The fact that the central tendency is positive is largely the result of
expected currency movements.
Not exact matches
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the
expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign
currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
First,
currency movements have been following some unusual patterns — for example, rising after central bank rate cuts (Japan, Australia; typically, we
expect currency values to fall after rate cuts) and jumping around here in the US with more volatility than usual, highly sensitive to winks and nods from our Fed about their next rate move.
Aided by
currency movements, operational efficiency and automation, IT companies are
expected to report improvements in EBIT...
During the economic releases, one should
expect very sharp
movements of the EURGBP as well as to all other Euro
currency pairs.
Deutsche Bank shares have fallen around 10 percent since March 21 after its finance chief warned that the investment bank would make lower than
expected revenue in the first quarter because of
currency movements and higher funding costs.
Therefore, after adjusting for updated foreign
currency movements, TWE does not
expect any material change to its F17 earnings expectations.»
After factoring in the shift in foreign
currency movements, Treasury said it didn't
expect any material change to its 2016 - 17 profit expectations.
We see little reason to
expect a sustained long - term trend to net returns from exchange rate
movements for the widely diversified set of
currencies associated with the Fund's equity holdings.
Bonds prices fluctuate less than
currency movements, so if you don't use hedging you will actually increase the volatility of your portfolio without increasing your
expected return.
During the economic releases, one should
expect very sharp
movements of the EURGBP as well as to all other Euro
currency pairs.
Presently, we do
expect some potential for additional «flight to safety»
movements toward the U.S. dollar, but not enough to hedge off all of our
currency risk.
Trying to hedge tactically, by predicting
currency movements, is a form of active management which you would
expect to increase your risks, costs, and taxes.
This could be advantageous when (for example) a party
expects to receive payment in foreign
currency in the future, and wishes to guard against an unfavorable
movement of the
currency in the interval before payment is received.