Sentences with phrase «surprise moves by»

Hoffman also commented on the recent surprise move by the Chinese central bank to devalue its currency, the yuan.

The depth of feeling in Europe over this issue and the strange bedfellows it makes were evident in a surprise move by French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Jan. 10.

Stocks rose sharply in the United States and Europe on news the referendum plan had been scrapped, as well as a surprise move by the European Central Bank to cut interest rates.

Stock and currency markets are still grappling with Thursday's surprise move by the Swiss National Bank to unhinge its currency from the euro.

With Martinez» head scout in attendance Tuesday at Ipswich specifically to watch Byram, and with the last - minute loss leaving Leeds 12 points back of the playoffs, this is not a surprise move by Cellino and company.

He spent 2004 - 08 as trade commissioner for the EU before being brought back in a surprise move by Brown, who gave him a peerage and made him business secretary.

The $ 500 million challenge was offered last Friday in a surprise move by philanthropists Phil and Penny Knight.

Popular ride - sharing firm Uber has had its licence to operate in London revoked in a surprise move by the city's regulator.

This is not a slightly surprising move by Volkswagen considering last year CEO Martin Winterkorn said he thought plug - in hybrids would be embraced by consumers at a far faster than pure electric vehicles.

China's Move to Curb Excessive Credit Pressures Equity Markets Equity markets are trading weaker overnight following a surprise move by Chinaâ $ ™ s central bank to curb excessive credit demands.

The indices weakened in premarket trading following a surprise move by Chinaâ $ ™ s central bank to curb excessive credit demands.

A surprise move by Microsoft or another competitor, for example, could trigger a change in plans.

The plan to make use of an Ultra-HD screen for its tablet is a surprising move by Apple, especially as he tech giant had a great opportunity to do this with its earlier tablet that features the usual 2732 x 2048 resolution.

It's a surprise move by both companies, and comes just as Microsoft is preparing to launch a Cortana speaker with Harman Kardon and push its digital assistant into cars, thermostats, and more devices.

The surprise move by the Chinese monetary authorities should increase real estate's status as a «most favored» asset class as investors seek out stability in a time of greater uncertainty.

Not exact matches

Given their home - market bias, many Canadians have likely been surprised by just how little their portfolios have moved over the past couple of years.

I was stunned by the surprise move, as was the entire organization.

The move was made that much more surprising by the fact that Netflix had not previously confirmed its acquisition of The Cloverfield Paradox from Viacom's Paramount Pictures, which produced the movie.

Google kicked this week off with a bang with a surprise announcement that it was acquiring cellphone maker Motorola for $ 12.5 billion, a huge move that will boost the search engine company's employee headcount by 60 %.

But he said that Sedol played a «brilliant move» on turn 78 that took AlphaGo by surprise.

While moving just over a month ago, I was surprised by some of the old junk I found in my closet.

We are in uncharted waters because the Dow 25K move has come so fast — the rally at the start of the year has taken everyone by surprise.

NEW YORK, March 6 - Citadel, one of the world's largest hedge fund managers, has cut staff by more than 30 percent in one of its stock - picking units in what several people with direct knowledge of the layoffs described as a surprise move.

The move by Georgia's statehouse was not a complete surprise as earlier in the week Casey Cagle, Georgia's lieutenant governor who presides over Georgia's Senate, said in a tweet he would «kill any tax legislation» that helps Delta unless the company continues ties with the NRA.

SHANGHAI (Reuters)- China's stock markets closed sharply lower on Monday after a frantically volatile day of trading, despite surprise monetary easing moves by the central bank at the weekend.

Beardsley followed the footsteps of his former Move Inc. boss Errol Samuelson, who surprised the industry by departing Move for Zillow in early March.

U.S. financial markets were little moved by Thursday's data, with attention focused on details of a ceasefire agreement between Russia and Ukraine and a surprise interest rate cut and bond purchasing program announced by Sweden's central bank.

But people who move to Sacramento to buy a home might be surprised by just how hot the local housing market is, as we approach the summer of 2017.

The move of Julius Baer CEO Boris Collardi to Pictet has taken the banking world by surprise.

«I am a little perplexed when people are surprised by large market moves.

On another note, crude oil also extended its recent bullish move, with the WTI contract rising above $ 65, for the first time since early February, helped by the surprise inventory draw in the US as well.

If you've moved to the state from an area with high income taxes like California, New Jersey or Minnesota, you may be pleasantly surprised by how much more of your salary ends up in your bank account.

Ferro surprised his Tronc vice chairman by moving to throw him off the Tronc board, according to a March 9 proxy statement filed in preparation for the company's April 18 annual meeting.

If you are moving to a new area, or you're becoming a homeowner in your area for the first time, you may be surprised by some of your new expenses.

Being competitive in a crowded market takes bold — even surprising — moves By Linda Hasenfratz and Rebecca MacDonald, as originally published by Financial PosBy Linda Hasenfratz and Rebecca MacDonald, as originally published by Financial Posby Financial Post.

The move is not surprising and confirms what we already know: the Kimberley Process is meaningless when used by retailers who claim their diamonds are «conflict free».

Far from seeking his own advancement, each move up the echelons of the episcopal ladder has been met with surprise by Justin Welby, perhaps influenced by the fact he was told there wasn't «place for him in the modern Church of England» when he first applied for ordination.

A friend of mine surprised me a while back by announcing that she was getting married, moving to the other end of the country and converting to Catholicism.

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious, initially surprised by the Vatican's report last month, «plans to move slowly, not rushing to judgment» when the group's 21 - member board meets for three days in Washington, D.C., beginning Tuesday.

Do we become indignant when God's moves catch us by surprise?

And the once poor old church, surprised to find itself in the middle of a parade moving forward for a change, borne up by those whom it once bore, will say by heart the words which it rehearsed for so many Easters past: «Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us.

The surprising move comes after years of protests from animal welfare advocates who objected to harsh living conditions imposed on the animals by the circus.

By the end of the third season — and particularly in the infamous Christmas Day 2012 episode, which featured leading man Dan Stevens» surprise departure — Downton had moved from being a programme loved by people who like period dramas to being viewed as a national treasurBy the end of the third season — and particularly in the infamous Christmas Day 2012 episode, which featured leading man Dan Stevens» surprise departure — Downton had moved from being a programme loved by people who like period dramas to being viewed as a national treasurby people who like period dramas to being viewed as a national treasure.

We can move beyond a polarization that fosters invidious distinctions and renew a sense of congregational identity by giving special attention to the delight of surprise in worship.

Large segments of Methodism have moved into the post-Vatican II era, as the surprising success of the Supplemental Worship Resources series indicates, but these churches are certainly matched by status quo congregations.

All of them were caught by surprise as swiftly moving fire devoured the brittle collections of oddities and the surrounding dry wood structure.

Recently, in a surprising move prompted by the 1982 death of his father, William Southcombe Lloyd Webber, organist at All Saints Church near Westminster Abbey, the composer departed in style and set to music the same Latin text of the Roman Catholic Mass for the Dead that fascinated composers from Mozart to Verdi.

Stanley Fish's great accomplishment in Surprised by Sin was to find value in both points of view while moving the debate away from a sterile either / or alternative by showing how both sides could be right but in ways neither side could suspect from within its own narrow framework.

The CBS takeover was a cunning move that caught most by surprise, not least being former Ten shareholders Bruce Gordon...

With regular football hard to come by, it's no surprise that he is being linked with a move elsewhere, with The Guardian now reporting that he's set for a loan stint with the Baggies until the end of the season.