Not exact matches
Debt levels
for the average Canadian household are moving down (perhaps we've been taking those warnings from the Bank of Canada to heart), and as a result there's been «modest» growth in consumer
spending, said Ferley.
«A large
debt also can compromise a country's national security by constraining military
spending in times of international crisis or by limiting its ability to prepare
for such a crisis.»
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.
But
debt is still a major consideration
for most Canadians when they head out to shop, which is limiting the strength in consumer
spending and having an effect on the balance sheets of retailers, Ferley added.
One of my constant points on this blog
for the last several years has been that households» refinancing of their mortgage
debt at lower and lower rates has put more money in their pockets
for spending and
for paying down
debt.
But low interest rates, at least in Canada, have pushed household
debt to such vertiginous levels that officials like Carney know they shouldn't be counting on consumer
spending to drive the recovery — ergo, the call
for more corporate investment.
While increasing
debt means more
spending, which is good
for the U.S. economy, it also puts more Americans at risk of insolvency.
Monetizing the
debt means using money creation as a permanent source of financing
for government
spending.
But
for most households, high
debt is the disease, not the cure, and adding more
debt to «stimulate
spending» is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline.
Fortune says he
spent years consulting
for other
debt - settlement businesses, and he eventually decided to launch his own.
When income is distributed very unequally, the only way
for less well - off people to have the same material possessions as more well - off people is to
spend all of their income and even to go into
debt.
Owning your home
debt - free is a great feeling but money
spent on extra mortgage payments isn't available
for more lucrative investments.
Because Congress has refused to either raise taxes or cut other
spending to pay
for the war, the necessary borrowing has substantially raised the budget deficit and increased the national
debt.
The accord not only greatly increases discretionary
spending over the next two years, it lifts the baseline
for future outlays by double - digits, putting deficits and
debt on a far steeper trajectory.
And then you
spend the rest of your life not knowing what
debt capital markets are and what your new friend does
for a living because you're too afraid to ask.
The Penn Wharton Budget Model predicts the added
debt eventually would reduce economic growth, as money that might have been
spent on productive investment instead ends up in the market
for government bonds.
It is illegal
for the U.S. to
spend past its self - imposed cap, but it is equally illegal
for the federal government not to honour its
debts.
Republicans are demanding
spending cuts to reduce the budget deficit as the price
for supporting an increase in the
debt ceiling.
In Lebanon,
for instance, an IRC report found that 87,700 Syrian refugee families each given $ 575 via ATM cards
spent the money on food, clothes, fuel oil and getting out of
debt.
But he did say he subscribed to the so - called «Boehner rule» that demands one dollar in
spending cuts
for every dollar increase in the
debt ceiling.
Her husband, meanwhile, who has a fairly common name, had
spent years getting
debt collection calls intended
for somebody else.
The takeaway
for millennials is that while they are facing difficult financial situations, be it from student
debt or living paycheck to paycheck, it's important that they recognize where their money is being
spent and allocating anything they can to their retirement funds.
«Perversely, we've
spent the last 20 years paying a premium
for [the stocks of companies with] high yield
debt,» she said.
Bonds tumbled as upbeat consumer
spending data lowered demand
for U.S.
debt, pushing the two - year note yield to its highest level since 2011.
Majority - owned by Softbank Group, Sprint (s) has
spent much of the past year looking
for ways to raise money at the lowest possible rates to cover looming
debt maturities of its own.
A customer - service rep named Talia Jane, who worked
for the company's food delivery arm Eat24, wrote an open letter to Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelmann on Friday explaining how she could not afford to pay groceries, had stopped using her heater,
spent 80 % of her income on paying rent in San Francisco, and was «balancing all sorts of
debt and trying to pave a life
for myself that doesn't involve crying in the bathtub every week.»
The New York Times reports that cash - strapped Chinese aviation and shipping conglomerate HNA Group is appealing to its own employees
for financial assistance to cope with the estimated $ 90 billion in
debt the group rang up in its high - profile global
spending spree.
Using the funds to pay off credit card
debt might not be the best bet,
for example, if your
spending habits will put you right back in the red, said Bradley.
They called
for immediate steps to reopen banks and said any deal must address
debt sustainability - code
for reducing Athens» crushing
debt - but gave no hint of concessions from the Greek side towards its creditors» demands
for deep
spending cuts and far - reaching reforms of pensions and labour markets.
Therefore,
Debt relief providers will typically charge a fee
for services, so be prepared to
spend just a little of money
for that expert advice and actionable steps to improve your situation!
This is because the province has accumulated a large public
debt that given the prospects
for an economic slowdown and / or rising interest rates will potentially increase fiscal pressure via
debt service costs which in 2016 - 17 totaled $ 11.7 billion or just over 8 percent of total government
spending.
Allowing inflation to drift upward to reduce government
debt is more favourable politically than raising taxes or slashing public
spending, and that has implications
for the Canadian economy.
Valeant
spent $ 101 million on research and development in the third quarter when it «could have put that on hold,» Papa said, and used that money to pay down
debt instead, or save it
for other problems, perhaps legal, that Valeant may face.
Our survey found that consumers accumulate credit card
debt for different reasons, including
spending above their means, bouts of unemployment and paying
for the essentials that their income doesn't cover.
Whether you're paying down
debt or racking up credit card bills, whether you're saving money or
spending every dime, whether you're starting a business or slogging through your 9 - 5, whether you're studying to enter a profession or starting your first job, whether you're penniless or independently wealthy - money will either work
for you, or it'll work against you.
Basically, he proposes that the Feds send a check
for $ 2000 each to the bottom 80 % of taxpaying households (all 175 million of them) with the caveat that the entire $ 2000 must be
spent on
debt reduction (student loans, credit cards, mortgages etc.).
Consumers with student loans are more likely to turn to other sources of
debt, including credit cards and personal loans, to help them pay
for holiday
spending — the survey showed they're also more likely to try to save money by selling presents they receive or re-gifting items.
, author Jeremy Kronick finds Canadian household
spending, apart from housing, has not dropped despite consumers taking on more housing
debt and draws lessons
for policymakers concerned about a hard landing.
These «savers» were not permitted to
spend their savings in a discretionary way —
for instance, using it to buy their homes or pay down their mortgages or even to pay off their higher - interest credit - card
debt.
As
for Fed easings, I continue to doubt the effectiveness of easy monetary policy in an environment where problem
debt levels are unusually high and capital
spending is retrenching.
This
debt was the fuel
for the consumption and capital
spending boom we saw in recent years.
We award our most esteemed prizes
for intellectual achievement to phony scientists who tell us to
spend our way into prosperity and borrow our way out of
debt.
As
debts grow, more income must be paid out as interest and amortization rather than being available
for spending on goods and services.
I'll definitely be weighing between whether extra money would be better
spent going towards savings
for down payment or paying down existing
debt (don't have much, just some student loans with a rate comparable to current mortgage rates).
For example if local governments are forced to sell off assets and use the proceeds to write down or repay
debt, they can reduce the
debt burden without reducing total
spending.
Under the previous Liberal government, Cabinet agreed on the «one third rule»
for using the surplus - one third of the surplus went to tax cuts; one third to new
spending; and, one third to
debt reduction.
Combining this with poor sales growth results in a dismal outlook
for earnings 3) the pressure on earnings will continue to hurt capital
spending, which is usually just a magnified image of earnings, 4) the same factors will continue to raise default rates, causing earnings problems and
debt downgrades among banks and financial companies, 5) earnings shortfalls will also lead to continued job cutbacks, with the unemployment rate rising to at least 5.5 % (indeed, once the unemployment rate has advanced by 0.5 % from its lows, it has never reversed until rising by least 1.5 % off those lows).
Professor Scarthe also recommends that, once the deficit is eliminated in 2015 - 16, any future government should gradually start creating a deficit by,
for example,
spending on infrastructure and this could be done while at the same time maintaining a stable
debt to GDP ratio of around 25 per cent over the medium to longer term.
How can U.S. labor compete with foreign labor when employees and their employers are obliged to pay such high mortgage
debt for its housing, such high student
debt for its education, such high medical insurance and Social Security (FICA withholding), such high credit - card
debt — all this even before
spending on goods and services?
Spending a few more years getting your student loans or other
debts paid down could mean that you would qualify
for a lower interest rate or a higher loan amount.