Our profitability is tied to the strength of the residential real estate market, which is subject to a number
of macroeconomic conditions beyond our control.
Areas that will be discussed include the globalization of retail, the state of retail real estate investment, the effect
of macroeconomic conditions and political climate and best practices for global retail property development.
Another concern for investors is the impact
of macroeconomic conditions on the auto industry.
Net losses on securities of $ 4.3 million this year primarily reflect active risk management in view
of macroeconomic conditions and changes in the pricing and liquidity of the Canadian preferred share market.
While this added flexibility gives managers the potential to outperform, it also requires a comprehensive understanding
of macroeconomic conditions and the experience managing flexible global fixed income strategies across multiple market cycles.
Not exact matches
«The psychiatrist sees symptoms
of diagnosable
conditions in everyone from the grocery checkout cashier to his spouse; the economist views the simple buying
of a cup
of coffee as an example
of a
macroeconomic phenomenon.»
These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount
of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability
of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction
of generic versions
of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global
macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect
of lowering prices or reducing the number
of insured patients; the possibility
of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels
of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits
of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages
of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development
of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market
conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate
of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
These risks and uncertainties include competition and other economic
conditions including fragmentation
of the media landscape and competition from other media alternatives; changes in advertising demand, circulation levels and audience shares; the Company's ability to develop and grow its online businesses; the Company's reliance on revenue from printing and distributing third - party publications; changes in newsprint prices;
macroeconomic trends and
conditions; the Company's ability to adapt to technological changes; the Company's ability to realize benefits or synergies from acquisitions or divestitures or to operate its businesses effectively following acquisitions or divestitures; the Company's success in implementing expense mitigation efforts; the Company's reliance on third - party vendors for various services; adverse results from litigation, governmental investigations or tax - related proceedings or audits; the Company's ability to attract and retain employees; the Company's ability to satisfy pension and other postretirement employee benefit obligations; changes in accounting standards; the effect
of labor strikes, lockouts and labor negotiations; regulatory and judicial rulings; the Company's indebtedness and ability to comply with debt covenants applicable to its debt facilities; the Company's ability to satisfy future capital and liquidity requirements; the Company's ability to access the credit and capital markets at the times and in the amounts needed and on acceptable terms; and other events beyond the Company's control that may result in unexpected adverse operating results.
Another chapter develops a new
macroeconomic measure
of financial stability by linking financial
conditions to the probability distribution
of future GDP growth and applies it to a set
of 20 major advanced and emerging market economies.
Over the last 18 months, the deterioration in the global financial markets and continually challenging
condition of the
macroeconomic environment has negatively impacted consumer spending and we believe has adversely affected the sales
of our Tesla Roadster.
The Bank's job in all
of this will be to foster the
macroeconomic conditions that will help Canada adapt and grow.
«In the near term, however, the company is facing a number
of challenges beyond general
macroeconomic conditions that are likely to linger for the next few quarters,»
The
Conditions at Sea: Worldwide Circumstances Distracting Investors Since the financial crisis
of 2008 - 2009, investors have been obsessed with
macroeconomic themes and distracted by various worldwide circumstances, including deflation in Japan; the state
of global banks; financial instability in Greece, Cyprus and the European Union; and the challenges facing the BRIC economies (Brazil, Russia, India and China).
The maker
of heavy equipment for applications including construction, energy, and mining suffered for years from sluggish
macroeconomic conditions around the world, and things looked similarly downbeat coming into 2016.
We initiated our Lloyds position in December 2011 when uncertainty about
macroeconomic conditions, as well as about Lloyds's management succession, caused shares to fall 64 % over the course
of the year.
The pace
of growth in the US has picked up over recent months, assisted by very expansionary
macroeconomic policy settings and supportive financial
conditions.
The problem was
macroeconomic in character, but the bank insurance scheme was only for 1 %
of deposits — under
conditions where the country's main three banks all were driven under by the combination
of bad or outright kleptocratic management and Britain's freezing
of Icelandic funds in the aftermath
of the Icesave collapse.
«In previous meetings, we had specifically raised observations on the state
of preparedness
of the member states, the credibility
of the union if anchored on watered down criteria, and the continuing disparities between
macroeconomic conditions in ECOWAS countries, amongst others.
Bullshit, suggests Chait: Obama has in fact «used exactly the kind
of rhetoric Westen accuses him
of refusing to deploy,» but structural and practical obstacles like «special interest lobbying, the filibuster,
macroeconomic conditions, not to mention certain settled beliefs
of public opinion» can defeat the loftiest
of presidential speeches.
Whiles recognising the fact that
macroeconomic stability is necessary in the development
of the nation, he noted, «but not sufficient
condition for economic transformation.»
I also pointed out that Nigerian manufacturing was already in recession by then and noted that «all major
macroeconomic indices are trending negative» including inflation, FX and capital markets, and jobs and warned that «the Nigerian economy exhibits recessionary
conditions with Q2 growth approaching one - third
of the level just one year earlier» and counselled that «the slide to an actual recession may still be averted with a strong economic team and sound policy».
This association held even after the researchers accounted for other potential factors, including total population, number
of law enforcement employees, median age, gender distribution, race distribution, poverty rate, unemployment rate, unobserved heterogeneity among cities (e.g., city area, legal system), and unobserved time - varying effects (e.g.,
macroeconomic conditions).
The geography
of the economic crisis in Europe: national
macroeconomic conditions, regional structural factors and short - term economic performance is published in the Cambridge Journal
of Regions, Economy and Society.
Despite
macroeconomic conditions, bonds in general have seemed to be the most attractive asset type that fits within the insurance industry's investment strategy, perhaps due in part to the profile
of insurance industry liabilities, among other reasons.
Thanks - I understand that making predictions is difficult, but on the other hand there are people who understand things like
macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical risk a lot better than I do, and I suspect someone with the appropriate expertise would have a much better idea
of the possible long - term trajectories than me.
The possibility exists that the predictive power
of unemployment
conditions could be a product
of market or
macroeconomic factors influencing the labor markets.
Deflation is a
macroeconomic condition where a country experiences lowering prices, the causes and effects
of of which are...
Our board
of directors also considered the current dire
macroeconomic conditions, which had materially worsened since mid-2008, when we decided to proceed with our strategic operating plan and our PROSPECT II clinical trial, and the state
of the medical device industry generally.
Individual portfolio results may be impacted by, among other things, the size and diversity
of the portfolio, the exposure to any single Note, borrower or group
of Notes or borrowers, as well as
macroeconomic conditions.
From these three country experiences, we find that fostering public support to implement lasting reform may depend on four measures: (1) forming a public engagement plan and a comprehensive reform policy that are then clearly communicated to the public in advance
of price increases; (2) phasing in price adjustments over a period
of time to ease absorption; (3) providing a targeted compensatory cash transfer to alleviate financial impacts on low - to middle - income households; and (4) capitalizing on favorable global
macroeconomic conditions.
China's investments in the wind and solar industries are driven by a multitude
of factors including
macroeconomic conditions; industry
conditions; policies (both general and specific to the wind and solar industries) that «push» Chinese companies to invest overseas; policy incentives in host countries that «pull» Chinese investors; and financial support from Chinese banks that «enables» these investments.
Barring a significant change in policy or
macroeconomic conditions, we expect the industrial sector to overtake the power sector as the second leading source
of US GHG emissions in within the next decade.
But
macroeconomic conditions are out
of their control... The best they can do now is wait for better times and not fall behind on R&D.;
In addition to these short - term
macroeconomic conditions and competitive trends, we identify four mega trends which are likely to influence the future shape and direction
of the world
of work and therefore how we manage our business and develop our strategy.
The state
of the world economy will be the subject
of the Setting the Tone; How
Macroeconomic Conditions and Politics Affect Our Industry Globally quadrant at the ICSC Retail Real Estate World Summit.
Economically, the status quo should produce rent growth near its current pace, while more favorable
macroeconomic conditions could potentially push rent growth upward in major metropolitan markets;
of course, any economic volatility could change the outlook.
Other shorter - term factors affecting market fundamentals include cyclical trends, such as broad
macroeconomic conditions measured by metrics that include the jobless rate, employment growth, consumer confidence and the velocity
of residential home sales.
A steady stream
of retirees into Naples may lay the groundwork for steady absorption levels, supported further by improving
macroeconomic conditions.
Macroeconomic conditions improved through the first half
of 2015, with the U.S. gross domestic product advancing at an annual rate
of 3.
James McCormack, Global Head
of Sovereign Ratings at Fitch Ratings, attributes a «less negative» outlook to supportive
macroeconomic conditions.
Continued upward trends in market activity and continued acceleration
of home values is susceptible to
macroeconomic conditions, including signals by the Federal Reserve Bank that it intends to raise interest rates which increases could take effect in 2015 and which could impact the ability
of new home buyers seeking purchase money mortgages as well as existing borrowers with adjustable mortgage rates.