Sentences with phrase «of financial confidence»

Future Generali Pension Plans ensure that you spend your golden years with a great level of financial confidence.

They are hoping that this blip in the degree of financial confidence is a sign that the real economy is deteriorating at a slower rate.

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It also vindicates Buffett «s confidence in Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan, who accepted his money when the bank was only midway through cleaning up balance sheet and litigation issues tied to the U.S. housing and financial crises.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

On May 12, Tim Hortons held a conference call with financial analysts who had plenty of questions for Don Schroeder, a long time executive who everybody assumed held the confidence of the board as company CEO at the time.

«In the first quarter of 2017, our financial and operational performance gives us a lot of confidence about the foundation we are building.

By the end of 2012 analysts began asking why the company was performing worse than it had during the peak of the financial crisis, when consumer confidence was even lower.

«Confidence» was the theme of Poloz's opening statement before the House of Commons Finance Committee, which identified a need to restore the faith of Canadians in pursuing business opportunities following the shake - up of the global financial crisis.

Auditor and financial management bench strength: Does the board have confidence in the quality of finance and risk management, and external and internal audit (including integrity, competence, responsiveness and reporting)?

«State Farm's financial investment in the newly combined P&C business and licence to use the State Farm brand reflect our confidence in the strength of the combined business going forward.»

He enacted Social Security in 1935 to give financial assistance to the elderly, unemployed and disadvantaged, and formed the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1934 to regulate the stock market and instill confidence in investors after the crash of 1929.

No wonder Nanos Research now reports that Canadian confidence in our country's economic prospects has hit its lowest point in 24 months despite the relative heath of our nation's financial affairs.

The tepid confidence level is somewhat at odds with how business owners view their current financial situations — 67 percent gave their situation a rating of good, the same as the prior quarter and an increase of two percentage points compared with the second quarter of 2015.

Overall market confidence that the U.S. can somehow navigate through a European financial crisis without significant ill - effects continues to strike me as an almost delusional strain of optimism.

«Confidence was a big piece of it for me,» says Dillon, who set her sights on a graduate business degree during a Capital One earnings call where she did not understand all the financial details.

At the end of the day, though, the biggest threat to Canada might likely come not from financial markets, but from what a debt ceiling breach would do to U.S. consumer and business confidence and thus the pace of growth south of the border.

Now, there's not a central bank in the world that wants the gold standard, but they may have to go to it — not because they want to, but because they have to — in order to restore confidence in some sort of future financial crisis.

With the rate of home ownership now close to 70 %, and with household debt at a record high, much of the financial health of Canadian households is inextricably linked to home values, making it the kind of dominant concern that not only affects household finances, but consumer psychology and confidence.

«It is now about a global investor loss of confidence in Chinese economic and financial policy.»

«Given the huge amount of volatility next week in case of a Yes vote, the Bank of England would have put high pressure on the banks to move south for the purposes of preserving financial stability and confidence,» said Ronald MacDonald, a political economy professor at the University of Glasgow.

On a question regarding the recent controversies at the New York Fed, Yellen said that she feels a «good sense of confidence» on how it has overhauled its supervision processes since the Financial Crisis.

Lending data for September, which were published earlier Thursday, are also likely strengthen the ECB «s confidence, as they showed bank credit to Eurozone companies and households growing at the fastest pace since the start of the financial crisis.

Economic factors like consumer confidence, financial obligations, and delinquencies are all improving and the consumer may be more insulated than investors think from a back - up in yields, given 75 % of their financial obligations are in the form of a mortgage, close to 90 % of all mortgages are 30 - year fixed, and the average mortgage is termed out at the lowest rate ever... Taking these factors into account, we generally think it pays to remain sanguine.»

And Fusion and its financial backers may feel that they are getting enough value out of their staff in other ways apart from just raw traffic to their website — and giving the company $ 30 million more suggests they have confidence in its vision.

Most of Europe's problems are financial, and problems with one region's banks can spread to damage confidence in the financial sector globally.

More broadly, global trade has slowed and financial stability risks have increased — with the recent market turmoil partly reflecting lower confidence in the effectiveness of policies.

Authorities and market participants alike therefore needed to have confidence that such arrangements would protect their interests, both for domestic financial stability and for the effective functioning of markets.

an independent agency of the federal government, created in 1933, charged with preserving and promoting public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions up to applicable limits; by identifying, monitoring, and addressing risks to the deposit insurance funds; and by limiting the effect on the economy and the financial system when a bank or thrift institution fails; further information on the FDIC and FDIC coverage may be found at fdic.gov

Policy makers should raise the statutory borrowing limit «well ahead of the deadline» in order to «mitigate risks of financial market disruptions and a loss in consumer and business confidence,» they warned.

It sparked a severe loss of confidence not just in the financial sector, but across households and businesses more widely.

This theoretical and empirical examination gave the Federal Reserve confidence that it could effectively raise rates when the time came while limiting undesirable effects on financial market structure, and also ensured that additional term tool options were available if the combination of the overnight tools — IOR and ON RRP — was not sufficient to provide interest rate control.21

It will show you, step by step, how to perform at your peak while gaining emotional and financial freedom, attaining leadership and self - confidence, and winning the cooperation of others.

The financial system is in precarious condition barely held together by a patchwork of negative interest rates, currency manipulation, and misguided confidence.

A.M. Best Rating Services, an industry - leading rating agency, assigned Travelers an A + +, which is the highest possible rating and a vote of confidence for Travelers» financial stability.

The SCAP program was successful in restoring a degree of confidence in financial markets and in enabling these financial firms to raise capital on their own.

Stability of the monetary policy framework — and of policy settings themselves — seems to have been a source of confidence for financial markets in Australia, helping them avoid the extreme market instability that characterised many countries over the past couple of years.

In the process, the Fed's actions and pronouncements can influence the expectations and confidence of consumers and businesses and, thereby, what they do in the various economic and financial market places.

It's not surprising that general partners and their respective limited partners want to keep this activity quiet — an LP interest transfer resulting from a very practical reason could unnecessarily be misconstrued as a vote of no confidence by the LP or a signal of an LP's poor financial health.

CEO Alex Gorsky «In recognition of our 2017 results, strong financial position and confidence in the future of Johnson & Johnson, the Board has voted to increase the quarterly dividend for the 56th consecutive year»

The diffuse harm to individuals and the concentrated benefit to Wall Street create yet another way in which the system is rigged, justifiably eroding public confidence in the fairness of the financial system.

We provide frequent communication, encouraging the kind of open exchange that builds confidence in us as financial advisors and that fosters peace of mind for you.

general economic conditions, consumer confidence, consumer spending patterns and market disruptions including severe weather conditions, natural disasters, health hazards, terrorist activities, financial crises, political crises or other major events, or the prospect of these events;

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

Looking especially at emerging markets I would judge that under - confidence and excessive risk aversion are a greater threat over the next several years than some kind of financial euphoria.

As a result, shareholders could lose confidence in our financial and other public reporting, which would harm our business and the trading price of our ADSs or ordinary shares.

I would like to thank Carl Icahn, Icahn Enterprises and the Tropicana Board of Directors for their personal support, financial commitment and the confidence that they have shown in Tropicana's management.

Inadequate internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our ADSs or ordinary shares.

Downward pressure would be exerted on the rating if (1) there is a significant deterioration in the government's balance sheet (2) a substantial erosion of official financial buffers that undermines confidence in the country's external stability; (3) the manifestation of significant political and / or social tensions that could hinder the country's medium - term growth prospects beyond Moody's current expectations.

The verdict confronts the EU's leadership with one of its most severe crises of confidence and leaves Greece facing potential financial collapse and exit from the euro.

In addition, if the market for technology and source sector stocks or the stock market in general experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition or results of operations.