However, Bill Dudley of Goldman Sachs argues that if the monetary-conditions index is adjusted to take account of the stockmarket, it paints a very different picture.
This is a return-on-investment measure that is adjusted to take account of the distortions that can be caused by inflation, different asset ages and lives, and different depreciation methods.
The dividend for the 2013 and 2014 financial years is to be adjusted to these plans, with a payment of 50 euro cents per dividend-bearing share planned for both years.
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During transmission, multimedia content is automatically adjusted to match the receiving TV's screen resolution, resulting in flawless visuals.
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And finally a message goes to the captain that the line he is bowling needs to be adjusted.
If market conditions cause asset values to change, the portfolio is re-adjusted (rebalanced) to once again meet the original, targeted asset allocation mix.
The greater the ratio, the better the risk-adjusted performance is said to be.
If traffic congestion can be compared to water flowing through a sink drain, then a congestion toll is like the handle on the spigot -- it increases during times of peak road use, decreases during off-peak times, and is adjusted in real time to keep traffic flowing smoothly.
This calls for investors to revisit their portfolio strategies to incorporate a wider range of asset classes and sectors to help provide the diversification and risk adjusted return potential that is needed to navigate these uncertain and volatile markets.
One of the principal protagonists that day, umpire Darrell Hair, is writing a book on the subject and the law relating to ball-tampering has now been adjusted to ensure that such a stand-off is unlikely ever to happen again.
The Company plans to invest the net proceeds of the offering in accordance with its investment objective, which is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for investors by originating loans to privately held small-cap companies across a broad range of industries, and for general corporate purposes.
The ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA from 2013 through 2015 is to remain within the range of 2.0 to 2.5 as in the previous three years.
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If your goal is to nab the best risk-adjusted return (as opposed to playing for hours on end), place fewer, smarter and larger bets.
Continental Europe is cheap, with a sector-adjusted price-to-earnings market valuation that is at a 30% discount to the U.S. That, Credit Suisse says, is very close to an all-time low.
Another critical benefit of tolls is that fees can be adjusted to reduce congestion.
Alimony, on the other hand, is deductible against adjusted gross income to the payer and includable in the income of the payee.
As far as I am aware, once the data are seasonally adjusted there is no reason to think of Jan-Feb as being special inventory wise.
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Whether its editorial systems have adjusted to this is not clear.
As you can see from both the charts manufacturing output (and yes, of course this index is inflation adjusted) has continued to grow over the decades reaching a peak just before the Great Recession and it has slumped since.
One cautionary note, however, is that while the HSBC PMI is meant to be seasonally adjusted, it has only risen in June from May in two of the last eight years (on average it has fallen by 0.8 points), suggesting there may have been some downward seasonal bias in the way HSBC runs the numbers.
That is why most people pay attention to the seasonally adjusted number, as this data series is extremely noisy.
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That has to be encouraging news to stock market bulls, since Mr. Seyhun has found the market has tended to perform well when his adjusted ratio of insider sales to purchases is low.
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The best scheme all around, for sellers and buyers together, is to charge a wide range of wealth-adjusted prices covering the poorest to the richest consumers.
The charitable contributions are of appreciated property so deduction is limited to 30% of adjusted gross income.
So the more smaller vehicles, the more it'll be a little bit more adjusted to what demand is in the car market.
Excluding transaction costs, the deal is expected to be accretive to adjusted EPS by 13 cents a share 12 months after the close, and 19 cents after 24 months.
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Another example of how dollar values may be adjusted is the use of the CPI to adjust the Federal income tax structure.
Despite gigantic debt-fueled government transfer payments, Americans are suffering from a five-year stagnation in inflation-adjusted disposable income, which is expected to continue into 2014.
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Veteran participation rate in the workforce is currently less than 52 percent. (That is compared to the total non-adjusted seasonal rate of 66 percent.) Fifty-two percent!
"It is not correct to say that AQA adjusted grade boundaries more than other exam boards and we are not aware of any evidence that would support this view, " a spokesman said.
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