Sentences with phrase «about more rate hikes»

It seems that there is a big question about more rate hikes this year after the jobs report which could keep the REITs at loftier levels.

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About 46 percent of respondents to the survey see two more Fed rate hikes in 2018 and the same percentage see three.

That's because investors had expected the Fed to signal a more hawkish outlook, such as an announcement about further rate hikes next year.

«The fact that they stuck with the three rate - hike forecast sends a signal that at this point they're not ready to adopt a potentially more aggressive stance that a number of people have been talking about for next year,» said Craig Bishop, lead strategist for U.S. fixed income at RBC Wealth Management.

More specifically, the «Mad Money» host wants to see if Williams, a non-voting Federal Open Market Committee member who previously talked about having three interest rate hikes this year, will change his view and advocate for four hikes.

Worries about the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates more aggressively to combat rising inflation should not overshadow the benefits of stronger economic growth, the billionaire co-founder of Blackstone Group told CNBC on Thursday.

Asked about rate hikes in 2018, the Fed Chair signaled that the option for more than three increases remains open.

Rosengren, an historically dovish Fed policymaker who has become more confident about hiking rates this year, cited Britain's vote to leave the European Union as an example of U.S. resistance to shocks from abroad.

In his job as an activist at the Center for Popular Democracy, Barkan led a successful effort to get Fed officials thinking more about low - income Americans as they conduct monetary policy, often arguing against interest rate hikes in the face of high underemployment and weak wage growth.

Wall Street closed lower on Thursday, weighed down by news about potential U.S. restrictions on Chinese telecommunications companies, and after the Federal Reserve reaffirmed outlook for more rate hikes.

The hikes ultimately will return the central bank's key short - term rate, called the federal funds rate, to about 4 percent over the next two years, which economists generally consider more a sustainable level.

And as if traders didn't have enough to worry about, the Federal Reserve reiterated on Wednesday its commitment to hiking interest rates at least twice more in 2018.

That certainly was the market reaction this morning, as the 10 - year bond yield spiked on the report, suggesting concerns about future inflation and a more aggressive rate - hike schedule at the Fed.

Fed fund futures are currently putting the odds of one more rate hike at about 50 %.

With two more rate hikes potentially on the horizon in 2017, we also believe now is a good time to clear up a few wrong assumptions some market watchers are making about rate normalization.

With two more Fed hikes potentially on the horizon in 2017, Rick clears up a few wrong assumptions some market watchers are making about rate normalization.

This ability was acquired about 9 years ago solely for the purpose of enabling the Fed to hike its targeted interest rate while leaving the banking system inundated with «excess reserves» (refer to my March - 2015 blog post for more detail).

According to the CME's FedWatch tool, Fed Funds futures traders are pricing in about an 85 % chance of a rate hike at the central bank's June meeting, so the scope for a recovery in the greenback may be limited, especially with two more NFP reports and CPI readings ahead of that meeting.

Closing that gap further with taxes on high earners would eventually require more than doubling the payroll tax rate for high earners (assuming no additional money from investment income, as capital gains would already be past their revenue - maximizing limit), bringing the total tax hike to about 25 percent for those earners.

To be more specific, costs are estimated to go up in the individual market by about 14 %, but half of those who experience that rate hike will be eligible for subsidies.

«Don't get hung up on what interest rates are, especially if we are only talking about a quarter - or half - point hike,» said Golden, noting it is more important that consumers stay focused on keeping their debt - to - income ratio under control.

Combining the current pace of the QE taper, Yellen's comments about when rate hikes would be likely to follow that, and Rosenberg's article on how bull markets have typically responded to Fed rate hikes, it's not at all hard to build a case for this bull market continuing to run for quite some time — easily another year or more.

«Rising inflation expectations are more than countered by the rise in U.S. Treasury yields and expectations about upcoming rate hikes by the Fed.

A recent Ipsos poll from MNP Ltd. shows more Canadians are worried about meeting their financial obligations, and this was even before the most recent interest rate hike.

In October 2010, DTE Energy filed a request with the Michigan Public Service Commission for a $ 253 - million rate hike that would cost an average electric customer about $ 5 more a month.

Infractions such as careless driving, failure to stop and driving more than 30 miles - an - hour over the speed limit can cause a hike of about 15 percent in your insurance rates, Lauderdale said.

Before you plead «guilty» or go to court and risk a guilty verdict, talk with your provider about a possible hike in rates; if you're facing an increase, it's time to compare insurance quotes online for a more affordable rate.

Talk with your agent about a possible hike in rates; if you're facing one, it's time to compare insurance quotes online to look for more affordable coverage.

With tight inventory, increasing home prices, sky - rocketing rents, and a pending federal funds rate hike, experts are predicting that even more first - time homebuyers are about to enter the housing market yet this summer.