The Committee also publishes quarterly
economic projections with information about where we anticipate both policy and the economy will be headed over the next several years.
Not exact matches
Federal Reserve officials followed through on an expected interest - rate increase and raised their forecast for
economic growth in 2018, even as they stuck
with a
projection for three hikes in the coming year.
But even
with those changes, ensuring the next few budgets are balanced may prove challenging, thanks to some overly optimistic
economic projections.
Most
projections say Canada's economy will average annual
economic growth of about 1.6 % over the next couple of decades, compared
with 2 % since 2000.
Fed officials» median
projections now forecast
economic growth of 2.1 percent next year, up from 2 percent as of September,
with the unemployment rate falling a tick to 4.5 percent.
The Minister is to meet
with private sector economists on October 29th Updated
economic and fiscal
projections will be presented in the Fall Update, which should be released by mid - to late - November.
The use of the four private sector forecasting organizations to prepare fiscal
projections for the fall update was discontinued with the September 2009 Update of Economic and Fiscal P
projections for the fall update was discontinued
with the September 2009 Update of
Economic and Fiscal
ProjectionsProjections.
One, additional prudence could have been built into the April 2015 Budget for 2015 - 16,
with the result that the fiscal
projections for 2015 - 16 were not reflective of the
economic forecast at that time.
The Fiscal Monitor for September was released
with the Update of
Economic and Fiscal
Projections (Update).
In consultation
with a divorce financial planner, who can assist you in gaining financial control from possible
economic uncertainty, account for budgetary
projections and calculate what realistic financial resources you will have to pay for your retirement.
On the Friday before Christmas, when most Canadians were busy
with their last minute shopping, the Department of Finance quietly released its «Update of Long - Term
Economic and Fiscal
Projections».
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.
Mr. Flaherty is right to be cautious in his budget
projections, given the risks associated
with economic and fiscal forecasting.
Projections for Canadian
economic growth have been increased to 3.1 per cent this year and 2.1 per cent in 2018,
with growth of 1.5 per cent forecast for 2019.
Well, bearing in mind that we start our analysis
with a
projection that Canada's
economic potential is likely to grow by only around 1.5 per cent, which is not very inspiring, we need to take every decimal point of potential growth more seriously than we have in the past.
N.B: This
projection was done based on what is obtainable in the industry and
with the assumption that there won't be any major
economic meltdown and there won't be any major competitor offering same services as we do within the same location.
N.B: This
projection is done based on what is obtainable in the industry and
with the assumption that there won't be any major
economic meltdown and there won't be any major competitor manufacturing same biotech products and customer care services as we do within same location.
N.B: This
projection was done based on what is obtainable in the industry and
with the assumption that there won't be any major
economic meltdown and there won't be any major competitor offering same products as we do within same location where our mobile juice trucks will transverse.
N.B: This
projection is done based on what is obtainable in The Building Exterior Cleaners industry cum window cleaning line of business and
with the assumption that there won't be any major
economic meltdown and there won't be any major competitor offering same additional related services as we do within same location.
In keeping
with this added cautiousness, members of the FOMC revised down their median
projections for the Fed funds rate to 0.875 % by end - 2016 and 1.875 % by end - 2017, roughly equivalent to two hikes in 2016 (from four projected in December) and four in 2017, while keeping their
economic forecast broadly unchanged.
It appears that the selloff in crude oil is providing the Fed hawk
with concerns that the SUMMARY of
ECONOMIC PROJECTIONS may be softer than the December FOMC meeting revealed.
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.
PBO views its
economic forecast as a «balanced»
projection,
with higher or lower outcomes equally likely.
But the Fed's new forecast does envision somewhat stronger
economic growth compared
with its previous estimate: It raises the estimate to 2.7 per cent growth this year, up from 2.5 per cent in the December
projection, and 2.4 per cent in 2019, up from 2.1 per cent.
This quarterly report by IFDA and ITR Economics provides macro-
economic trends, detailed information on leading
economic and industry indicators, and
projections that assist foodservice distributors
with strategic business planning.
The survival strategy became necessary when revenue
projections of the State got distorted as a result of the
economic terrorism inflicted on the nation by the administration of Goodluck Jonathan which led to consequences, some of which the country is still grappling
with today and may have to grapple
with for a long time.
The uncertainty associated
with future climate
projections linked to
economic possibilities of what people will do is far larger than the uncertainty associated
with physical climate models.
«I remain skeptical,» her statement says, «that the listing of ringed seals based on a 100 year weather
projection was justified, and I am concerned that this designation would severely impact any
economic development from Northwest all the way to our border
with Canada.»
«Mobile technology is easily accessible and offers an incremental opportunity to expand the existing open platform for mobile applications, which might in turn overcome the
economic and capacity limitations of advanced angiography systems
with dedicated monitors for
projection of CTA data sets,» added Dr. Opolski.
Decisions made today are made in the context of confident
projections of future warming
with continued emissions, but clearly there is more to do to better characterize the human and
economic consequences of delaying action on climate change and how to frame these issues in the context of other concerns.
Having better
economic models should increase confidence in
projections of the effects of various policies, and greatly improve communication
with climate modelers.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble
with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general
economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated
with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated
with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and
projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses, the risk that the transactions
with Microsoft and Pearson do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated
with the international expansion contemplated by the relationship
with Microsoft, including that it is not successful or is delayed, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Microsoft and Pearson commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, risks associated
with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated
with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated
with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time
with the SEC.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble
with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general
economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated
with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated
with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and
projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated
with the commercial agreement
with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including
with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions
with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated
with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated
with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated
with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated
with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated
with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated
with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time
with the SEC.
Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble
with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the general
economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, including store closings, higher - than - anticipated or increasing costs, including
with respect to store closings, relocation, occupancy (including in connection
with lease renewals) and labor costs, the effects of competition, the risk of insufficient access to financing to implement future business initiatives, risks associated
with data privacy and information security, risks associated
with Barnes & Noble's supply chain, including possible delays and disruptions and increases in shipping rates, various risks associated
with the digital business, including the possible loss of customers, declines in digital content sales, risks and costs associated
with ongoing efforts to rationalize the digital business and the digital business not being able to perform its obligations under the Samsung commercial agreement and the consequences thereof, the risk that financial and operational forecasts and
projections are not achieved, the performance of Barnes & Noble's initiatives including but not limited to its new store concept and e-commerce initiatives, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, potential infringement of Barnes & Noble's intellectual property by third parties or by Barnes & Noble of the intellectual property of third parties, and other factors, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time
with the SEC.
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.
Morneau also confirmed plans to meet
with a group of private - sector economists on Oct. 13 in Toronto to seek their input as well as their latest
economic projections.
It's got nothing to do
with GDP forecasts and
economic projections.
According to a recent report highlighting to
projections by Credit Suisse
with household incomes decreasing, unemployment is rising and all signs point towards continued
economic failures blobally, more than 8 million homeowners could lose their homes to foreclosure over the next four years.
Lending its title to the exhibition, the centrepiece of the show is a 70th Anniversary Commission for the Arts Council Collection
with Iniva and Bluecoat, comprising of three synchronised high definition video
projections, which depict a narrative of
economic and social collapse.
The installation contains a large portrait of one individual affected by the
economic crisis who was threatened
with eviction from his home; a video
projection presenting TAF's actions and social practice against eviction, and a graphic chart offering relevant information on the
economic and hosing situation in Spain, such as «There is an eviction in SPain every 8 minutes, 532 evictions a day during 2012's first semester...» Audiences are invited to write postcards to the financial institutions who are responsible for conducting these evictions.
Lending its title to the exhibition, the centrepiece of the show is a 70th Anniversary Commission for the Arts Council Collection
with Iniva and Bluecoat, consisting of three synchronised high definition video
projections, which depict a narrative of
economic and social collapse.
A tax of $ 20 / ton,
with an inflation - adjusted 4 % annual increase, knocks emissions down 14 % by 2020, and a larger number in 2050 if you believe
economic projections that far in the future.
John, On the «Presentation: Precautionary Principle...» thread you told me that you think it's «unhelpful to conflate discussion of climate - science issues like the modelling of SO2, about which none of us here know very much,
with discussion of
economic projections, where we can have a useful discussion.»
I agree
with you about the many assumptions and the uncertainties inherent in
economic modelling and
projections.
If this is not the case then these
projections must always be treated
with suspicion and should not be relied upon when making important decisions,
economic or otherwise.
All such
projections involve assumptions about the future that can not be tested, so the authors spread their bets: they considered a range of scenarios involving crude population growth, levels of
economic growth
with time, and a series of predictions of sea level rise, as icecaps and glaciers melt, and as the oceans warm and expand according to predictable physical laws.
These
projections are not inconsistent
with what we've been seeing in hurricane data and in
economic damage from hurricanes.
When those climate model
projections are brought more in line
with the current best science, the positive
economic benefits from Tol's model likely extend far beyond the end of the 21st century.
Those
projections are largely the result of a faulty assumption that that all mandated carbon emissions reduction policies must be inherently costly regulations, rather than potential opportunities and incentives for productive investments
with positive
economic payoffs.
For the measures
with wider deviations, many factors contribute to differences between the AEO Reference case
projections and realized outcomes, but two primary contributors are the initial
projections of future oil prices and overall
economic activity that are used in NEMS.5 These projections can greatly influence the other projections made by the model, which is why each recent AEO includes alternative cases exploring differences in economic growth (Low and High Economic Growth cases) and in oil prices (Low and High Oil Price
economic activity that are used in NEMS.5 These
projections can greatly influence the other
projections made by the model, which is why each recent AEO includes alternative cases exploring differences in
economic growth (Low and High Economic Growth cases) and in oil prices (Low and High Oil Price
economic growth (Low and High
Economic Growth cases) and in oil prices (Low and High Oil Price
Economic Growth cases) and in oil prices (Low and High Oil Price cases).