Sentences with phrase «for policy ends»

You may say that we have always manipulated constitutionalism for policy ends, but this is naïve regarding the powers that the constitution gives to the offices.

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Unless something drastic happens, the era of low - for - longer interest - rate policy is nearing an end.

The end of the money - for - nothing policy that the world's central banks put in place after the 2008 financial crisis is nearly in sight.

«Ending DACA would place severe economic strain on businesses around the country, putting them into the impossible and extremely costly position of having to fire productive employees for no other reason than an arbitrary change in federal policy, potentially resulting in backlash from other employees, or their broader community,» the report reads.

«Were the FOMC to delay the start of policy normalization for too long, we would likely end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of our goals,» of price stability and full employment, Yellen said.

Though early drafts of the Senate bill called for the Fed to adopt rules - based monetary policy, this ended up being stripped from the final proposal due to Democratic opposition - largely because much of the Hill focus has been on the Taylor rule, which many Fed advocates fear is too restricting.

«At the end of the day, it's for Congress, and not regulators, to decide whether new policies should be evolved for these new asset classes,» he said.

He also suggests paying for add - ons to your renters or homeowners insurance policy to make sure possessions such as jewelry, high - end cameras and other treasured items are covered.

When Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer announced an end to the company's work - from - home policy in early 2013, she was met with sharp criticism for taking away her employees» flexibility.

That should reflect a nice boost to workers» take - home pay per paycheck - the Tax Policy Center puts the average tax benefit for households making $ 50,000 to $ 75,000 at $ 850 - and it would all but end the need for many taxpayers to itemize their deductions.

Policies should address what constitutes inappropriate behaviour (for example, vindictive acts if the relationship ends) and any rules regarding managers dating subordinates.

«Were the FOMC to delay increases in the federal funds rate for too long, it could end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of the Committee's longer - run policy goals» on inflation and jobs, Yellen said.

Equal Exchange is ideal for an end - of - millennium Business Ethics Award, for it is muchmore than a company with progressive policies.

«Reclassification, even if successful, would resolve no existing problem and would almost certainly end the massive private investment in Internet infrastructure that has gone on since 1996, when Congress created a light - touch regulatory environment for Internet access and related services,» Larry Downes, an Internet industry analyst and a director at Georgetown's Center for Business and Public Policy, says.

Having an open - ended PTO policy eliminated his stress and anxiety about burning through all of his «vacation time» for an illness, and allowed him to focus on getting better.

We've been talking about our open - ended PTO policy for a while, and whenever we do, the same questions arise: Don't employees take advantage of the company by taking too much time off, damaging business results?

Further, the Tariff Policy Division has determined that no evidence (end - use certificates) of actual use is required in order for goods to obtain the benefits of tariff item 9948.00.00.00.

The fear is the tide has turned for bonds as ultra-loose monetary policy in the United States and Europe is coming to an end.

The company also maintains an unwritten policy of rewarding employees who work late over those who arrive early and leave at the end of a normal work - day, making it difficult for women with children, according to the complaint.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

«Our biggest concerns are reduced access to advice for the lower end of the investor spectrum and higher costs for individuals,» said Andy Blocker, executive vice president of public policy and advocacy at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA).

Professor Robert Wolfe, of the Queen's University School of Policy Studies, says that Friday's breakdown is not the end of the line for CETA.

(T. Rowe Price itself does not report its fund holdings on a monthly basis, and has yet to release its filings for the second quarter ended June, but it likely took similar reductions on Uber stock across its funds, in accordance with its valuation policy.)

Feeley went on to criticize many of Trump's signature national - security and foreign policies, including the travel ban, plans to build a wall along the US - Mexico border, decision to end legal protections for the children of people living in the US illegally, and withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement and the Trans - Pacific Partnership.

An emerging focus for startups, established institutions, and policy makers is to facilitate access to new payments providers in a way that boosts competition while also creating greater choice and convenience for the end user.

Meanwhile, the decision to end Yahoo's work - from - home policy was a bit of a public - relations nightmare for the brand.

In another field of opposition, Rome has been calling for new EU policies — particularly measures promoting growth — and an end to German hegemony.

«The preferred solution, in the opinion of many of these countries, is for the United States to internalize the effects of its monetary policies — more specifically, not to exit or at least to do so at a time that is more convenient for others,» Deputy Bank of Canada Governor John Murray recently said in prepared remarks for a speech about the likely effects of the end of QE.

But the Trump platform could end up backfiring in for Under Armour as other proposed policies could be detrimental to the retailer's business.

«What we thought and we had envisioned is the cost of the newly enrolled would end up approaching that of the [employer - insured] group market, but we're seeing in the data we have today it is actually about 20 percent higher than in the group market,» said Alissa Fox, senior vice president for policy and representation at BCBSA, in an interview with Morning Consult.

Current BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa's term ends in April and markets are positioned for further yen weakness as most expect him to be replaced by someone whose stance on aggressive policy easing matches that of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

At the end of your description, reiterate your shipping and return policies, and most important, ask for the order.

Or as Paul Shapiro, vice president of policy at the Humane Society of the United States and author of the forthcoming book Clean Meat, sums up: «It's possible that folks in this field might end up doing more good for animals than what I've done with my life.»

CBSA policy explicitly states, «In the event of a verification, importers are expected to provide end - use certificates confirming that the goods were solely used for the purpose for which they were imported.»

Zentner says the Fed policy committee's median interest rate forecast for the end of 2015 will dip to 0.375 %, down from the prior forecast of 0.625 % in June.

For the past six years investors have grown addicted to easy money with the help of Quantitative Easing policies, but now that those polices have ended we're seeing the other side of it.

Since things like college costs and mortgage payments usually end at some set point, a term policy is very useful for this kind of planning.

Donald Trump's surprise U.S. presidential election victory promises to result in an overhaul of U.S. trade policy, including the immediate end of support for the Trans Pacific Partnership, the controversial trade pact involving 12 Pacific countries including Canada, the U.S., and Japan.

And Google came under fire for an updated European user consent policy that has open - ended language, which critics said violated a tenet of European privacy rules that requires companies to ask for user consent in specific and explicit ways.

The group points out that the good times could easily come to an end if world governments don't make efforts to balance monetary and fiscal policies, something I've been urging for years now.

* GOLD: Gold prices rose for a second session on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady as expected at the end of a two - day policy meeting, while investors awaited U.S. - China trade talks.

(Australia ended policy similar to supply management in 2000; a tax of 11 cents per litre was applied to milk and producers were then paid out for the extra but artificial value of their supply - managed assets.)

Richard M. Kovacevich, who serves as Chairman, will retire from the Company at the end of 2008 in accordance with the Company's retirement policy for members of the Company's management committee.

As a result, monetary policies aimed at restraining credit growth overall might end up being too tight for some regions, leading to accelerating bankruptcies, and too loose for others, fueling out - of - control credit growth.

He is also concerned about what happens when the Fed ends its bond - buying program, citing the need for more clarity on the central bank's exit policy.

Pursuant to the policy, as revised in February 2009, at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director has served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the lesser of (i) the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant or (ii) such number of RSUs as the Board may determine based on additional criteria such as business conditions and / or company performance, outside director compensation practices at peer companies and advice from outside compensation consultants.

But the government doesn't want the story to end that way, so officials are likely looking for a way to secretly change the enforcement policy so that the tariff doesn't apply to iPods.

Any deviation from a «sensible» course for monetary policy would likely be penalised by movements in the longer end of the yield curve or by movements in the exchange rate.

Prior to February 2009, the policy provided that at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director had served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant.

I can't say for sure what will end this particular business cycle — no one can — but we're seeing huge shifts in monetary and fiscal policy right now that investors can't afford to ignore.