It's one that I wish had not occurred, [but] we're not seeing it have
impact in market confidence,» he said.
Not exact matches
- The
impact of the banking support package on Spain's ability to restore
market confidence in the banking sector and by extension
in the government bond
market.
In the July 2010 version of their paper entitled «The
Impact of Investor Sentiment on the German Stock
Market», Philipp Finter, Alexandra Niessen - Ruenzi and Stefan Ruenzi test the predictive power of a composite sentiment measure combining consumer
confidence, net equity mutual funds flow, put - call ratio, aggregate trading volume, initial public offering (IPO) returns, number of IPOs and aggregate equity - to - debt ratio of new issues.
Prospects for consumer spending will depend importantly on the extent of strengthening
in the labour
market over the coming year — both because of the
impact on
confidence and through the effect of employment growth on disposable income.
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.
The Australian
market is the largest and most stable
market of Australian beef and lamb, though it was
impacted by weaker consumer
confidence and spending on meat
in 2011.
Based on many studies covering a wide range of regions and crops, negative
impacts of climate change on crop yields have been more common than positive
impacts (high
confidence)... Since AR4, several periods of rapid food and cereal price increases following climate extremes
in key producing regions indicate a sensitivity of current
markets to climate extremes among other factors (medium
confidence).
From internal processes that
impact back office procedures to client or
market - facing changes
in service delivery, we can plot a course to rollout and monitor new processes with
confidence.
«We are already starting to see the short - term
impact on the
market as efforts are made to reinforce
confidence in the UK banking sector.
Head of Property Law at Mackrell Turner Garrett, Nick Davies, said the new system would have a significant
impact on the conveyancing process for European properties and would help restore
confidence in foreign housing
markets.
The Court of Appeal's decision reflects an appropriately nuanced approach to the
impact of the purposes of the Act — which include investor protection and efficient capital
markets and
confidence in capital
markets — on the interpretation of the secondary
market liability regime.
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This could be down to increased
confidence in the
market but perhaps it is partly
impacted by your leadership and management of your team so it may be worth reviewing your employees» individual needs and development.
Marketing your accomplishments helps create a sense of
confidence in your abilities and lets the hiring manager know that you made a positive
impact in your last position.
If the pressure continues to build between the U.S. and China, both
markets could see an
impact on consumer
confidence, which could lead to a fall - off
in international investing.
Ryan discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden; Ryan reviews the economic news of the week; Ryan notices the correlation between increased home sales and interest rate drops; Louis notes we can't expect the housing
market to be supported by further decreases
in rates as they are already near historic lows; Ryan explains that interest rates change once every four hours; Ryan notes the difference between getting a quote and being locked
in to an interest rate; Ryan advises the importance of keeping
in touch with your mortgage lender; Louis notes that interest rates change a lot faster than home prices; Ryan notes that the consumer
confidence was up, Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's decision to keep interest rates where they are and to continue the $ 600 billion QE2 program; Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's view that inflation is nascent; Louis notes that not only does the Fed not see inflation that exists but disclaims any responsibility for it; Louis asserts that there is a correlation between oil prices and Fed policy; Louis discusses Ben Bernanke's assertion that the Fed can't control oil prices but that they somehow can control the
impact of higher oil prices on the rest of the economy; Louis also remarks on Bernanke's view of the dollar - the claim that a strong dollar can be achieved through the Fed's current policy as it is their belief that they are creating a sound economy and therefore a sound dollar; Louis notes the irony of the Fed chastising Congress» spendthrift ways — if the Fed did not monetize the debt, Congress could» nt spend; Louis noted that as Bernanke spoke the prices of gold and silver rose as it seemed that the Fed has no interest
in cutting off the easy money; the current Fed policy will keep interest rates low; Ryan notes that the Fed knows that they can't let interest rates rise because of the housing mess; Louis notes that the Fed has a Hobson's Choice - either keep rates low or let interest rates rise and cut off the recovery.