Sentences with phrase «moving against the tide»

Were the Fed to attempt to hike short - term interest rates another 25 basis points, it would be moving against the tide of global central bank policies.

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The Fed thus far has resisted that course and is even trying to move against the global tide and raise rates.

You can sail as much as you want but if you are up against a high tide or a thunderstorm, you can't move forward no matter how much you try.

Volf, formerly of Fuller Theological Seminary, is the author of many moving and thoughtful books, including Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation (Abingdon Press) and Against the Tide: Love in a Time of Petty Dreams and Persisting Enmities (Eerdmans).

The # 15,000 earnings threshold that applies in the current student finance system will be uprated annually in line with inflation from 2012, in a move to help existing graduates and try to stem the rising tide of student protests against the policy.

Foreign secretary William Hague has said the tide is moving «inexorably» against Muammar Gaddafi, the embattled Libyan leader.

Knowing which firing mode works best against certain opponents can be the key to victory, and your special moves are able to turn the tide of war in a flash.

Since the tides are moving against traditional bookstores, is there anything they can do to prevent their inevitable demise?

If inflation is kicking up, if interest rates domestically and worldwide are rising, or if the Fed is signaling tightening moves, the major tide is running against your position, so your bias should be toward selling rather than holding.

The 3DS isn't turning the tide against developers moving to mobile, and segmenting the userbase with an incremental new model isn't going to change that.

Samsung is changing everything up in order to try to reverse the turn of the tide in the mobile industry that's moved against them, shrinking their market share to the smallest levels seen in years.