Sentences with phrase «increasing uncertainty about»

With increasing uncertainty about graduate employment prospects, and the average student now graduating with a debt of approximately # 50,000, universities are coming under ever - increased scrutiny over the value for money they provide.

A note on precedents - a number of leading jurists in many countries have raised red flags that due to the increase in arbitration over litigation that this is actually stifling the development of the law in common law jurisdictions thereby increasing uncertainty about the law and therefore compliance costs.

Each new finding is reducing, not increasing uncertainty about that period, and points more consistently at 3C being a pretty solid core estimate for ECS.

Longer life spans, increasing uncertainty about Social Security, and the decline of pensions all have made retirement harder and more do - it - yourself than at any point in history.

With increasing uncertainty about the election outcome and resulting policies, markets pushed the trading range lower over the last two weeks.

«For South Asia, mobile phone usage shows how the informal worker tries to do her best to adapt to increasing uncertainty about both work and wage,» he said.

However, the chances of her party gaining significant support in the election tailed off when the Tokyo governor confirmed her reluctance to stand for parliament herself, increasing uncertainty about the opposition's strategy.

Increasing uncertainty about growth prospects for China and other emerging - market economies, in contrast, is raising questions about the pace of the global recovery.

That increases the uncertainty about future subscriber levels.

This undoubtedly increased uncertainty about the sustainability of the dollar's appreciation.

As history has taught us, inflation distorts decision - making in the economy, discourages saving, and increases uncertainty about the future.

In the face of increased uncertainty about underlying productivity growth, many economists now argue that a central bank should not try to restrain an expansion until there is visible evidence that inflation is rising.

This framework suggests two primary risks that increase uncertainty about the degree to which current savings can support the retirement income liability.

Some of the scientific literature going into IPCC reports has actually increased uncertainty about our understanding of worst - case scenarios for sea - level rise and other effects.

This link resulted from increased uncertainty about the relationship's future and greater perceived partner interference of everyday plans or career goals.

Not exact matches

But I get worried that in a world of increasing economic uncertainty that more and more people are getting «stuck» and getting lied to and are scared about what is happening.

While regional differences reveal a mix of threats that concern CEOs, they share a common increasing worry about broader societal developments — geopolitical uncertainty, terrorism, and climate change — rather than direct business risks such as changing consumer behaviour or new market entrants.

Uncertainty about the U.S. presidential race in the near term may produce periods of volatility for the U.S. dollar, yet RBC maintains that the U.S. currency will post modest gains against the Euro, Canadian dollar and sterling as markets look for a U.S. Federal Reserve policy rate increase in the first half of 2017.

Short - term economic forecasting is difficult enough but uncertainty about economic prospects usually increases, not decreases, over the medium term.

Bank of America reported a slide in profit as concerns about an economic slowdown and uncertainty about the pace of rate increases dampened trading.

Since the Fed's July meeting, the jobs market has improved but concern has grown about China's economic future, furthering uncertainty about when interest rates will increase, The Journal added.

The recent bout of volatility in financial markets occurred in an environment of growing uncertainty about the global economic outlook and increasing geopolitical tensions.

This uncertainty seems to have led to increased levels of stress and anxiety, with 70 % of all US respondents reporting stress this year when thinking about retirement savings and investments, versus 67 % in 2015.5 Of those respondents who reported experiencing significant stress when thinking about their retirement savings, 65 % didn't know how much of their retirement savings they currently withdraw / spend or expect to withdraw / spend on an annual basis in retirement.

They have complained about increasing regulatory uncertainty and a widening bank clampdown that have limited opportunities for both cryptocurrency exchanges and individual investors.

A savings rate of 10 % is often recommended, but given the decline in pensions, the uncertainties surrounding Social Security, and our increasing life expectancies, putting away about 15 % of your gross income is a better bet.

Although there is substantial uncertainty over the timing and size of expansions, the analysis suggests that new capacity coming on stream between mid 2004 and 2007 would imply an increase in overall production of around 28 per cent from the levels of 2003/04, corresponding to annual growth of about 9 per cent.

Greater saving has been driven by increases in inequality and in the share of income going to the wealthy, increases in uncertainty about the length of retirement and the availability of benefits, reductions in the ability to borrow (especially against housing), and a greater accumulation of assets by foreign central banks and sovereign wealth funds.

In comparison, budgets over the 1994 - 95 to 2005 - 06 included explicit prudence of about $ 4 billion in year one, rising to $ 7 billion in year 5, reflecting the fact that uncertainty increases over time.

The jobless - rate movement and the Fed's rhetoric create uncertainty about when rate increases will start.

With the increase in scientific data comes a decrease in uncertainty about how the universe works.

The CRA claims that «a continuing series of inexact scientific reports and inaccurate media accounts about high fructose corn syrup and matters of health and nutrition have... increased consumer uncertainty.»

Uncertainty about where prices will go, especially in a weak economic recovery, increases those risks.»

Young responded that continued uncertainty over the Tappan Zee bridge financing has raised concerns about a system - wide toll increase prior to 2020 to help fund that downstate bridge project.

«Even considering the increase in permit applications in the last quarter of 2015 due to the uncertainty about the renewal of the Revised 421 - a Law, this is a significant decrease in construction,» the association wrote.

She added that importers are skeptical about the stability of the Cedi and are therefore increasing their products to forestall future uncertainties.

Trump recently had a difficult phone call with French President Francois Hollande — the latest in a series of leaked accounts of his calls with foreign leaders that are generating increasing doubts about the new president's style of diplomacy at a time of global uncertainty.

More worrisome to his group and others is uncertainty about future increases for [the] research.

More worrisome to his group and others is uncertainty about future increases for AIDs research.

The range reflects uncertainty about the health effects of fine particles, and the possibility that airborne exposures to fine particles do not increase mortality risks.

Rising sea levels are certain in a warming world, but there is still substantial uncertainty about the extent of the increase in this century, mainly because the dynamics that could erode the ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica remain poorly understood.

Stress, such as that caused by dislocation, uncertainty and concern about unseen toxicants, has been linked to increased risk for physical ailments, such as heart disease.

Such delays, together with uncertainties about how quickly drilling would go, increased the chances that the lake wouldn't be reached, or that efforts to sample it would be crippled.

«It's quite likely that the intensity of both floods and droughts will be an issue, so it's really about how do we plan given the uncertainty and increased variability, which are the only guarantees we have,» said Palaniappan.

Personalized medicine may lead to increased concerns regarding privacy and discrimination based on medical information and uncertainty about the costs of research and of medical care.

The heightened risk of rainfall found in the meteorological modelling led to an increase in the peak 30 - day river flow of 21 % (uncertainty range: -17-133 %) and about 1,000 more properties at risk of flooding (uncertainty range: -4,000-8,000).

The heightened risk of rainfall found in the meteorological modelling led to an increase in the peak 30 - day river flow of 21 % (uncertainty range: -17 — 133 %) and about 1,000 more properties at risk of flooding (uncertainty range: -4,000 — 8,000).

I suspect, moreover, that this complexity may take a still different form over the next year or so, as the tragedy of September 11 generates an upswing in support for government institutions, along with an increasing aversion to change and uncertainty — all of which could show up (temporarily) in the way people respond to survey items about vouchers.

It is nevertheless plausible that a shrinking supply of teachers increases principals» uncertainty about their prospects for finding superior replacements for unsatisfactory members of their staffs, especially for certain harder - to - staff teaching positions.

Increasing uncertainty and apprehension about the future state of the economy and labor market, no doubt a result of the recent slowdown in job growth, are the primary reasons for the sharp reversal in confidence.

In financial markets, uncertainty about the future means increased risk.