Sentences with phrase «policy moves of»

Wheeler's change of heart on net neutrality follows a protracted public comment period, in one of the most intensely debated policy moves of the FCC's history.

A 25 basis point move validates the temporary policy move of the Fed, and does not change policy, beyond making the more semi-permanent.

Not exact matches

U.S. - based trade experts said they expected Beijing to offer Trump's team a package of policy changes that may include some previously announced moves, such as a phase - out of joint venture requirements for some sectors, autos tariff reductions and increased purchases of U.S. goods.

That meant policy makers had to move sooner than expected to stay ahead of inflation.

We estimate that low natural gas prices and state policies that move utilities away from coal are savings tens of thousands of lives and tens of billions of dollars each year.

The question now is, what will the Trump administration — famously critical of companies moving overseas — do about the ruling and general policy?

Smart moves related to home equity loans and investments could provide tax relief ahead of policy changes in Washington.

The asymmetry of prospective rate moves in different parts of the curve with short rates at the zero lower bound, explicit forward guidance about future policy decisions and massive asset purchase programs may result in a higher likelihood of one - sided markets, which may in turn impair liquidity, or at least lead one to conclude from liquidity indicators that markets have become more illiquid.

The central bank kept its inflation forecast for this year at 2.7 percent but said that some of its monetary policy committee members «moved a little closer» to their limits for tolerating an overshoot in the bank's inflation target.

«It's hard to say where we're moving (in terms of monetary policy).»

After Trump was elected, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved their Doomsday Clock closer to «midnight,» saying his election brought the world closer to the apocalypse due to Trump's «casual talk about nuclear weapons,» as well as his environmental policies.

«The housing market continues to adjust to stricter mortgage rules, recent Bank of Canada rate hikes and some provincial policy moves,» said BMO Capital Markets» senior economist Robert Kavcic in a research note Friday.

This paper, however, proposes a different approach: Before pressing the overdrive button on money printing presses, Tokyo might wish to take a careful look at why the last 15 years of ultra-loose credit policies failed to move the economy closer to its estimated potential growth rate of 1.5 percent.

Policy - makers moving toward «normalization» of lending facilities, according to minutes from the Fed's Dec. 16 - 17 meeting.

The move was viewed as one of the most protectionist actions from the Trump administration, and it is one of his policies that has most worried markets, even as stocks have rallied on tax reform and his other pro-growth policies.

Around $ 735 billion flowed out of emerging markets across the world in 2015, as the U.S. moved towards ending the period of ultra-loose monetary policy that it had adopted after the 2008 financial crash.

The move to an unlimited policy appears supremely well - intentioned and it's certainly light years ahead of the majority of company policies» here in the U.S., one of only two countries (hi, Papua New Guinea!)

WASHINGTON — President Trump's major policy moves over the course of his first year in office have had a common denominator: They either overtly favor his base of support — the roughly one - third of voters who solidly back him — or they appear to penalize those states that vote Democratic.

«Emerging market powers eager to move away from being tied to the monetary policy of the U.S. and the banking system as well as to adopt the block chain as a payment system prove willing adherents as they adjust to zero interest rates and the decrease in systematic risk.»

With the growth of flex - time, video conferencing technology and bring your own device (BYOD) policies, the HR professional is managing more moving parts than ever before.

«Where we need innovation and where I think we are going to finally see social entrepreneurs spend more and more time is the public sector, because the big challenge that is facing every community on the planet is that government and public policy are not moving at the pace of technology or even meeting expectations of constituents,» says Blumenthal.

Many of us put the loss behind us in hopes the president and Congress would move on to other policy matters, igniting and energizing our economic recovery.

The move comes ahead of congressional elections in November, and at a time when the administration's policies are increasingly under fire.

In its latest statement, it said «household vulnerabilities have moved higher,» which is how policy makers describe the troubling nexus between excessive housing prices in many cities and record levels of household debt.

By moving in the direction of having publicly traded companies have a policy that includes consideration of gender representation on boards and in senior management, we hope that they will really take that issue seriously, that they'll consider how they're finding people to be on their boards, how they're moving women through senior management roles and making them eligible for boards appointments.

«Once pollutants get into the ground water, they move pretty freely, so it makes a lot of sense to expand the types of waters covered by the EPA,» said Bob Martin director of food system policy, Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future.

«Today people move from job to job and they need a retirement benefit that they can take with them,» said Jeri Busch, director of military compensation policy for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Just outside of Uber's spotlight are a handful of upstart companies in the person - moving space whose safety policies are not mere afterthoughts but integral to their offerings.

A fairly straightforward statement such as Ivy's letter («It is now time for all of us to work together to advance policies that help our country move forward») might not be out of place in another election.

The new policy, in which Unilever is moving to a «fixed pay» structure, was approved by 64.2 percent of the UK group's shareholders, with nearly 35.8 percent opposing it.

It is now time for all of us to work together to advance policies that help our country move forward.

«The advocacy community has suggested that DEA's statement that they would decide on the Gregoire - Chafee rescheduling petition this summer is a sign that they are moving toward reforming policy with regard to marijuana,» Hudak told Business Insider, referring to a 2011 petition from Govs. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island and Christine Gregoire of Washington state.

The Trump administration is holding talks on providing nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia — a move that critics say could upend decades of U.S. policy and lead to an arms race in the Middle East.

The Journal reports the main aim isn't to build up Trump's policy bonafides, but «educate voters on the records of Rubio and potentially Chris Christie since they are on the move in New Hampshire.»

Dan Clifton, head of policy research at Strategas, said the Tillerson move will no doubt be followed by other shake - ups but that should not send longer - term shock waves through the market.

And the president's move to replace H.R. McMaster with policy hawk Bolton, who Sherman described as «a man who has never seen a war he does not want to wage,» could add more risk into the mix, especially ahead of a historic summit under consideration for Trump and Kim.

The previous shareholders could become one of the biggest headaches to the direction and policy implementation as the business tries to move forward.

«The Department's Brexit workload will only increase as it moves from planning to implementation, but the Department insists that there is very little of its workload it can stop or postpone, and that it expects to deliver all of the policies that fall within its remit.»

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration this week will unveil the list of Chinese imports targeted for US tariffs to punish Beijing over technology transfer policies, a move expected to intensify trade tensions between the world's two largest economies.

The move comes a week after Netflix announced its own groundbreaking parental leave policy, which gives new moms and dads unlimited time off in the year following the birth or adoption of a child.

The move is a vote of confidence in the U.S. economy — a signal that consumers and businesses don't need quite as much help via monetary policy now that the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.6 percent, close to what economists call full employment.

It has produced a 23 - page report warning of dire economic consequences if the state follows North Carolina's path by pursuing a policy that would harm tourism, alienate employers and dissuade talented millennials from staying in or moving to Texas.

Gold fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank's reaffirmation of its ultra-easy policy stance pushed the euro lower against the dollar, although moves were muted before a news conference by ECB chief Mario Draghi.

«Cyber insurance policies started to evolve to pick up those expenses, as well as providing what I call «crisis management coverage» — helping companies deal with the moving parts of dealing with a breach.»

Your level of «coolness» isn't totally under your control, but there are some universally hip policies you can add without moving to a reclaimed foundry or installing a sushi burrito kiosk.

Federal Reserve officials go out of their way to assure financial markets that they could make a policy move at any meeting, not just the four of eight meetings per year that are accompanied by a press conference from the Fed chairman.

The company has since introduced an animal welfare policy across its global operations — a move that Saputo says he hopes will enable them to assume a «leadership role» in more humane treatment of livestock.)

The move has a range of implications for the city's startups, many of which already offer generous policies.

«While any direct effects of remedial trade measures on steel and aluminum are likely to be limited, the risk to the outlook lies in the response of US trading partners and whether the administration's decision to impose restrictive trade policies is only the first in a series of moves,» they wrote.

On the legislative and policy front, Bill C - 11 has passed the committee stage and seems likely to race toward royal assent by the summer, last week's unveiling of the telecom policy (including policies on the forthcoming spectrum auction and foreign ownership) puts to rest a major issue associated with the digital economy strategy, the CRTC recently published its final anti-spam regulations with Industry Canada expected to follow with theirs shortly, the open government initiative has been making considerable progress, and Government House Leader Peter Van Loan told the House of Commons on Thursday that Bill C - 12 (the PIPEDA reform bill) may finally move forward next week.