Sentences with phrase «confidence of financial markets»

Enter Glenn Murphy, who, beginning in 2007, managed to turn around the behemoth retailer, which generated more than $ 16 billion in revenues in the year ending February 2014, having regained the confidence of the financial markets and re-engaged its consumer base in America and abroad.

«Maintaining the confidence of the financial markets requires that we, as a nation, begin planning now for the restoration of fiscal balance.»

She said it was more important to create a new robust regulator that has the confidence of financial markets than to move quickly.

Not exact matches

He enacted Social Security in 1935 to give financial assistance to the elderly, unemployed and disadvantaged, and formed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1934 to regulate the stock market and instill confidence in investors after the crash of 1929.

Overall market confidence that the U.S. can somehow navigate through a European financial crisis without significant ill - effects continues to strike me as an almost delusional strain of optimism.

At the end of the day, though, the biggest threat to Canada might likely come not from financial markets, but from what a debt ceiling breach would do to U.S. consumer and business confidence and thus the pace of growth south of the border.

More broadly, global trade has slowed and financial stability risks have increased — with the recent market turmoil partly reflecting lower confidence in the effectiveness of policies.

Authorities and market participants alike therefore needed to have confidence that such arrangements would protect their interests, both for domestic financial stability and for the effective functioning of markets.

Policy makers should raise the statutory borrowing limit «well ahead of the deadline» in order to «mitigate risks of financial market disruptions and a loss in consumer and business confidence,» they warned.

This theoretical and empirical examination gave the Federal Reserve confidence that it could effectively raise rates when the time came while limiting undesirable effects on financial market structure, and also ensured that additional term tool options were available if the combination of the overnight tools — IOR and ON RRP — was not sufficient to provide interest rate control.21

The SCAP program was successful in restoring a degree of confidence in financial markets and in enabling these financial firms to raise capital on their own.

Stability of the monetary policy framework — and of policy settings themselves — seems to have been a source of confidence for financial markets in Australia, helping them avoid the extreme market instability that characterised many countries over the past couple of years.

In the process, the Fed's actions and pronouncements can influence the expectations and confidence of consumers and businesses and, thereby, what they do in the various economic and financial market places.

general economic conditions, consumer confidence, consumer spending patterns and market disruptions including severe weather conditions, natural disasters, health hazards, terrorist activities, financial crises, political crises or other major events, or the prospect of these events;

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

Looking especially at emerging markets I would judge that under - confidence and excessive risk aversion are a greater threat over the next several years than some kind of financial euphoria.

In addition, if the market for technology and source sector stocks or the stock market in general experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Hank Paulson alluded to the importance of the banking elite in maintaining control over public perception during the 2008 financial crisis, when he alluded multiple times to the public's perceived confidence in US stock markets as being infinitely and exponentially more important to US stock market behavior than any market fundamentals.

We have suggested over the past year, here and here, that a bear market in financial assets would lead to a loss of confidence in central bankers and an impulsive, uncontainable rise in the price of gold.

Despite their confidence in their financial future, 46 % of Millennials think investing is «risky», 60 % distrust financial markets, and a whopping 70 % hold their savings and investments in cash.

«These developments, together with market concerns about the future performance of the Chinese economy, are having spillovers to other economies through trade channels and weaker commodity prices, as well as through diminishing confidence and increasing volatility in financial markets.»

The complete breakdown of funding between intermediaries, the closure of important segments of the capital markets and the loss of public confidence in major financial institutions were more severe than any previous event over a number of decades.

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.

In its wake, the federal government bailed out banks and automakers, investors lost confidence in the markets, and many questioned the viability of the financial system.

In our asset management business, net sales of our long - term mutual funds continued to increase through 2009, demonstrating the power of our distribution network, rising financial markets, and the confidence that clients have in our fund management expertise, as well as the benefits of our acquisition of PH&N, which was named fund company of the year by Lipper.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

«Del Taco's consistent record of stable financials and new market success gives us tremendous confidence that the brand will thrive in South Carolina,» said Shetal Patel, franchisee and California native who's always been a big fan of Del Taco.

Only honourable & decent thing to do as he won't have the stadium debt, financial constraints, over inflated transfer market, lack of available talents, too many injuries loss of confidence & belief etc etc BS to hide behind!

It follows that, differently from what happened in the US — where the various states have imbalances comparable to that of the countries using the euro — the financial market lost confidence in the sustainability of the Eurozone but not in the sustainability of the «dollar - zone».

He is expected to say the decisions taken so far have undermined public confidence, created «different classes» of countries and wrongly tried to keep questions of labour market reform, fiscal discipline and management of financial risk separate.

Restoring the confidence of investors and financial markets requires a policy framework that would provide assurance that the fiscal excesses would not happen in the future.

Hammond's first test today — responding to the Bank of England decision to cut interest rates to a record low of 0.25 % — may not quite be at the same level as Darling's, who had to deal with the enveloping maelstrom of a global financial crisis, but he will be hoping his understated approach will inspire greater confidence in the markets.

«I think to do a slower and steadier pace [of cutting the deficit] going forward is actually more likely to support jobs and growth, more likely to boost financial market confidence and likely to be fairer as well.»

After the vote to leave the EU, against the backdrop of weakening business and consumer confidence, and volatile financial markets, Osborne ruled out an emergency budget.

«We must work tirelessly to reduce the incidence of financial fraud in order to restore trust and confidence in the financial markets,» Dodd wrote in a letter sent to Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday.

But this isn't all bad: given their generally lower confidence levels, women may have a more realistic picture of their investing skills, be more open to financial advice and research investment decisions more thoroughly before implementing them, relying on well - diversified buy - and - hold investment strategies rather than embarking on the futile exercise of trying to beat the market.

Suppose you were a financial advisor during the height of the financial crisis in the first quarter of 2009, and you presciently theorized that the market was bottoming as Federal Reserve policies and emergency U.S. Treasury rescue programs took hold to reestablish confidence in capital markets.

Topics Presented in Speeches: «The Value of Value Investing,» «The Crisis of Confidence and Restoring Trust in the Capital and Political Markets,» «Politics and Capital Market Returns,» «Monetary Policy and Investment Returns,» «Financial Ethics»

These robust operational and financial standards will provide greater confidence to market participants and policymakers in the long - term value and role of a strengthened MI industry.

It is a fact that the collapse of several high profile corporations in the previous decade has severely shaken investors» confidence over financial market investments.

Other parts of the gold story include indicators of economic confidence and financial - market liquidity, such as credit spreads and the yield curve.

Adjust portfolios over economic and market cycles One of the best times to own high - yield bonds is during the expansion phase of an economic cycle, when financial measures are increasing along with consumer confidence.

Any such conduct by any of our suppliers may result in a loss of consumer confidence in our brand and products and a reduction in our sales if consumers perceive us as being untruthful in our marketing and advertising and may materially adversely affect our brand, reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

First, given the events of the past weeks in financial markets, I'm not sure how these groups intend to build confidence in a market trading a ton of carbon that is avoided by protecting a forest acre in, say, Borneo, for a ton emitted by a coal - burning power plant in Boston.

The Swedish economy hasn't suffered the series of financial hits (yet) of the U.S. market, but high interest rates and shaky confidence have been two factors precipitating a steep decline in Swede's shopping habits predicted this fall, and growth of

When the financial market seems to be crumbling around us, that shows some serious confidence in the future of clean tech.

On the contrary, that provision must be perceived as forming part of a series of rules designed to endow the competent national authorities and ESMA with powers of intervention to cope with adverse developments which threaten financial stability within the Union and market confidence.

Several prominent financial analysts including Max Keiser have hinted this week that it is highly likely for the price to achieve $ 10,000 by the end of 2017, given its current upward momentum and the market's absolute confidence over the mid-term performance of bitcoin.

Carney, who is also the governor of the Bank of England, wrote, «Wider use and greater interconnectedness could, if it occurred without material improvements in conduct, market integrity and cyber resilience, pose financial stability risks through confidence effects.»

Confirming the national trend towards downsizing to more manageable homes, the number of flats and townhouses built has also risen, brought to market by developers who continue to demonstrate confidence in the marketplace, following their return after a long absence in the wake of the 2007 global financial crisis.