Apple is one of about 20 major corporations that have been pushing for a fresh tax break, known as a "repatriation holiday," which would allow them to bring the money to the United States at a drastically reduced rate.
Germany said on Monday it was pushing for a fresh set of diplomatic talks in Geneva between Russia, Ukraine, the EU and US, to push for a return to the accord reached last month that encouraged all sides to put down their weapons.
That suggests that Miles and Fisher may simply have decided to wait for next month's meeting before pushing for a fresh round of QE – or backing an alternative, such as a public promise to keep rates low until the economy meets specific targets, an approach known as "forward guidance"., which the Canadian governor is known to favour.
The business secretary, Vince Cable, has been pushing for a fresh round of easing, but the chancellor is not willing to be seen to be interfering with the independence of the bank, although he and the prime minister have preached the virtues of monetary activism.
That suggests Miles and Fisher may simply have decided to await next month's meeting before pushing for a fresh round of QE. George Osborne has asked the Bank to announce next month whether it would like to adopt the policy of "forward guidance" – announcing how it expects interest rates to move to influence market expectations.
Then-Vice President Dick Cheney told his Treasury secretary shortly after the 2002 midterm election that, "Reagan proved deficits don't matter," while pushing for a fresh set of tax cuts.
He is unlikely to get much leeway from large shareholders, especially the influential group that pushed for a completely fresh face at the top and they will not be thrilled that the firm's battered share price continued to fall in the days after his appointment.
The Taliban are his foe yet he promises a fresh push for a negotiated peace.
After six years and a myriad of rows and mis-steps, RBS is to make a fresh push for a return of the bank to private ownership.
Attorney general Eric Holder used the anniversary of US school desegregation to call for a fresh push for immigration reform, saying it remains vital to reducing inequality among future generations of American children.
