Sentences with phrase «of financial asset pricing»

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The minutes of the Fed's June meeting noted that «some participants suggested that increased risk tolerance among investors might be contributing to elevated asset prices more broadly; a few participants expressed concern that subdued market volatility, coupled with a low equity premium, could lead to a build - up of risks to financial stability.»

Before the financial crisis, most every economy was doing well, albeit on a bubble of debt and inflated asset prices.

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.

The U.K. takes it so seriously that it invested the Bank of England with the power to deflate any asset - price bubbles that it identifies as threats to the financial system.

In the grander scheme of things, and as a red flag, this is another asset class that has enormously benefited from asset price inflation, stirred up by the Fed's well - targeted monetary policies since the Financial Crisis.

This included trying to organize and make sense of his financials, put together a list of assets, customers and suppliers, pricing lists, rental agreements and more.

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority has also warned specifically about the dangers of crypto CFDs, where prices of the underlying asset can fluctuate wildly in minutes.

It also is referred to as the «fear gauge,» as it is based on the trading of financial assets that allow investors to bet on future prices.

The central bank noted in its statement that «financial vulnerabilities in the household sector continue to edge higher,» which is the Governing Council's way of saying that ultra-low borrowing costs continue to put upward pressure on asset prices and personal debt.

During difficult market conditions, such as the asset - backed commercial paper crisis in the summer of 2007 and the global financial crisis of late 2008, the BAX has consistently provided customers with price transparency, liquidity and central counterparty guaranteed transactions.

Valuations of risky assets are still stretched, and liquidity mismatches, leverage, and other factors could amplify asset price moves and their impact on the financial system.

If a central bank eases monetary policy, it stimulates the economy, largely by encouraging households and companies to borrow more and pushing up the prices of many types of financial assets.

Insufficiently flexible exchange rate regimes have the potential to alter the pattern of capital flows and the price of financial assets.

The Congressional Budget Office defines asset bubbles as: «An economic development in which the price of a class of physical or financial assets (such as houses or securities) rises to a level that appears to be unsustainable and well above the assets» value as determined by economic fundamentals.

And in the political sphere, finance has become the great defender of deregulating monopolies and «freeing» land rent and asset - price gains from taxation, translating its economic power and campaign contributions into the political power to capture control of public financial regulation.

A second example is one in which the economy is in recession, or operating below potential, and the financial system is going through a phase of deleveraging and low asset prices (Chart 1, see «Case 2»).

The financial sector wins at the point where you don't see that the prices that the banks are inflating are asset prices — real estate prices, bond and stock prices — and that the role of commercial banks is to increase the power of wealth over the rest of society, over labour, over industry, to create a new ruling - class of bankers that are even more heavy than the landlords that were criticised in the last part of the 19th century.

Bond yields spiked, and prices for a number of other financial assets that had benefited from expectations of ongoing asset purchases by the Fed dropped precipitously, not just in the United States but in almost every other country.

The global financial crisis, like the Great Crash of 1929, also reflected widespread regulatory shortcomings and other weaknesses in a number of countries.1 But it is likely that monetary policy played at least a contributing role in encouraging the buildup of leverage and asset prices in a fragile financial system.

The effect of transfer payments to the financial sector — as well as the $ 5.3 trillion increase in U.S. Treasury debt from taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac onto the public balance sheet — is to support asset prices (above all those of the banking system), not inflate commodity prices and wages.

The public equity market is factually and demonstrably a small fraction of the financial assets available and traded in the economy, and it still is not clear to me why that particular slice of the asset world should be used as a price guide for the social discount rate.

If the prevailing patterns of capital flows were to exert downward pressure on interest rates and upward pressure on other asset prices, they would contribute to more expansionary financial conditions than would otherwise be the case.

Where these balance sheet improvements are most advanced, future financial distress will look more like what we typically see in instances of financial stress in the major economies — substantial asset price volatility and the potential for substantial financial losses, but less in the way of a significant disruption to either short - run or long - run real economic growth.

This set of monetary policies affects financial asset prices in a different way compared to changes in short - term interest rates, and we should be humble about what we claim about understanding the importance of this distinction.

These financial products track the price of an underlying asset (in this case, bitcoin) and gain or lose value relative to that base asset.

This cash transaction is the exact opposite of a futures contract, which generally involves the exchanges of some type of asset, financial securities, later, and through a set price.

Unfortunately, Mr. Krugman's failure to see today's economic problem as one of debt deflation reflects his failure (suffered by most economists, to be sure) to recognize the need for debt writedowns, for restructuring the banking and financial system, and for shifting taxes off labor back onto property, economic rent and asset - price («capital») gains.

... The pricing of financial assets, and today's extraordinarily low interest rates indicate that a flight from the dollar is the last thing expected in financial markets.

If it were to be decided that monetary policy should be more responsive to asset price events, such an approach would have to be motivated by a broader and rather more long - term notion of financial and monetary stability than is in common use today.

A derivative instrument is a financial instrument that derives its price from the value of an underlying asset.

Financial markets were resilient despite sharp adjustments in a wide range of global asset prices in the wake of the vote, and financial conditions are generally more accomFinancial markets were resilient despite sharp adjustments in a wide range of global asset prices in the wake of the vote, and financial conditions are generally more accomfinancial conditions are generally more accommodative.

Meanwhile, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) expressed concern about the next recession, stating that «recessions triggered by financial crises are typically preceded by sustained episodes of bubbly asset prices and debt - financed spending booms.»

Nouriel Roubini, one of a handful of economists said to have foreseen the financial crisis, counts 10 things that could cause trouble, if they aren't doing so already, including the bursting of asset - price bubbles, unusually weak business investment, and extreme income inequality.

By contrast, net US Treasury positions rose during the financial crisis and are now net positive, as dealers have closed short positions (ie positions that rise in value when the price of an asset falls) and accumulated securities holdings (Graph 3, left - hand panel).

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

Since the fundamental value of an asset in a financial market is an aggregation of the stochastic stream of future dividends, trading at prices higher than the fundamental value is only profitable when there is a widespread belief that other traders will continue to buy at prices even further away from fundamental values.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

An interesting fact about this trading approach is that a lot of financial institutions are basing their positions on the same pivot point and buying and selling large volumes, which has a direct impact on the price changes of the assets.

While there were some concerns about growth in credit and asset prices, there were a number of plausible explanations suggesting that the stability of the global financial system would continue.

While base rates kept at or close to zero for almost seven years and three massive asset - buying programs by the Fed have undoubtedly helped stabilize the US (and world) economy during and after the recession that followed the global financial crisis, the continuation of expansionary monetary policies is now supporting a growing excess of global liquidity that has been distorting the market signals sent by stock and bond prices and thus contributing to the growing volatility seen in recent weeks.

We have suggested over the past year, here and here, that a bear market in financial assets would lead to a loss of confidence in central bankers and an impulsive, uncontainable rise in the price of gold.

In the November 2017 version of their paper entitled «Bonds, Stocks, and Sources of Mispricing», Doron Avramov, Tarun Chordia, Gergana Jostova and Alexander Philipov investigate drivers of U.S. corporate stock and bond mispricing based on interactions among asset prices, financial distress of associated firms and investor sentiment.

We believe that our portfolios represent the best possible mix of high quality assets, financial staying power, and dynamic exposure to the better gold price environment that we expect.

Scenario 2 — Reinvest To 2015 Levels: If, instead of buying back stock, GE could quickly redeploy the capital from the sale of the financial assets and earn the same ROIC on that capital, it would generate enough cash flow to justify the current stock price.

-- FOMC minutes show uncertainty and concern about markets are affecting officials» decision - making — Officials were cautious when evaluating market conditions and the «damaging effects on the economy» — Worry about «potential buildup of financial imbalances» and a sharp reversal in asset prices» — Members seem oblivious to impact of inflation on households and savings — Physical gold and silver remain the only assets for real diversification and safety

The prices of financial instruments and the underlying assets will be influenced by, among other things, changing national and international political and economic events and the prevailing conditions of the relevant marketplace.

The rate at which money is used to bid up asset prices can be thought of as a «financial multiplier» and can be gauged by looking at the ratio of overall asset values to money.

Technical analysis is the forecasting of the future price of a financial asset using primarily historical price and volume data.

Such buying should push up asset prices, keeping the amount of money in the financial system the same (being simply transferred from buyers to sellers).