Sentences with phrase «only impact on consumers»

This statement implies that the only impact on consumers is monetary: wrongful fees.

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Total CPI inflation remains near the bottom of the Bank's target range as the disinflationary effects of economic slack and low consumer energy prices are only partially offset by the inflationary impact of the lower Canadian dollar on the prices of imported goods.

Concerns on the U.S. economy, the only «steady» engine at this time, center on consumers facing a significant fiscal drag and on the impact of the sequester.

Not only does this have a major impact on how consumers perceive the category as a whole but it has a detrimental effect on the whole supply chain and this is unsustainable.

One the most comprehensive pieces of research into the impact of displaying calories on menus reveals it not only influences consumers to make lower calorie choices but also encourages retailers to provide lower calorie options.

This investment with the SFI Research Centre IPIC will enable us to combine our expertise and utilise Tyndall's state of the art facilities to develop ground breaking early stage technologies, which will not only have a huge impact on the future architecture design of large data centres, but will also improve the power and computational capacity of new consumer devices and provide robust sensing solutions in the autonomous vehicles and consumer device sectors as well as others.

It calls into question larger thoughts on the impact of our habits as consumers on other people's lives, the sort of existential provocation only the best documentaries can produce.

The iBookstore launched internationally on May 28 of this year, but only select US and public domain works were available to Canadian consumers while the government examined the cultural impact of the iBookstore.

«The only anomaly we found was that higher TPR levels actually resulted in higher auto and mortgage delinquencies for subprime and near - prime mortgage borrowers, but we attribute this performance to the mortgage crisis and its impact on the payment hierarchy — many consumers facing foreclosure placed a higher emphasis on paying off their credit cards,» added Becker.

Since revolving credit is the only category of credit that provides a true window into the way a consumer manages all facets of choice the affects have a greater impact on credit scores.

Like it or not, the Internet has become a big influence on consumer shopping patterns; and while e-commerce still accounts for only a relatively small portion of pet product sales, industry experts almost universally agree that we are only seeing the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the impact that web - based retailing will have on the pet care category.

Anyone who reads the detailed scientific explanation of Mr. Gary Novak (/ / nov55.com/ntyg.html), can easily grasp that human use and abuse of fossil fuels do not have a significant impact on Earth climate; and that implementing the Kyoto Protocol would only harm the health of the economy — not only the profits of big corporations, but also the pockets of all consumers — even the poorest.

And, depending on the level the RPS is adjusted to, residential electricity consumers will only see bill impacts between $ 0.15 and $ 2 per month.

I will be posting interviews with experts who can help illuminate not only the changes anticipated over the next ten years in demographics, business practices, and technology, but also the impact these changes will have on American consumers.

While all land agreements are potentially affected, only a minority will have a significant enough impact on competition and consumers» interests.

«If insurers were to properly reward consumers for less driving, that would not only lessen their auto insurance costs, but also reduce the number of uninsured motorists, accidents, air pollution and the impact on global warming,» notes.

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«It would be nice if we could get RESPA reformed this year,» says Snyder, «but only if we make sure we enact reform that has a positive impact on consumers and service providers.

Hanna said the agreements with Realtor.com and Zillow were the result of 18 months of research, in which the brokerage brought in outside consultants to evaluate its own website and national portals, removing or truncating listings from some national sites to gauge the impact not only on Howard Hanna, but on consumers.

Ryan discusses the death of Osama Bin Laden; Ryan reviews the economic news of the week; Ryan notices the correlation between increased home sales and interest rate drops; Louis notes we can't expect the housing market to be supported by further decreases in rates as they are already near historic lows; Ryan explains that interest rates change once every four hours; Ryan notes the difference between getting a quote and being locked in to an interest rate; Ryan advises the importance of keeping in touch with your mortgage lender; Louis notes that interest rates change a lot faster than home prices; Ryan notes that the consumer confidence was up, Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's decision to keep interest rates where they are and to continue the $ 600 billion QE2 program; Ryan and Louis discuss the Fed's view that inflation is nascent; Louis notes that not only does the Fed not see inflation that exists but disclaims any responsibility for it; Louis asserts that there is a correlation between oil prices and Fed policy; Louis discusses Ben Bernanke's assertion that the Fed can't control oil prices but that they somehow can control the impact of higher oil prices on the rest of the economy; Louis also remarks on Bernanke's view of the dollar - the claim that a strong dollar can be achieved through the Fed's current policy as it is their belief that they are creating a sound economy and therefore a sound dollar; Louis notes the irony of the Fed chastising Congress» spendthrift ways — if the Fed did not monetize the debt, Congress could» nt spend; Louis noted that as Bernanke spoke the prices of gold and silver rose as it seemed that the Fed has no interest in cutting off the easy money; the current Fed policy will keep interest rates low; Ryan notes that the Fed knows that they can't let interest rates rise because of the housing mess; Louis notes that the Fed has a Hobson's Choice - either keep rates low or let interest rates rise and cut off the recovery.