Not exact matches
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.
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.
DeCicco is responsible for all of BlackRock's
interest -
rate derivative trading execution out of New York, which
includes all swaps, swaptions, and options on
futures.
The SEP also
includes the dot plot, which is an aggregated forecast of where Fed officials see
interest rates at various points in the
future.
Some central banks,
including the Bank of England and the European Central Bank, condition their forecasts on paths implied by financial market prices; others,
including the Sveriges Riksbank and the Norges Bank, condition their forecasts on staff expectations of the
future policy
interest rate.
Is the systematic method of analyzing financial instruments,
including securities,
futures and
interest rate products, with only market - delivered information such as price, volume, volatility and open
interest.
The model is both objective, using elements such as volatility of past operating revenues, financial strength, and company cash flows, and subjective,
including expected equities market returns,
future interest rates, implied industry outlook and forecasted company earnings.
The nominal UST
interest rate (its coupon
rate)
includes an implied amount for
future inflation that must be reinvested to maintain a real (inflation adjusted) income.
Through its exchanges, CME Group offers the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes,
including futures and options based on
interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products and metals.
CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes,
including futures and options based on
interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate.
Yet, even with all increasing red flags that suggest that assets held within the global banking system could be devalued, frozen, or seized, or all of the aforementioned,
including warnings of possible negative
interest rates applied to commercial and corporate bank accounts in the near
future from big global banks like the Royal Bank of Scotland, most of us go about our daily lives without giving a second thought about taking preventive actions to prevent such mind - blowing and negatively impacting life - changing events from happening.
Our exchanges - CME, CBOT, NYMEX and COMEX - offer the widest range of global benchmark products across all major asset classes,
including futures and options based on
interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate.
In April 2011, ICE and Nasdaq OMX partnered to make an offer of $ 11.3 billion in stock and cash for NYSE Euronext, which operated the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE Arca, NYSE Arca Options, Amex options as well as the stock and derivatives markets in the Euronext group, which
included Euronext LIFFE, one of the main
futures markets for European
interest rate futures.
This podcast covers a range of topics,
including the outlook for inflation, the
future of
interest rates, and reasons why we are experiencing a very different macroeconomic environment than we ever have before.
Financial Services offerings
include fixed income securities,
interest rate swaps, foreign exchange, equities, equity derivatives, credit derivatives, commodities,
futures, and structured products.
Short Sterling products,
including futures, options and mid-curve options, were second most active of Liffe's short - term
interest rate offerings.
All
futures and options on
futures trading - which
includes such product areas as short - term
interest rate and swap products, bonds, equity options, stock indexes, commodity and FX instruments - are transacted on a single electronic trading platform, LIFFE CONNECT, with central margining and clearing provided by ICE Clear Europe.
Naperville Park District commissioners are considering the district's financial
future,
including the possibility that, with
interest rates falling, the district might be able to refinance general obligation bonds at a lower
interest rate.
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.
And as stated previously above, modern commodity
futures markets
include a wide range of
interest -
rate instruments, currencies, stocks and other indices such as the Dow Jones, Nasdaq and S&P 500.
Market risks
include fluctuations in
interest and currency exchange
rates, and equity and
futures prices.
(Many also
include trading
futures in currencies and
interest rates.)
However, what most borrowers don't realize, is the
interest rate and expected monthly payments are determined by several factors,
including the borrower's past credit history, current financial situation and
future earnings potential, the lender's costs and desired profit margin, and the loan repayment options the borrower selects.
Virtually every type of federal student loan
includes a fixed
interest rate, which allows you to predict
future financial obligations and budget your monthly expenses.
IGHG also
includes a portfolio of short U.S. Treasury
futures as a built - in hedge against the effects of rising
interest rates.
Because there are so many different types of options and
futures contracts, an investor can hedge against nearly anything,
including a stock, commodity price,
interest rate or currency.
She also expressed confidence that the Fed will be well positioned to deal with a
future downturn in the economy given the current policy tools
including interest rate management, quantitative easing and forward guidance.
The LIBOR is frequently the basis of investments
including interest swap agreements (two parties agree to pay each other's
interest based on an imaginary amount of money, or principal), bonds with a variable
interest yield, and forward contracts (investors use these to hedge risk based on what they believe
interest rates will be at a specific time in the
future).
This portfolio invests in derivative instruments such as swaps, options,
futures contracts, forward currency contracts, indexed and asset - backed securities, to be announced (TBAs) securities,
interest rate swaps, credit default swaps, and certain exchange - traded funds that involve risks
including liquidity,
interest rate, market, currency, counterparty, credit and management risks, mispricing or improper valuation, low correlation with the underlying asset,
rate, or index and could lose more than originally invested.
It gains exposure to asset classes by investing in more than 100
futures contracts,
futures - related instruments, forwards and swaps,
including, but not limited to, equity index
futures and equity swaps; bond
futures and swaps;
interest rate futures and swaps; commodity
futures, forwards and swaps; currencies and currency
futures and forwards, either by investing directly in those Instruments, or indirectly by investing in the Subsidiary that invests in those Instruments.
Any
interest rate being charged, certain types of inquiries, and any information that doesn't relate to
future credit performance are also not
included.
To avoid
future problems, create a written contract that
includes the loan terms and
interest rate, and what will happen if you can not repay the debt.
What it doesn't take into account is anything about you as a person (race, sex, religion, marital status, age, etc), your salary, where you live, your
interest rates on mortgages or credit cards, any rental obligations or child support obligations, information that isn't
included in your credit report, or any information that is not proven to be an indicator of
future credit performance.
Futures traders are traditionally placed in one of two groups: hedgers, who have an
interest in the underlying asset (which could
include an intangible such as an index or
interest rate) and are seeking to hedge out the risk of price changes; and speculators, who seek to make a profit by predicting market moves and opening a derivative contract related to the asset «on paper», while they have no practical use for or intent to actually take or make delivery of the underlying asset.
It
includes market summary; news; indices; market movers;
futures data; sector comparatives; ETF movers and performance; IPO news and listing events; forex
rates;
interest rates; earnings and corporate action calendars; heatmaps and analyst
rating changes...
Managed
futures include sugar, soybeans, Swiss Francs to
interest rates.
mREITs typically manage and mitigate risk associated with their short - term borrowings through conventional, widely - used hedging strategies,
including interest rate swaps, swaptions,
interest rate collars, caps or floors and other financial
futures contracts.
Everything fell in February (
including bonds) as
future interest rate increases where the major concern.
Types of risk
include capital risk (your savings or investment fall in value),
interest rate risk (the
interest rate you agree to may not be good value in the
future) and inflation risk (price levels will rise so the buying power of your savings or investments will fall).
The
futures market has since expanded to
include other commodities, such as energy
futures,
interest rate futures and currency
futures.
Interest rates are determined by many things
including expectations of
future inflation, growth, and government budget deficits.
Risks and uncertainties
include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general economic factors,
including interest rate and currency exchange
rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward health care cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development,
including obtaining regulatory approval; Merck's ability to accurately predict
future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of Merck's patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation,
including patent litigation, and / or regulatory actions.
Risks and uncertainties
include but are not limited to, general industry conditions and competition; general economic factors,
including interest rate and currency exchange
rate fluctuations; the impact of pharmaceutical industry regulation and health care legislation in the United States and internationally; global trends toward health care cost containment; technological advances, new products and patents attained by competitors; challenges inherent in new product development,
including obtaining regulatory approval; the company's ability to accurately predict
future market conditions; manufacturing difficulties or delays; financial instability of international economies and sovereign risk; dependence on the effectiveness of the company's patents and other protections for innovative products; and the exposure to litigation,
including patent litigation, and / or regulatory actions.
Topics that I work on or plan to work in the
future include studies of: + missing aerosol species and sources, such as the primary oceanic aerosols and their importance on the remote marine atmosphere, the in - cloud and aerosol water aqueous formation of organic aerosols that can lead to brown carbon formation, the primary terrestrial biological particles, and the organic nitrogen + missing aerosol parameterizations, such as the effect of aerosol mixing on cloud condensation nuclei and aerosol absorption, the semi-volatility of primary organic aerosols, the importance of in - canopy processes on natural terrestrial aerosol and aerosol precursor sources, and the mineral dust iron solubility and bioavailability + the change of aerosol burden and its spatiotemporal distribution, especially with regard to its role and importance on gas - phase chemistry via photolysis
rates changes and heterogeneous reactions in the atmosphere, as well as their effect on key gas - phase species like ozone + the physical and optical properties of aerosols, which affect aerosol transport, lifetime, and light scattering and absorption, with the latter being very sensitive to the vertical distribution of absorbing aerosols + aerosol - cloud interactions, which
include cloud activation, the aerosol indirect effect and the impact of clouds on aerosol removal + changes on climate and feedbacks related with all these topics In order to understand the climate system as a whole, improve the aerosol representation in the GISS ModelE2 and contribute to
future IPCC climate change assessments and CMIP activities, I am also
interested in understanding the importance of natural and anthropogenic aerosol changes in the atmosphere on the terrestrial biosphere, the ocean and climate.
Unfortunately, there is a lot to consider,
including your
future area of law, fixed vs. variable
interest rates, short term loans vs. long term loans, tax implications, federal requirements, and much more.
«These
include that ultra-low
interest rates, under the quantitative easing agenda, have pushed up the current value of
future liabilities, but even the rally equity and bond markets couldn't offset them.
Gathered the requirements for the customization of the Front office Trading application encompassing Derivative instruments
including Vanilla Swaps,
Futures, Credit Default Swaps, Warrants, convertible Bonds, Index Swaps,
Interest Rate Swaps, Bond Options, FX etc
Future top concerns for the brokerage industry
include the economy and
interest rate hikes.
mREITs typically manage and mitigate risk associated with their short - term borrowings through conventional, widely - used hedging strategies,
including interest rate swaps, swaptions,
interest rate collars, caps or floors and other financial
futures contracts.