Uncertainty about the value of the currency itself is a deadly dampener on these necessary activities.
The vast amount of uncertainty puts more value on waiting rather than committing to an investment.
If an investment is irreversible, uncertainty raises the value of hoarding cash and waiting to see what happens.
Citi faces a fourth quarter filled with uncertainty about the value of its remaining mortgage-derivative holdings, related short-term debt conduits and the possibility of further deterioration in consumer credit quality.
Lenders will demand higher interest rates to protect themselves against the uncertainty of its future value.
The uncertainty surrounding the true value of mortgage securities, derivatives and other toxic assets is stoking panic in the financial markets.
The gold-and-Treasuries barbell trade reflects the wide uncertainty in the future value of the dollar and the increasing volatility of inflation.
The uncertainty of a currency's value makes capital more expensive to employ.
As long as there was uncertainty about the long-term value of the Swiss franc, speculators who thought the currency undervalued had an incentive to buy francs in order to profit from the appreciation, pushing the price up in the process.
We believe that moving quickly to negotiate and conclude our proposed merger is in the best interests of Take-Two and EA. Waiting for a later date leaves open significant uncertainty regarding the timing, the probability and the value of a potential transaction, and is not in the best interests of either company or Take-Two's stockholders.
If you reduce uncertainty and reduce risk, you almost always reduce the value of your intended outcome.
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Cowed by the uncertainty surrounding the economic outlook, travelers are seeking more value for their money and are more likely to hold on to their cash for a bit longer than they usually might, industry analysts said.
If ITAGroup can persuade more clients of this value, it should be able to overcome their uncertainty.
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Meanwhile, the uncertainty engendered by delayed enforcement and the curtailment of injunctive relief further erodes the value of patents and complicates, rather than eases, the process of economic development.
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He was also worried the contract did not represent value for money, there could be a risk to health and the uncertainty was blighting the local community.
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The more uncertainty you inject into the return of an investment, the more it will skid around in value and therefore on its chart.
This is a huge value-add: most investors know what to do, but in times of turmoil or uncertainty, doing the right thing is difficult.
Analysts said that many large Japanese banks or pension funds tended to sell riskier assets during times of uncertainty, bringing the money back into the country, resulting in an appreciation in the yen's value.
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