Sentences with phrase «given rising interest rate»

Panelist Alan Fustey reviewed these two ETFs using the criteria of the potential value add for the All - Star model portfolio, given the rising interest rate environment we expect to continue into 2019.

Given rising interest rate environment, I expect these high flying utilities to come down a bit and be a bargain soon.

Given the rising interest rate environment as a result of stronger economic growth, they believe that, in the current market, positioning the fund along the intermediate portion of the yield curve provides investors less interest rate sensitivity than longer duration portfolios.

Given rising interest rates generally put pressure on the bonds, and the topic has been concerning for some time now, the S&P 500 Bond Index has already been negative in 4 of the last 6 months.

Not exact matches

Hacking away at $ 348.8 - billion in total debt would give the province more room to deal with the next recession — especially in an era of economic uncertainty and rising interest rates.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen said in prepared remarks Tuesday that waiting too long to raise interest rates would be «unwise,» given the rise in inflation and economic growth.

The Swiss bank is also cautious about the positive impact that rising U.S. interest rates might actually have on margins, given that rates are still very low in the euro zone and negative in Switzerland.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

And not just as a counterweight to more volatile equities — the steady decline in interest rates since the 1980s caused bond prices to rise, giving their holders» RRSPs a nice tailwind.

Given the continued uncertainty — particularly about when interest rates will rise — income builders are good vehicles for these unpredictable times.

The beginning of the year's sharp rise in interest rates has finally given a jolt to stocks.

This is because the province has accumulated a large public debt that given the prospects for an economic slowdown and / or rising interest rates will potentially increase fiscal pressure via debt service costs which in 2016 - 17 totaled $ 11.7 billion or just over 8 percent of total government spending.

The first and more important is that interest rates are expected to rise from their current low levels, making any given amount of debt more costly to finance.

As interest rates rise, RIAs should be giving a serious look at fee - based annuities as client bond portfolios lose value, according to some insurance company managers.

The interplay between these dynamics will play out over 2018, but as rates eventually rise, financial stocks could be poised to benefit given the long term relationship between interest rates and banks» net interest margins (NIMs).2

This makes sense given how bonds are structured, but I think many investors miss this point when they worry about the potential risks from rising interest rates.

Given that interest rates characteristically rise quite early in the recovery process, there will inevitably be a longish period in which interest rates and activity are moving in the same direction.

To give you a better understanding of how rising interest rates negatively affect the principal portion of a dividend yielding asset just think about real estate.

They don't want to give the impression of a very rapid rise of interest rates because they don't think that a rapid rise in interest rates is justified given the current global environment.

Following his comments, with the prospect of a rise in eurozone interest rates apparently pushed back to 2018 at the earliest, the euro — which had already dipped in the wake of the lower - than - expected inflation figures — gave up more ground.

While shortening duration can help mitigate interest rate risk, another approach to consider is one that balances exposure to the very front end of the curve with exposure to intermediate maturities for additional yield potential and lower volatility, given that rates are likely to rise slowly and stay historically low for the foreseeable future.

There is no shortage of uncertainty in today's fixed income markets given concerns about rising interest rates, low yields, tight spreads and policy uncertainty.

During the past few months, economic data, both in the United States and overseas, has been stronger than most market observers were expecting several months ago, especially given the fact that interest rates have risen.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

This may give rise to critical transitions in the system that will be reflected in shifts in interest rates, as key indicators of supply and demand conditions in financial markets.»

The combination of solid US economic growth relative to the rest of the developed world and rising interest rates have given the dollar a boost in recent sessions.

Graph 8 indicates that the delinquency rate on sub-prime mortgages still probably has some way to rise given that the 2007 and many of the 2006 vintage mortgages have still not reached their interest rate resets.

Given term premium suppression (via QE) reduced volatility and induced investors to buy risky assets to boost returns, a sustained rise in long - term interest rates would give investors more options to achieve yield targets, thus making risk assets appear less attractive and ultimately erode demands for yield and tighten financial conditions.

Given that US interest rates have been rising for more than 6 years at the short end and more than 18 months at the long end, why has the trend suddenly begun to draw a lot of attention in the mainstream press?

When you think about this rise in interest rates, as some of these banks start raising, it gives other central banks cover.

Given rich global stock market valuations, slumping quality of internal market action, and rising global interest rates, this is not an appropriate time to accept significant market risk.

Stock markets are tumbling int he wake of the decision but given the recent strength in equities, in the face of the rising interest rate expectations, we don't expect a serious move lower after the decision, despite the valuation concerns.

However, given the cyclical nature of financial markets, these low interest rates are now starting to rise.

Concerns over rising interest rates also factored into the equation after the Federal Reserve gave no indication on Wednesday that it would abandon its approach of gradual policy normalization.

The Americans use the cash to stoke up the economic engines by lowering interest rates just at the point when holding firm might have given rise to a temporary and relatively pain - free correction.

The failure to hit the rule Osborne set could lead credit ratings agencies to give up their faith in the chancellor, triggering a rise in interest rates on the debt and robbing the government of its main argument for its economic strategy.

The Bank of England's governor hints that interest rates may rise earlier than expected, while the Chancellor George Osborne says he will give the Bank new powers to cap mortgages.

Conventional wisdom states: Current mortgage rates are close to record lows and, given that eventually they're pretty much bound to rise, you'd be mad not to choose a fixed - rate mortgage (FRM) that locks your interest rate for the term of your home loan.

Many investors have talked about a «gold bubble» by arguing that gold prices are inflated because of inflation and the Fed's money policy and that once interest rates rise, the money supply will contract and gold will fall, but again, nobody can say with any reasonable accuracy what the fair value of gold at any given point is.

And the prospect of rising interest rates threatens to give your portfolio a painful kick on the way up.

A couple of years ago, the most popular question I received from investors was, «Should I avoid bond ETFs given that interest rates are certain to rise?»

We also split our mortgage in two (a 5 - year and a 10 - year), which gives us some protection if interest rates rise.

Given the relatively strong performance of small caps with rising rates, inflation, GDP growth and the falling dollar, now is an interesting time to examine the alternative weighting index performance from the market capitalization weighted indices.

However, given the recent appreciation of stocks to the perceived point of overvaluation, and poor prospects for bonds in light of an anticipated rise in interest rates, many investors may hesitate to make early contributions.

Given that shorter duration bonds hold up better when interest rates rise and benefit from the increase faster, they make a great choice for investors looking to cash in on the Fed's decision.

Given recent market conditions, specifically a rising interest rate environment, questions regarding the treatment of market discount have become particularly relevant for many municipal bond investors, and some confusion has arisen over the application of this provision.

The goal of the strategy is to balance offense and defense: the long - term bonds give you higher yield, while the short - term bonds protect you from rising interest rates.

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Interest rates have hovered around 4 % for the majority of 2017, which has given many buyers relief from rising home prices and has helped with affordability.

I'm very surprised that REITs are viewed as a strong «sector to buy» given the likely rise in interest rates.