Sentences with phrase «with federal expectations»

As prescribed in that legislation, every child was supposed to be proficient, but to comply with federal expectations many states «dumbed down» their definition of student proficiency.

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U.S. yields have risen in recent weeks with increased inflation expectations due to the proposed polices of President - elect Donald Trump, as well as the belief that the Federal Reserve will also raise interest rates again this month.

SINGAPORE, May 3 - The dollar traded below a four - month high against a basket of currencies on Thursday, with the focus shifting to economic data after the Federal Reserve did little to alter market expectations for further interest rate rises this year.

And with a strong - enough economy spurring the Federal Reserve to raise short - term interest rates, bond investors may need to reduce expectations.

Alex Whiting, a former federal prosecutor who is now a professor at Harvard Law School, said he found it «striking» that «Mueller seems to be preparing the report with an expectation that it will eventually become public.»

The dollar index finished last week with slim gains ahead of the Federal Reserve's highly anticipated meeting this week, with investor expectations for interest rate hikes providing some support.

In April however the single currency has fallen rapidly to a four - month low against the dollar, with the greenback buoyed by the U.S. Treasury yields topping three percent and expectations the Federal Reserve will further raise interest rates.

Yet volatility is still below its long - term average, and the low - volatility climate of the past few years is incompatible with a world marked by slow growth, unstable inflation expectations and a likely Federal Reserve rate hike before year's end.

That expectation, along with recent statements from the Federal Reserve with a more hawkish tone, has pushed mortgage interest rates higher.

That figure aligns with the central tendency of long - run real GDP growth expectations from the Federal Reserve, which recently fell to 1.85 % annually.

The disappointing job figures were met with initial market weakness on Friday, but enthusiasm later in the day on expectations that the Federal Reserve will be unable to raise interest rates from zero.

There are objective reasons to be optimistic, including ongoing labor market improvements — underscored by falling unemployment and underemployment rates, as well as solid job growth — combined with the Federal Reserve's expectations that conditions will permit further interest rate hikes this year as it continues to move toward policy «normalization.»

Expectations of a Federal Reserve (Fed) liftoff contrasted with further easing measures from the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan, and this has been reflected in the diverging path of two - year bond yields.

Last year, it was relatively flat — often a sign of impending recession, but instead a result of higher short - term rates with expectations of Federal Reserve tightening.

Rates for home loans spiked along with a surge in Treasury yields as Federal Reserve officials guided market expectations toward an interest rate increase next week, mortgage provider Freddie Mac said Thursday.

Market expectations for U.S. interest rates are finally catching up with those from the Federal Reserve.

The US Federal Reserve System decided to leave its benchmark interest rate untouched following its two - day policy meeting on July 25 - 26, in line with market expectations.

With the Federal Reserve's balance sheet at $ 3 trillion and rising, it's worth considering that bond investors may not aggressively push inflation expectations lower in the next recession as they have in recent recessions.

With so much monetary stimulus currently on offer, it's no surprise that we have seen a recent surge in stock prices worldwide; stimulus that was reaffirmed again today as US retail sales came in below expectations, easing concerns that the Federal Reserve would begin tapering as early as September.

The U.S. Treasuries gained Thursday, taking cues from the Federal Reserve's overnight decision, where the Fed Funds rate remained unchanged, with expectations of a slightly higher inflationary pressure.

Therefore, at times, the bond traders are in conflict with the expectations of the Federal Reserve.

The Federal Reserve is about to transition to new management with already raised expectations for economic growth next year, signaling relatively smooth sailing ahead.

After a light hearted beginning, question topics included his expectations concerning Kathy Hochul's separate primary, where he expects votes to come from, his «position» in the John Liu / Tony Avella senate primary, reports of pressure from Cuomo's staff and allies on Democrats to refrain from endorsing Zephyr Teachout, Teachout's comment that her qualifications include «not under federal investigation», whether Teachout is qualified to be governor, whether votes for Teachout are an anti-Cuomo protest, his encounter with Teachout at the Labor Day Parade and Tim Wu's related comment that Cuomo «failed a basic test of decency and civility».

Federal officials have been reviewing allegations that Mr. Kruger helped businessmen with bureaucratic hurdles, with the expectation that they would hold fund - raisers for him.

I was shocked that Chief Oyegum, a very senior former bureaucrat who occupied the position of federal permanent secretary and who now chairs the ruling political party, could seek to impugn the judgments of the nation's highest court simply because their judgments did not align with his political interests and expectations.

Universities often pay faculty a 9 - month salary, with the expectation that federal grants will provide so - called «summer» salaries.

Today's proposal to increase those fees by $ 1 billion may not sound ominous in itself, but it implies an impending, equivalent cut to federal funding, says Steven Grossman, deputy executive director at the Alliance for a Stronger FDA in Washington, D.C.. That's an unrealistic expectation, he adds, because drug companies have already gone through negotiations and reached an agreement with FDA on user fee increases.

Sixth, and closely related to the blurring of national with federal is the expectation that Uncle Sam won't be able to keep his hands off the Common Core — which means the whole enterprise will be politicized, corrupted and turned from national / voluntary into federal / coercive.

But, under pressure from the federal government, most states tied the new assessments to accountability at a time when teachers» practice and local curriculum had not yet become fully aligned with new expectations.

New Mexico's charter law reads that: «Annual performance targets shall be set by each chartering authority in consultation with its charter schools and shall be designed to help each charter school meet applicable federal, state and chartering authority expectations as set forth in the charter contracts to which the authority is a party.»

Regardless of the state and federal expectations that are placed on districts, schools, and teachers, students are still expected to write with the correct application of conventions, sentences, and other grammatical skills.

By establishing this spending floor, however, the federal government would make clear the expectation that all districts, regardless of their demographics, have enough resources to provide all children with a high - quality education.

This year, most of those schools in every state received substantial federal School Improvement Grants, often a million dollars over three years, with the expectation that they will be «turned around» or made into much better schools.

In the process of obtaining flexibility, states such as North Carolina worked with the U.S. Department of Education to set performance goals that meet federal expectations while meeting the needs of students and states.

Today, school leaders are bombarded with expectations: improving academic performance; keeping schools safe and secure; and implementing federal, state, and district mandates.

Not only will we need to further develop our new accountability system — determining how to measure certain performance indicators, for example — but we will also have to make sure it works coherently and in concert with the accountability expectations outlined in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the new federal law our president signed to replace No Child Left Behind.

That must mean you've evaluated the expectations required of your high school students in order for them to graduate — and determined that your district's / school's plans are in compliance with new federal ESSA graduation requirements!

These advocates believe the lack of caps on the number of students that could take alternative assessments and the absence of federal interventions for schools that don't improve the achievement of students with disabilities mean such students could be subject to lower expectations and support.

State leaders sympathetic to those seeking «higher» standards and more common expectations are also confronted with legitimate concerns about slippery slopes toward federal control, a lack of vetting, and hidden agendas.

To ensure great teaching is the norm and that Board certification is the expectation for all teachers, we need policies that strengthen the coherence of the teaching career continuum.The team's policy and advocacy efforts work with federal, state and local lawmakers to advance this mission.

For example, with regard to «Expectation of Agreement,» the consideration may be that all affected interests recognize that there is a problem that must be solved and that Federal regulation is the appropriate response.

Voting against the action were Richard W. Fisher, who believed that, while the Committee should be patient in beginning to normalize monetary policy, improvement in the U.S. economic performance since October has moved forward, further than the majority of the Committee envisions, the date when it will likely be appropriate to increase the federal funds rate; Narayana Kocherlakota, who believed that the Committee's decision, in the context of ongoing low inflation and falling market - based measures of longer - term inflation expectations, created undue downside risk to the credibility of the 2 percent inflation target; and Charles I. Plosser, who believed that the statement should not stress the importance of the passage of time as a key element of its forward guidance and, given the improvement in economic conditions, should not emphasize the consistency of the current forward guidance with previous statements.

The Committee sees this guidance as consistent with its previous statement that it likely will be appropriate to maintain the 0 to 1/4 percent target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time following the end of its asset purchase program in October, especially if projected inflation continues to run below the Committee's 2 percent longer - run goal, and provided that longer - term inflation expectations remain well anchored.

The bond markets are extremely active, with interest rates constantly changing in response to a number of factors including changes in the supply and demand of credit, Federal Reserve policy, fiscal policy, exchange rates, economic conditions, market psychology and, above all, changes in expectations about inflation.

Last year, it was relatively flat — often a sign of impending recession — but in this instance it's a result of higher short - term rates with expectations of Federal Reserve tightening.

With the Federal Reserve's balance sheet at $ 3 trillion and rising, it's worth considering that bond investors may not aggressively push inflation expectations lower in the next recession as they have in recent recessions.

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The holding that bitcoins were money was needed in that particular case because the definition of «investment contract» in the US federal securities law required an investment of money (in a common enterprise with an expectation of profit — the common enterprise does not need to involve money as its object).

The Federal Trade Commission has begun warning app developers that they must bring their software in - line with the upcoming Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule, firing out letters highlighting new expectations for titles that can include multimedia of underage users.

With US Federal Chair Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi — The European Central Bank President taking keynote turns for their speech in the meeting — the Jackson Hole Symposium that is starting today, analysts will take great notice if the Digital currencies will be replying their expectations.