Sentences with phrase «policy than no policy»

Not exact matches

A pro tip for public policy advocacy groups: If you're looking for attention, it helps if your problem appears massively huge and your solution impossibly cheap — preferably less than a cup of coffee a week.

In states lacking non-discrimination policies for LGBT people, gay men tend to be penalized most, Klawitter's research indicates, with gay men in same - sex couples earning about 30 percent less than their counterparts in opposite - sex couples.

The statements provide less detail than would an official record of the policy meeting, but they may accomplish the same thing — so long as the governor continues to be forthcoming.

If a Desjardins customer's driving data shows they are a less risky driver than most (driving less than 15,000 km per year, for example, or driving primarily between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m.) they can qualify for a discount on their insurance policy of up to 25 %.

«Marco is — has more of an allegiance to Chuck Schumer and to the liberals than he does to conservative policy,» Paul said.

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

«Major tax increases or policy changes such as big hikes in the minimum wage will probably do more harm than good,» says Dahlby of the sort of programs necessary to satisfy vocal public - health boards.

Trump's name shows up in filings of less than 14 % of all companies, but the stakes are much higher for firms that have bet on the federal government taking a hands - off approach to marijuana policy.

«Ending DACA would place severe economic strain on businesses around the country, putting them into the impossible and extremely costly position of having to fire productive employees for no other reason than an arbitrary change in federal policy, potentially resulting in backlash from other employees, or their broader community,» the report reads.

The content of the Bank of Canada's July Monetary Policy Report and associated rate cut were indications that the economy is much weaker than the Bank of Canada previously forecast.

The euro, which has been knocked by weaker - than - expected economic data and growing doubts about when the European Central Bank will normalize its monetary policy, fell 0.67 percent against the greenback to $ 1.998.

«Teva will have to align with the pricing dynamics of the prior two launches rather than lead the pricing policy with payers,» Meitav Dash Investments analyst Jonathan Kreizman said.

Clark Packard, a trade policy expert at the R Street Institute in Washington, described Trump's decision as «regrettable,» warning that more jobs will be jeopardized by the tariffs «than could possibly be saved by bailing out the bankrupt companies.»

More than 56 % of American workers — about 60 million — are subject to mandatory arbitration clauses that cover all kinds of claims, including sexual harassment, according to the Economic Policy Institute's survey of nonunion private - sector employers.

The policy was not met with much delight by bitcoin companies, and in August, more than 10 of them went so far as to leave the state of New York, either cutting off service to the state or packing up and relocating if they were headquartered there.

«Protectionist policies like the proposed tariffs could end up doing more harm than good.

However, the existing customers are different as well as special than the prospects and therefore, need flexible policies after a certain period.

Nearly 20 percent said they don't know enough about export regulations and policies, and a slightly lower percentage than that said exporting was costly, confusing, or took time away from domestic duties.

The parliamentary press corps» coverage of monetary policy is the weakest it's been since the inflation target debuted more than 20 years ago.

Rather than putting pressure on the businesspeople of the Manufacturing Council & Strategy & Policy Forum, I am ending both.

«Persistent conflicts and their regional spillovers, security concerns, weaker - than - anticipated public investment (Afghanistan, Jordan), delays in implementation or completion of structural reforms (Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Tunisia), and political and policy uncertainty (Lebanon, Pakistan) continue to weigh on growth.

Though Kashkari begins with a broad attack on monetary rules, it quickly devolves into a focused attack on the Taylor Rule which he argues «effectively turn [s] monetary policy over to a computer, rather than continue to let Fed policy makers use their best judgment to consider a wide range of data and economic trends.»

The freefall appears to be at an end, but the time required to rebalance excess supply with weak global demand «will likely take longer than previously anticipated,» the central bank said in its updated Monetary Policy Report.

It's less expensive than buying separate policies, and insurers usually throw in other coverage, such as business interruption (see below), for a nominal cost.

The Bank of Canada couldn't ignore an annual growth rate of 4.5 percent in the second quarter, which was much faster than expected: «That's kind of what data dependent looks like,» Lane said, repeating Governor Stephen Poloz's mantra that the newest information will guide policy.

To the Fed's credit, the majority of FOMC members in January 2008 based their policy decisions on the mounting dysfunctional behavior of the financial markets rather than ephemeral coincident indicators such as real GDP growth.

Her decision to leave the church comes the same week the U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction barring the Obama administration from implementing a policy of deferring deportation actions against more than 4 million undocumented immigrants.

In summary, the Federal Reserve has more than enough information to conduct a proper monetary policy in the absence of official federal government economic data.

If you have an international version of the card, rather than the US version, be sure to double check the guest policy for your card's Priority Pass benefit.

But with the economy growing so much faster than projected, policy makers may well feel compelled to advance their plans to raise interest rates in order to keep up.

Stock markets were routed around the globe on Monday and bond yields rose as resurgent U.S. inflation raised the possibility central banks would tighten policy more aggressively than had been expected.

Rather than the Fed pursuing a policy resulting in some steady rate of growth in the money supply, I would suggest that the Fed attempt to produce a steady rate of growth in the sum of the credit it creates and the credit created by depository institutions, i.e., commercial banks, savings associations and credit unions.

Timely notice is especially crucial with so - called claims - made policies, under which coverage is based on when the claim was made rather than when the event took place, says Jay M. Levin, an insurance litigator at Reed Smith.

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.

The CEO and CFO are part of the team and do much more than simply boast an open - door policy; the CEO actually ditched his office and sits on the floor with the rest of the team.

Nowhere is this refusal to modernize policy to match the market more evident than in Ontario's Beer Stores.

He said the central bank will be spending time on investigating whether there is a better way to measure trend inflation than the core rate policy makers follow now.

The benchmark 10 - year Treasury note fell from a more than four - year high to below 3 percent after the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged and reaffirmed its stimulative monetary policy stance.

But more than anything, employers want to see experience in the field — managers usually come from a social policy researcher, consultant or program officer background.

Gordon is curious about an untested policy called «price - level targeting,» which would refocus monetary policy on achieving an absolute increase in prices over time, rather than the current emphasis on the rate of change.

That's why my own drug - testing company has created processes and policies to help make each customer's experience more than a mere transaction.

Nonetheless, the judge declared «consumer harm is not relevant» to competition policy; Sears broke the rules by selling tires at a lower price than its competitor most of the time.

Redistributing tax money from workers to seniors with incomes higher than the national average is unsound policy,» Clemens said in a release.

An adviser who earns a flat fee - such an hourly rate or a set percentage of your portfolio value - is much better aligned with you than an adviser who earns commissions for selling you particular mutual funds, insurance policies, or other products.

Guests who believe they have experienced racism while using Airbnb may report instances of discrimination to the company or accept Instant Booking listings at a higher price than normal, but there's currently no policy in place to put them on a level playing field with other white guests.

Shirakawa's doubts kept the BOJ firmly focused on interest rates, rather than the size of its balance sheet, even after it had driven its policy rate down close to zero after the global financial crisis.

«We think there's a great combination of policy, there's growth, Europe is very open and the stocks in the (Euro Stoxx 50 benchmark) are representative of global growth more than in the U.S.,» Francesco Garzarelli, co-head of global macro and markets research at Goldman Sachs, told CNBC on Monday at the bank's global strategy conference in London.

It's better to lose a few dollars on a sale than it is to develop a reputation as a company with dishonest policies.

For instance, it is one thing to say, «Our return policy is better than Brand X, since we give you 90 days and they give 15.»

Home sales across the country have dropped in the wake of several government policy measures, including a stress test for home buyers with a down payment of more than 20 per cent, that were implemented to cool the country's hot housing market.