Not exact matches
With the
floating of the currency in 1983, the first of these goals has been interpreted to
mean price stability, rather than literally the stability of the exchange
rate.
And thirdly, of course, higher leverage
means that monetary policy's impact via its effect on the behaviour of borrowers will be bigger than in the past — especially in a country like Australia where the majority of household debt is at
floating rates.
This periodic adjustment
means that, unlike traditional fixed - income securities,
floating -
rate loans tend to hold their value when short - term interest
rates increase, all else being equal.
Most are financed with
floating rate loans from banks, which
means that interest
rate hikes directly impact their cost of capital, said S. Nandakumar, a senior director in Fitch
Ratings» infrastructure and project finance group.
Included in the PowerPoint: Macroeconomic Objectives (AS Level) a) Aggregate Demand (AD) and Aggregate Supply (AS) analysis - the shape and determinants of AD and AS curves; AD = C+I+G + (X-M)- the distinction between a movement along and a shift in AD and AS - the interaction of AD and AS and the determination of the level of output, prices and employment b) Inflation - the definition of inflation; degrees of inflation and the measurement of inflation; deflation and disinflation - the distinction between money values and real data - the cause of inflation (cost - push and demand - pull inflation)- the consequences of inflation c) Balance of payments - the components of the balance of payments accounts (using the IMF / OECD definition): current account; capital and financial account; balancing item -
meaning of balance of payments equilibrium and disequilibrium - causes of balance of payments disequilibrium in each component of the accounts - consequences of balance of payments disequilibrium on domestic and external economy d) Exchange
rates - definitions and measurement of exchange
rates - nominal, real, trade - weighted exchange
rates - the determination of exchange
rates -
floating, fixed, managed
float - the factors underlying changes in exchange
rates - the effects of changing exchange
rates on the domestic and external economy using AD, Marshall - Lerner and J curve analysis - depreciation / appreciation - devaluation / revaluation e) The Terms of Trade - the measurement of the terms of trade - causes of the changes in the terms of trade - the impact of changes in the terms of trade f) Principles of Absolute and comparative advantage - the distinction between absolute and comparative advantage - free trade area, customs union, monetary union, full economic union - trade creation and trade diversion - the benefits of free trade, including the trading possibility curve g) Protectionism - the
meaning of protectionism in the context of international trade - different methods of protection and their impact, for example, tariffs, import duties and quotas, export subsidies, embargoes, voluntary export restraints (VERs) and excessive administrative burdens («red tape»)- the arguments in favor of protectionism This PowerPoint is best used when using worksheets and activities to help reinforce the ideas talked about.
The JCB Toughphone Tradesman TP121 is the world's first
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rating that
means it's both completely dust proof and entirely waterproof with a military spec certification.
In short, that
means floating -
rate securities should exhibit minimal price sensitivity to changes in interest
rate levels.
However, if it appears that interest
rates will go lower, you can choose to
float the interest
rate, which
means that you can watch the
rates carefully, and then lock it in whenever it reaches an amount that you are comfortable with.
Floating your
rate means means that while your loan is in progress, the
rate is NOT yet guaranteed.
Make sure to clarify if your lock in is a
float down lock in,
meaning that your interest
rate will lower if market
rates go down during your lock in period.
If they were to spread the gains equally, it would
mean A would enjoy 0.25 % cost savings in the
floating rate market while B would also enjoy 0.25 % cost savings in the fixed
rate market using the swap.
This
means that in a swap between euros and dollars, a party that has an initial obligation to pay a fixed interest
rate on a euro loan can exchange that for a fixed interest
rate in dollars or for a
floating rate in dollars.
Floating a
rate means your
rate is not locked in and can
float up and down depending on the market.
After that, they
float with other interest
rates,
meaning there is a risk (a big one right now) that your payments could increase.
Fixed or
Floating interest
rate: A fixed interest
rate means that you will have to pay same EMI over a period of time (it may be fixed for entire tenure or it may be reset at fixed interval).
Unless you've paid for a
float down, however, all relocks are «worst - case,» which
means if
rates have remained the same or fallen, you relock at your original
rate, but if they've risen, you lock at the higher
rate.
The remaining collateral behind the interest - only,
floating -
rate loan is valued at $ 1.2 billion, which
means the loan holds a 67.5 percent loan - to - value ratio.
What does it
mean if your
rate is «
floating?»
If your interest
rate is
floating, it
means it's not locked.