Sentences with phrase «term uncertainty about»

But families and businesses also face long - term uncertainty about how the country's fiscal challenges will be addressed.

Not exact matches

«There was broad agreement among members to convey the Governing Council's concerns about the recent volatility in the euro exchange rate, which represented a source of uncertainty that had to be monitored with respect to its implications for the medium - term outlook for price stability,» the minutes said.

... [O] ur sense is that the most important structural issues will be pushed off into the future, leaving significant uncertainty about the long - term direction of the economy and corporate profits.»

If American business owners are truly worried about the long - term prospects of the U.S. economy, they should be doing what the Argentines do: looking outside their borders to find markets in which there is less uncertainty — or at least different kinds of uncertainty.

«Our illustrative estimate of the long term impact of reduced net migration from the EU27 on UK GDP per capita after Brexit is negative, but relatively small compared to many other uncertainties about average UK income levels in 2030,» said Hawksworth.

«Brexit would also hold back GDP in other European economies, particularly in the near - term, resulting from (the) heightened uncertainty (it) would create about the future of Europe,» the report added.

They represent a wealth segment of $ 3.9 trillion in the U.S., and as they approach retirement, they are looking for help from financial services providers to resolve their uncertainty about the coming years, an uncertainty that includes concern about their long - term health.

Uncertainty about the economy and fiscal issues are expected to weigh on the franchise sector in 2013, but it is still expected to outpace other industries in terms of growth, according to the report.

The Fed meeting took place at a time of uncertainty about who will succeed Bernanke when his term ends in January.

Uncertainty about the U.S. presidential race in the near term may produce periods of volatility for the U.S. dollar, yet RBC maintains that the U.S. currency will post modest gains against the Euro, Canadian dollar and sterling as markets look for a U.S. Federal Reserve policy rate increase in the first half of 2017.

Short - term economic forecasting is difficult enough but uncertainty about economic prospects usually increases, not decreases, over the medium term.

By constantly talking about raising short - term rates without setting a clear timeline, the Fed has created a great deal of uncertainty that is undermining growth.

President Xi's view that China should put its power into practice and take an active role in regional and global affairs, which was solidified at the 19th Party Congress with his consolidation of power, creates greater uncertainty in Russia about China's long - term ambitions.

In the near term, there is considerable uncertainty about the outlook, particularly because the multiplier effects from fiscal drag and sequestration are still unclear.

Ed Perks: Rick touched on some factors to think about in terms of political uncertainty, but as I reflect on the Brexit implications and the unpredictability leading up to the vote, there was a fair amount of surprise.

The main issue for good, established companies here is not the risk to the long - term stream of cash flows, but to what extent the uncertainty about the coming year or two of earnings will frighten investors to sell at depressed prices (thereby pricing stocks to deliver even higher long - term returns).

Although many artificial sweeteners are legal under FDA rules, the scientists wrote, «there is still uncertainty, particularly about long - term use and about low - level exposure effects on the health and development of children.»

Young players like ex-San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland cut careers short because of uncertainty about long - term consequences.

In Venezuela exist a big uncertainty about what will happen with the health of the president Hugo Chávez, the problem is that the old - term presidency finishes at 10 - January and it's possible that the elected president Hugo Chavez wouldn't be able to return to Venezuela, and the Venezuelan Constitution establish the National Assambly as the site to renewal the power, but its very vague about the case where the elected and current president are the same person.

Overall, there is uncertainty about the prospects for Britain not just in the short and medium term but for decades to come.

Kaczynski said he hopes to win a second two - year term to guide the town's economic development, tax base growth, creation of a town center near the new train station, help hire a new town manager and keep taxes as low as possible despite the $ 1.7 billion state deficit and uncertainty about state aid to towns and cities.

Roi Cohen Kadosh, who studies tDCS at the University of Oxford, says Thync's empirical studies are «a very positive point for their side», even though he believes that uncertainties about long - term safety mean the technology isn't ready to be commercialised.

Aside from the huge uncertainties about the climatic effects of extracting power from the wind, our present and near - term usage is far too tiny to make any difference.

The impact of congenital Zika syndrome on families will be substantial and will last a lifetime, given its severity and uncertainty about long - term outcomes for infants.

Although the balance of the evidence indicates that bariatric surgery is safe and effective for the typical patient with severe obesity, Dr. Arterburn said, individual patients and their doctors need to have meaningful shared decision making conversations about the long - term benefits, risks, and uncertainties of bariatric surgery so they can each choose the best treatments for them.

A systematic review of 49 studies, involving more than 1,600 patients and their caregivers, showed that this lack of knowledge leads to confusion, delays in seeking help, and uncertainty about the long - term outlook and how to manage their own care.

The walkout happened in the face of uncertainty about the future of school funding, which the government claims to be protecting in «real terms».

When the yield curve looks like this, with short - term rates about the same as long - term rates, it's generally a signal that there's a lot of uncertainty about the outlook for the economy, interest rates, and inflation.

Our view on short - term U.S. rates rise fits with our expectation for a moderate rise in long - term rates — even with the greater uncertainty about the factors influencing bond yields, including high global savings.

Even though there is an element of uncertainty, there are sound reasons to apply this information about the intermediate - term.

A steep yield curve generally means that inflation expectations are rising or there is great uncertainty of the future, as it implies that people are either (1) reluctant to buy longer term bonds, or (2) are are keeping their funds liquid because they feel uncertain about the future.

The synthetic call is a bullish strategy used when the investor is concerned about potential near - term uncertainties in the stock.

This tends to encourage a state of contemplative meditation in the viewer, and to create uncertainty about perception; in terms of Frank Stella's famous quote, you may question whether «what you see» is actually what you are seeing.

This analysis will reveal new insights about model biases, their causes, and about the role of natural variability in long - term change.It is possible that this analysis will change the predicted timing of the «ice free summers» but large uncertainties will likely remain.

I've seen other comments that point out the variability of the data points, in terms of uncertainties, and also the recent study about removing temporary negative and positive influences on temperature, showing a definite continuing warming trend.

It is expected that an appropriately designed research program, with emphasis on long - term observations and coupled climate modeling, would contribute to substantially reduce uncertainty about the future evolution of the AMOC.

«In terms of a risk assessment, the uncertainty range that one needs to consider is in my view substantially larger than 18 - 59 cm... [T] his discussion has all been about sea level rise until the year 2095.

Despite the considerable uncertainties relating to existing and future economic development in the Arctic, concerns about the long term and sustainable development of the Arctic marine region are set to increase.

I regard being open about uncertainties and the existence of other perspectives as being important in terms of communicating science to the public, but also important for the rapid progress of science.

The survey indicates pervasive uncertainty about the future of Australia's carbon pricing scheme, but also a strong expectation that carbon pricing will be a feature of Australia's economic policy framework in the medium to long term.

Such a dearth of phase switching across the reliable instrumental era means that there are large uncertainties about the long - term frequency, amplitude, or dominance of either phase.

However, internal climate variability creates irreducible uncertainty in the projected future trends in snow resource potential, with about 90 % of snow - sensitive basins showing potential for either increases or decreases over the near - term decades.

A lot of people have different positions in the AGW debate, and with so many people and so much uncertainty particularly about the mechanisms and rate constants of all of the kinetic processes involved, I find it implausible that people would waste time on the simple comparisons, making much sound and fury, when it starts out with a short term comparison of CO2 and temperature over the same last few years.

When the adaptation challenge is reframed as implications for near - term decisions, uncertainty about the distant future becomes less problematic and adaptation responses can be better integrated into existing decision - making processes and early warning systems.

Some decisions, such as those about long - lived infrastructure and spatial planning and of a public good nature, must take a long - term view and deal with significant uncertainties and trade - / poffs between short - and long - term goals and values.

It thereby (1) raises questions about reliability, cost, and stranded assets, (2) will lead to an increased deployment of natural gas plants that will freeze out renewables for a decade or more, and (3) imposes legal uncertainty that will cause resistance, litigation, and bad short term decisions.

Based on what we know about climate change and the uncertainties and but most importantly our ability to decarbonize in a substantial way anytime soon, decarbonization is not going to happen quickly in the short term.

The ENA is providing a rare, long - term data set about the response of these low clouds to changes in atmospheric greenhouse gases and aerosols — a major source of uncertainty in global and regional climate models.

Within the community that constructs and actively analyses satellite - and radiosonde - based temperature records there is agreement that the uncertainties about long - term change are substantial.

In the questionnaire, experts were asked for a pairwise comparison of tipping elements in terms of (i) their sensitivity to global mean temperature increase and (ii) the uncertainty about the underlying physical mechanisms.