Sentences with phrase «about the inflation rate»

For example, if you use cloth napkins, you don't have to worry about the inflation rate of paper napkins.

Then you won't have to worry about the inflation rate for those services.

If you are not sure about the inflation rate, it is displayed at every car shop and will also be mentioned in the user manual when you buy a car.

I want to test different assumptions for home appreciation over time, and I also want to test assumptions about inflation rates (those are different things in some cases, as when home prices go up by 40 % in two years due to limited supply in a low - inflation - rate environment).

Not exact matches

Controlling inflation is as much about confidence as it is about moving interest rates up and down.

That would allow the central bank to take a break from raising interest rates because it could worry less about missing its inflation target.

«I can at most venture a personal judgment, based on some examination of the historical evidence, that the initial effects [on employment] of a higher and unanticipated rate of inflation last for something like two to five years; that this initial effect then begins to be reversed; and that a full adjustment to the new rate of inflation takes about as long for employment as for interest rates, say, a couple of decades.»

This point — and again this goes back to Evans this morning — can best be grasped by thinking about the»70s inflation, when rates were high.

Or, do the economic positives we hear each day about low interest rates, low unemployment, low inflation, a healthy banking sector, rising real - estate prices, technology improvements, protection of resources, renewable energy and the rise of India — among others — suggest that any downturn or crisis will merely be a short - term market correction, with the kind of economic rebound we saw following the 2008 crisis?

This theory is why the Fed is thinking about raising rates even as inflation has consistently fallen below its 2 % annual target, because the central bank believes it needs to get ahead of rising inflation that a falling unemployment rate will cause.

Traders are suddenly worried about interest rates (although anyone older than 30 has to be amused that 2.85 % on the Treasury 10 - year is a source of panic), worried about inflation (although after the last decade of stagnant wages, Friday's 2.9 % rise should be cheered, not jeered), and worried about a tax - fueled spike in growth (with this report from Powell's Atlanta colleagues leading the way.)

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.

«They ask themselves — 1) What I absolutely need to live on and therefore need to shield from investment risk; (2) What I need to make my investments grow at the market rate and beyond inflation so I can meet my future needs; (3) What do I dream about and need to take risks around in order to come true?»

The Fed's announcement assuaged investors» concerns about the possibility of accelerated interest - rate increases as rising materials costs for companies have signaled a pickup in inflation.

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For the first time since oil prices crashed, strong job growth has the Bank of Canada worried about inflation, meaning higher interest rates are coming

But Wall Street grew jittery this week as concerns about rising inflation sent interest rates higher.

Stocks have plunged in the last week as traders worried about rising interest rates and inflation, bringing an end to more than a year of historically low volatility.

Wall Street grew jittery this week as concerns about rising inflation sent interest rates higher.

Earlier in the session, markets were confident about rate hikes in the coming months and digested euro zone inflation data showing the slowdown was lesser - than - expected.

The Fed expects to keep raising interest rates to keep inflation under control, and investors appeared to get more concerned about the possibility that rising rates will slow the economy down.

«I will be looking closely at the evolution of inflation before making a determination about further adjustments to the federal funds rate,» she said.

The Teacher Retirement System in Texas, which manages about $ 132 billion for more than 1.4 million current employees and beneficiaries, reduced its inflation rate assumption last month while reviewing its current investment target rate.

«The conversation about equity risk premium, interest rates and inflation, we are coming full circle.»

If Poloz was correct, and the media only care about prices when they spike to absurd levels, then let me suggest that some us are about to make up for it by working overtime to explain why the Bank of Canada wants to raise interest rates even though core inflation is trending away from the two - per - cent target.

That helps give the Fed leeway to keep its benchmark short - term rate near zero without worrying so much about higher inflation.

Poloz says the only rate he cares about is inflation, and virtually every piece of official communication from the central bank notes the boost that non-energy exports are getting from the weaker exchange rate.

Weak inflation at the producer level could add to concerns that the factors restraining inflation could become more persistent and result in the Federal Reserve being more cautious about raising interest rates this year.

Wall Street has grown worried about a possible spike in US inflation following the passage of tax cuts at a time when the unemployment rate is already at a 17 - year low.

That said, the Bank of Canada is clearly concerned about the real estate market if another financial crisis hits or inflation concerns force mortgage rates up faster than consumers can handle.

When I think about debt I do not care about interest rates, the type of loan, inflation or compounding.

The model on which it was based is a marvel of restrictive assumptions: an economy that is closed to trade, expectations about inflation that are essentially myopic, interest rates that are largely impervious to the demand for credit and investment that is largely impervious to interest rates.

Given these positive surprises, and because monetary policy must be forward - looking to achieve our inflation target, Governing Council's discussions focused on three main issues: first, the extent to which recent strength is signalling stronger economic momentum in Canada and globally; second, how heightened levels of uncertainty, particularly about US tax and trade policies, should be incorporated in our outlook; and third, how much excess capacity the economy currently has, and the growth rate of potential output going forward.

The U.S. inflation rate has averaged about 1.7 per cent over the past year, compared with the Fed's target of 2 per cent.

According to new research on the role of the U.S. dollar from Harvard, cited by Fed Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer, the U.S. economy is fairly insulated from foreign inflation / deflation pressures via exchange rates, implying that policymakers should be less worried about global deflation pressures.

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.

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Although some are concerned about potential inflation and higher interest rates, we still enjoy an environment of synchronized global economic growth and muted macro risks.

The conundrum with TIPS is they get hit from rising interest rates so it's all about how much does inflation make up for that rise.

In both periods, during the run up to the financial crisis and its aftermath, most forecasters were mistaken about future growth rates and inflation rates by relatively large amounts.

The market selloff started on Friday, largely driven by investor fears about inflation and what that might mean for Federal Reserve action on interest rates.

As long as the country's headline inflation rate stays below 5 %, markets won't get too upset about what it is really measuring.

If we take the median forecast of $ US 19 / tonne at 2000 prices, add inflation and convert to CAD at current exchange rates, that works out to about $ C 25 / tonne.

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The average rise in office rents, both urban and suburban, has run about 6 percent annually, nearly triple the rate of inflation.

I'm crunching on other stuff so this will be brief, but I've been reading a fair bit of commentary about how Trump's fiscal plans — infrastructure investment and tax cuts — won't help the economy; «they'll be recessionary, they'll deliver higher inflation and interest rates, they'll force the Fed to move from brake - tapping to brake - slamming.»

An abrupt rise in interest rates, concerns about rising inflation, and a potentially more hawkish Federal Reserve have created an equity market tantrum that now has the Dow and S&P 500 Index in full correction territory (a correction is a price decline of between 10 % and 20 %).

It's true - if you run that research from 1965 to the present, the «predicted» value of the S&P 500 P / E, based on current inflation and interest rates, is indeed about 22.

Bond indexes have declined this year, as the growing economy has led the Fed to raise interest rates and investors have grown increasingly concerned about the potential for accelerating inflation.

Assuming even a 4 % annual growth rate in prices — inflation plus about 1 to 2 percentage points — property prices should be significantly higher than where they are now.