Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is pictured after delivering
a policy announcement in Toronto, on Wednesday May 31, 2017.
The return of grammar schools, a likely new
policy announcement in May's first party conference speech as Prime Minister, would be a very big leap back to the past.
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is pictured after delivering
a policy announcement in Toronto, on Wednesday May 31, 2017.
Perhaps I missed
that policy announcement in their election campaign.
Poloz made clear at his last
policy announcement in January that he wanted to assess the makeup of Trudeau's deficit - spending program before deciding whether more monetary stimulus is needed.
The main
policy announcements in recent months were anticipated by markets and thus elicited little reaction.
Conservative Chancellor George Osborne replaced the PBR and
its policy announcements in 2010 with a new Autumn Statement focusing on economic growth and government finances as projected by the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR).
Not exact matches
NEW YORK, May 2 - U.S. stocks briefly rose but returned to negative territory on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged
in its
policy announcement.
NEW YORK, May 2 (Reuters)- U.S. stocks briefly rose but returned to negative territory on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged
in its
policy announcement.
May 2 - U.S. stocks were slightly lower on Wednesday, with declines
in biotechnology and insurers negating Apple's rise after strong results, ahead of the Federal Reserve's
policy announcement.
In many ways, the response from Starbucks falls in line with its previous progressive corporate policy announcement
In many ways, the response from Starbucks falls
in line with its previous progressive corporate policy announcement
in line with its previous progressive corporate
policy announcements.
This
announcement makes Kroger the third major retailer to change its gun sale
policies in the wake of the school shooting
in Parkland, Fla. on Feb. 14.
Though this new
policy wouldn't affect people like Tyler who had already been sentenced, Holder's
announcement gave Tyler renewed hope that his more than 20 - year - long stint
in prison would actually end.
Its own «Buy» button was referenced this week
in an
announcement on the social network's latest privacy
policy update (which goes into effect on Jan. 1).
McCain, who is the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and served
in the US Navy for 23 years, said Trump's statement was «unclear» and it served as «yet another example of why major
policy announcements should not be made via Twitter.»
So the importance of the Fed's
announcement wasn't so much the formal shift
in policy, but what could be gathered about the state of the world's largest economy and where borrowing costs are headed.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions
in the industries and markets
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate
in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations
in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand
in construction and
in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges
in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies
in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including
in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including
in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption
in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes
in political conditions
in the U.S. and other countries
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes
in U.S. trade
policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade
policies and currency exchange rates
in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes
in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations
in the U.S. and other countries
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result
in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including
in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the
announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted
in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is
in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued
in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
«Given the downgrade to our outlook, Governing Council actively discussed the possibility of adding more monetary stimulus at this time,
in order to speed up the return of the economy to full capacity,» Poloz said after the release of the central bank's latest
policy announcement.
Investment
in Canadian energy firms has fallen off the map since the
policy announcement, he adds.
While the DEA's
announcement is a positive sign, many drug -
policy experts think that it's unlikely the agency will actually decide to change marijuana's classification, despite a dramatic shift
in public sentiment about the drug.
The potential for a rebound has increased
in the run - up to the presidential inauguration day and the immediate
policy announcements which will follow.
Trump's
announcement reverses the Obama administration's decision
in 2016 to allow transgender individuals to openly serve, though the implementation of that
policy had been delayed by Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis.
Markets
in the U.S., meanwhile, turned negative ahead of central bank
policy announcements.
Poloz, who, like every other economist, has struggled to explain our post-crisis reality, was
in Toronto on November 28 to set the stage for the Bank of Canada's last scheduled
policy announcement of the year, on December 7.
«Canada's economic growth has moderated, and the economy is operating close to capacity,» the bank said
in its latest monetary
policy report, which was released alongside the rate
announcement.
The market mostly reacted positively to Crown's latest results on February 22, for which it stressed the recovery
in its VIP business
in Melbourne and its interim 30 cents dividend is now regular
policy after an
announcement last year that it will now pay a fixed full - year dividend of 60 cents per share.
To measure the natural rate, I use a structural model described
in Cúrdia et al. (2015) and incorporate the effects of forward guidance — monetary
policy announcements about what path the interest rate is likely to follow.
The Federal Reserve is expected to leave interest rates unchanged
in today's monetary
policy announcement, but firmer inflation
in recent months lays the foundation for hikes
in the months ahead.
«Trump campaigned on the negative impacts of trade and trade deals like NAFTA on working Americans, but here instead he is intervening not to help working people but to help American investors and American multinational companies,» Rob Scott, director of trade and manufacturing at the Economic
Policy Institute, a left - leaning think tank, told me
in an interview
in the runup to the investigation
announcement.
«The markets are getting a bit spooked by the prospects that this could just escalate downward,
in more of a spiralling fashion, and each incremental
announcement is followed by perhaps an even heavier hand
in protectionist
policy,» said Fehr.
Subtracting the cost of
policy announcements to date would increase the deficit to around $ 2.0 billion
in 2015 - 16, followed by three more years of deficit and a surplus of around $ 2 billion
in the fifth year.
Also
in the
policy pipeline is Joly's bid for redemption after her Netflix
announcement left her looking isolated and besieged.
Yesterday I blogged about rental housing
in Yellowknife, over at the Northern Public Affairs web site. Specifically, I blogged about a recent
announcement by the city's largest for - profit landlord that it plans to «tighten» its
policies vis - a-vis renting to recipients of «income assistance» (which,
in most parts of Canada, is known generically as social assistance).
«My worst fear is that fiscal gridlock continues, coupled with the
policies of this activist Fed chairman,» Rodriguez, FPA Capital's managing partner and CEO, wrote on Thursday
in response to the central bank's
announcement that it would initiate a third round of quantitative easing.
«If the outlook for the labor market does not improve substantially, the committee will continue its purchases of agency mortgage - backed securities, undertake additional asset purchases, and employ its other
policy tools as appropriate until such improvement is achieved
in a context of price stability,» the Fed's
announcement stated.
A rise
in crude oil prices and a rebound
in base metal prices, both partly related to the
announcement of new
policy stimulus measures
in several countries, account for much of the recent movement.
With its
announcement, Kroger becomes the latest company to adjust its
policies after the shooting
in Parkland.
«Didi and SoftBank will diligently study local market conditions and
policies, and will actively engage with industry practitioners, policymakers and other stakeholders, with the aim of building an open and inclusive platform that will be available to all of Japan's taxi operators,» the Chinese firm said
in an
announcement.
Just last week, the Globe and Mail reported that the Government is planning a bare - bones budget
in early February, saving major
policy announcements for the 2015 budget, just
in time for the 2015 election.
VICTORIA — Dan Woynillowicz,
policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement
in response to the federal government's
announcement regarding electricity regulations and a just transition for workers: «The regulations announced today mark important progress
in implementing the federal government's commitment to cut carbon pollution, but equally important is recognizing that clean growth...
Intraday volatility was high as investors were cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve
policy announcement scheduled later
in the day.
The Harper government's response to the humanitarian disaster
in the Philippines
in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, and the
announcement on November 22nd of the Canada - United States Asia Pacific Defence
Policy Cooperation Framework, signal that its policy towards Asia is developing a greater security dimension to accompany its single - minded emphasis to date on economic objec
Policy Cooperation Framework, signal that its
policy towards Asia is developing a greater security dimension to accompany its single - minded emphasis to date on economic objec
policy towards Asia is developing a greater security dimension to accompany its single - minded emphasis to date on economic objectives.
Willemann adds that the tapering
announcement in December came amid generally improving economic data, reducing the perceived risk of a
policy mistake.
The Reserve Bank of Australia also has a monetary
policy announcement and
in contrast to the Federal Reserve, the latest inflation reports give the RBA reason to remain dovish.
By the time of the Bank's early August
policy announcement, markets had priced into short - term yields about a 50 per cent probability of a change
in policy that month, and close to 100 per cent by the following month.
In the
announcement following this month's
policy meeting, the Fed stuck mainly to its script, saying that spending is firming, the labor market is stabilizing, and prices remain muted.
There was also a lapse of judgment on part of Mr. Saxena as claimed
in one of the
announcements, that he had been online when the private keys were extracted for the BTG distribution process and saving
in plain text format which went against the written
policies of safety and security of operations.
Thus GATA's lawsuit established that the Fed, despite its protests of innocence, has many gold secrets after all even as we managed to pry a couple of those secrets loose and publicize them — first, that the Fed has gold swap arrangements, and second, that
in 1997 the Fed was conspiring with other central banks to coordinate their gold market
policies, and that there was no
announcement of this.
Not taking the lack of competition for granted, Iveson has kept up a healthy pace of campaigning and
policy announcements, and has been spotted lending his support to a handful of incumbent City Councillors running for re-election — Andrew Knack
in Ward 1, Dave Loken
in Ward 3, Michael Walters
in Ward 10 and Moe Banga
in Ward 12.
Gregory Klump, CREA's Chief Economist, says, «Homebuyers and sellers both reacted to the recent Ontario government
policy announcement aimed at cooling housing markets
in and around Toronto.