcy
in the United States and Japan, according to Reuters.
In January, the BOJ bowed to pressure and adopted a 2 percent inflation target and promised to carry out unlimited
asset purchases to kick start the economy.
The Japanese central bank is scheduled to buy 34 trillion yen ($ 374 billion) of securities under the
Asset Purchase Program
in 2012.
«We expect the ECB to continue net
asset purchases until around the third quarter of 2018, while the Fed will likely begin reducing its stock of quantitative easing
assets early
in 2018... These opposite moves mean that the ECB's balance sheet could be around 20 percent larger than the Fed's by around end - 2018, assuming constant FX rates,» he noted.
He is known to be a dove so we should see a pick - up
in asset purchases.»
By October, they had finalized a deal for Canoe, which had $ 3 billion
in assets at the time, to
purchase the management contracts for the O'Leary family of funds.
That would require reversing a decision made
in 2016 to abandon a target for
asset purchases and contradict the mainstream approach of many BOJ officials, who believe the bank's next move should be a withdrawal of stimulus, not an expansion.
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In contrast, I disagree with the notion that the large quantity of reserves resulting from our
asset purchases poses some special barrier to removing policy stimulus when the right time comes.
The Fed's operations
in the recent crisis have been loans to banks and other financial institutions and
purchases of financial
assets, not helicopter drops of cash into households» accounts.
In an interview with the Nikkei last November, Wakatabe said the BOJ needs stronger measures to beat deflation and should accelerate its
asset purchases.
Gold company Evolution Mining has finalised its
purchase of La Mancha Resources» Australian
assets and secured $ 100 million
in financial firepower to continue its growth opportunities.
He has implemented a massive stimulus policy by cutting the central bank's benchmark interest rate to negative, keeping the 10 - year Japanese government bond yield near 0 percent
in an effort to control the yield curve and stepping up the Bank of Japan's
asset purchases.
Making matters worse, Teva was saddled with $ 35 billion debt from its $ 40.5 billion
purchase in 2016 of Allergan's generic drug business Actavis, forcing it to sell
assets.
In general, if your company is a manufacturer or a processor of tangible personal property, and if your project involves the acquisition or construction of
assets related to manufacturing or processing (such as the
purchase of land or equipment), then you are eligible.
Launched
in October 2008 under Bush - era Treasury secretary Henry Paulson during the panic that followed the implosion of Lehman Bros., TARP was initially designed to prop up bank balance sheets via the government
purchase of equity stakes or the acquisition of illiquid
assets.
The second major category of investments involves
assets that will never produce anything, but that are
purchased in the buyer's hope that someone else — who also knows that the
assets will be forever unproductive — will pay more for them
in the future.
A Reuters report on Friday, however, countered by reporting the buyout groups are only interested
in purchasing some of HPE's software
assets — not the whole company —
in a deal worth $ 6 billion to $ 8 billion.
A collapse of the deal would demonstrate the difficulties Chinese companies now face
in financing and
purchasing high - profile U.S.
assets.
According to Sutter, Dell assured the team that VMware is both a jewel
in EMC's crown and a valuable
asset in the impending
purchase.
The U.S. Committee on Foreign Investment
in the United States, an intra-government agency that scrutinizes foreign groups»
purchases of U.S.
assets to protect national security interests, rejected the initial application for the Alerian deal, one of the sources said on Tuesday.
A large portion of the spread compression happened
in reaction to two events: the Fed's decision to begin winding down its large - scale
asset -
purchase program known as quantitative easing on Dec. 18, and Janet Yellen's first meeting as Fed chair on March 19, which coincided with the release of forecasts by Fed officials who anticipated earlier rate hikes than before.
The value assigned to the
purchase should also take into account property
assets anticipated to recover or gain
in the future.
Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition
in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result
in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations
in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result
in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations
in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs
in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those
in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting
in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting
in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty
in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer
purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor
purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable
assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed
in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.
The company has been working to increase its video
assets in recent years, particularly with the
purchase of rich - content syndicators 5 Min Media
in 2010, and the launch of its video library AOL On.
In January, it
purchased the manufacturing
assets of a bankrupt Pennsylvania factory and then rehired many of the 150 workers who lost their jobs.
In June, Icahn presented the board with a counteroffer that would value shares at $ 14 and informed the board that he had
purchased 72 million shares of Dell Inc. stock from Southeastern
Asset management, the PC manufacturer's largest outside shareholder.
People have been trying to get
in on the action by
purchasing these digital
assets or by «mining,» or creating, them.
The Company incurred transaction, transition and integration costs
in fiscal 2018
in conjunction with the
purchase of certain
assets of the Infineon Technologies AG RF Power («RF Power») business.
Although the terms of the Knowingly
purchase haven't been made public, sources who looked into buying some or all of the
assets said the initial price for the editorial part of the company was $ 6 million, but eventually that was reduced to $ 1 million, and still many bidders backed out —
in part because the editorial staff had all been let go.
His winning streak
in the energy sector continued into 2017 with the $ 460 million
purchase of
assets from Houston - based Apache Corp
in July.
During a memorable appearance on «Squawk Box»
in September 2010, the Appaloosa boss sparked the so - called «The Tepper Rally» when he said the Fed's
asset -
purchase program virtually guaranteed strength
in stocks.
The government's decision to stop the
purchase of MDA's space
assets is not
in the national interest.
EQT's
purchase of Rice would significantly add to its
assets in the Marcellus and Utica shale regions, which account for much of the growth
in U.S. natural gas production.
In a closely - watched keynote speech at a banking conference in Frankfurt, Draghi dropped his clearest hint yet that the ECB will expand its program of asset purchases, which depresses interest rates by injecting money into the financial system, and may also push its official deposit rate even further into negative territory, from its current record low of -0.20
In a closely - watched keynote speech at a banking conference
in Frankfurt, Draghi dropped his clearest hint yet that the ECB will expand its program of asset purchases, which depresses interest rates by injecting money into the financial system, and may also push its official deposit rate even further into negative territory, from its current record low of -0.20
in Frankfurt, Draghi dropped his clearest hint yet that the ECB will expand its program of
asset purchases, which depresses interest rates by injecting money into the financial system, and may also push its official deposit rate even further into negative territory, from its current record low of -0.20 %.
«Find a lawyer who is experienced,» urges Peters, stressing that the complicated nature of the transactions results
in heftier legal fees than for a straight
asset or stock
purchase.