Sentences with phrase «historical norms for»

We allow that short - term interest rates may be pegged well below historical norms for several more years, and we know that for every year that short - term interest rates are held at zero (rather than a historically normal level of 4 %), one can «justify» equity valuations about 4 % above historical norms — a premium that removes that same 4 % from prospective future stock returns.

If supply considerations, such as a new issue, have caused yields to be high relative to historical norms for a particular retail company compared to comparable credits, a bond manager would sell the more expensive retail bond and buy the cheaper one compared to the historical relationship between them.

In the past 2 years, McDonald's valuation has levitated beyond historical norms for both the market (orange line) and McDonald's own historical valuation (blue line).

We allow that short - term interest rates may be pegged well below historical norms for several more years, and we know that for every year that short - term interest rates are held at zero (rather than a historically normal level of 4 %), one can «justify» equity valuations about 4 % above historical norms — a premium that removes that same 4 % from prospective future stock returns.

Historical norms for the most reliable measures are less than half of present levels.

In fact, breastfeeding and sleeping next to babies remains very common cross-culturally and in many groups in the U.S. as well, and was the historical norm for most people around the world.»

The historical norm for inflation is 3 percent.

The historical norm for corporate profits is about 6 % of GDP.

Not exact matches

Right now, for the S&P 500, that ratio stands at more than 29, its highest valuation since 2002 and well above its historical norms.

For the year, the Fortune 500 saw a return - on - equity of 14.3 %, above the historical norm of 12 %, and the median 1 - year total return was 15.3 %, down from 38 % in 2013.

Nevertheless, forecasts for no more than 2.7 % annual growth hardly bring performance back to the historical norm.

The economy may be healthy enough for them to raise interest rates, but the new 0.5 percent to 0.75 percent target for the benchmark fed funds rate, up a quarter point from where it had been, remains far below the historical norm — and, by all indications, the Fed still expects rates to stay low for at least a few more years.

So if investors expect short - term rates to be zero for another 4 years, it would be reasonable for stocks and bonds to be about 16 % higher than historical valuation norms.

In any event, the problem for investors is that whatever increment we could possibly observe in GDP growth pales in comparison to the fact that the most historically reliable market valuation measures are far more than double their historical norms.

This does not, for even a moment, change the fact that the most reliable measures of valuation are now an average of 3.0 times their historical norms.

Even if valuations remain above historical norms a decade from today, it will be extremely difficult for stocks to post total returns beyond the low single digits in the coming 10 - year period.

One can relate this directly to a 10 - year prospective return by recalling that historical tendency for market cycles to establish normal prospective returns — if even briefly as in 2009 — at their troughs (and it's typical for troughs to reach below average valuations and much higher prospective returns than the 10 % historical norm).

Thanks to a perfect storm of factors, investment returns for the period from 1985 to 2015 came in at well above the historical norm.

We are not suggesting that we should brace for double - digit inflation in the near future; a partial correction of velocity and money multipliers toward historical norms is plausible, however, and would put additional pressure on inflation, complicating the normalization of monetary policy.

The argument is less persuasive, however, when one expands the historical perspective to note that for liberals, especially, the growth of the «50s was more the exception than the norm.

Biblical norms and historical models must be related to contemporary possibilities with an imaginative grasp of what this history is apt to imply for those who see it against the background of their own fears and choices.

But the problem with which we began is that the historical quest for the real Jesus has itself produced variety, not consensus, and hardly provides the norm for measuring the images of Christ entertained by theologians or naïve believers.

It is to that source rather than in acquiescence to Western norms that we have to trace the roots of historical consciousness, for history does not rise from acquiescence.

Earliest Christianity began as a renewal movement within Judaism brought into being through Jesus.22 The examples of Jesus, his radical and revolutionary action against the Jewish social and religious norms, indeed became a challenge to women and for women in their ministry.23 His attitude to women is one that is radical particularly when viewed in the light of his historical context.

Their hesitation primarily stems from the question of whether the notion of emptiness, conceived as a dynamic emptying of all distinctions, can sustain a commitment to ethics, history», and personhood with the seriousness and even ultimacy that they, precisely as people standing in the Christian tradition, think necessary The Jewish participant, while less concerned with kenosis, shares their concern for the potential loss of ultimacy in the realm of historical action with its ethical norms and deep sense of personhood.

Fr Bertram maintains convincingly that this model is, in fact, a historical aberration, not the norm for living out secular priesthood until the upheavals of the French Revolution.

She cites biological, cultural, and historical evidence in support of extended breastfeeding and shares stories gleaned from thousands of families for whom breastfeeding and natural weaning have been the norm.

Unfortunately, these estimates reflect profit margins that remain about 70 % above historical norms, and are primarily driven by unusually large budget deficits and depressed private savings (the deficit of one sector must be the surplus of another in equilibrium — see Too Little to Lock In for the accounting relationships here).

The S&P 500, for instance, is trading at about 14 times earnings, which is slightly below its historical norm of 15.

We do know, however, that valuations are considerably cheaper than historical norms — virtually universally — for the currently unpopular value factor and for the value - tilt smart beta strategies.

Hasbro's a stable company that has been paying out dividends for decades while sporting a two year low and a dividend yield that's significantly higher than the historical norm.

When a high CAPE mean reverts toward the historical norm, the resulting forward return for the equity market falls meaningfully below average.2

With mortgage rates at half their historical norm, it could be an ideal time for rental property owners to put their equity to work.

For many, mean reversion toward historical valuation norms dashes their hopes of achieving the returns of the recent past.

For instance, the blue dot on the value factor scatterplot suggests that prior to March 2016 the valuation level of 0.14 — meaning the value portfolio was 14 % as expensive as the growth portfolio measured by price - to - book ratio, and lower than the historical norm of 21 % relative valuation — would have delivered an average annualized alpha of 8.1 % over the next five years.

Even if valuations remain above historical norms a decade from today, it will be extremely difficult for stocks to post total returns beyond the low single digits in the coming 10 - year period.

As of last week, the Market Climate for stocks was characterized by reasonable valuations - moderate undervaluation on earnings - based measures that assume a reversion to above - average profit margins in the future, but continued overvaluation on measures that do not rely on future profit margins being above historical norms.

For example, LMT's forward PE ratio of 23.6 is not only much higher than the S&P 500's 18.2 and the industry median of 22.6, but also the stock's historical norm of 14.2.

The fact that March 2018 was the «quietest» March for new home listings since 2009 and that total inventory across the Greater Vancouver Area is still below historical norms, means that property prices are probably not going to drop anytime soon.

For all that Tate Britain has put on some very good historical shows in the last five or six years — on Turner, the Pre-Raphaelites, and Van Dyck, among others — the notion that it no longer can has become a worrying critical norm.

In her newest multimedia works; ranging from charcoal and chalk drawings of sinks historical fertility statues to large - scale phallic sculptural works; MacGreevy reflects on her feelings of detachment from the parameters and signifiers of gender norms, (she identified as a boy for the first ten years of her life and now identifies as a woman).

The scattered problem areas have certainly led to a downturn in global production for some crops, but most are still at relatively high levels versus historical norms.

The imperative for carbon reduction is urgent — In order to limit the global mean temperature increase over historical norms to about 2 degrees Celsius (the temperature at which there is a high probability of catastrophic impacts), global emissions need to be reduced approximately 40 - 70 % below 2010 levels by 2050, with CO

The imperative for carbon reduction is urgent — In order to limit the global mean temperature increase over historical norms to about 2 degrees Celsius (the temperature at which there is a high probability of catastrophic impacts), global emissions need to be reduced approximately 40 - 70 % below 2010 levels by 2050, with CO2 emissions peaking soon (IPCC, 2014).

Provincial consent for changes to the formula for apportioning seats in the House should thus only be required when a proposed change departs significantly from historical margins or constitutionally - mandated norms.

«The most intriguing data points that we have uncovered suggests that [Apple] is ramping the next generation iPhones earlier than historical norms, although we have no indication that there has been any change in release plans for the iPhone 8 / X,» the analysts wrote.

The most intriguing data points that we have uncovered suggests that AAPL is ramping the next generation iPhones earlier than historical norms, although we have no indication that there has been any change in release plans for the iPhone 8 / X.

Social Awareness: Perspective - taking; empathy; appreciating diversity; understanding the socio - historical context of diversity; understanding social and ethical norms for behavior; recognizing family, school and community supports.

«Older millennials are reaching prime home - buying age, increasing demand for housing, but we are still well behind historical norms when it comes to building new homes.

That drastic increase leveled off in 2006 and prices and sales began to return to more normal rates — although still far above historical norms — resulting in the third best year for real estate sales ever.