Sentences with phrase «accelerated rate hikes»

The incoming data from the US has been choppy at best and hence it would be difficult for the Fed to think about accelerated rate hikes at this point of time but that is also something that the investors would wait for the Fed to confirm before pushing the prices higher again.

The Fed is expected to continue its policy of hiking rates but the incoming data from the US does not ssupport any accelerated rate hikes as yet and with the 3 rate hikes for the year already priced into the markets, we do not expect any major changes in the gold prices if and when the rate hikes do happen.

Republicans on the committee asked Yellen whether the Fed might end up negating any such stimulus effect by accelerating its rate hikes to prevent the economy from overheating.

Not exact matches

«Strong economic momentum and accelerating price and wage gains should lead to three more Fed rate hikes this year,» Kathy Bostjancic, head of U.S. macro investor services at Oxford Economics USA, wrote in response to the survey.

The Fed is likely to accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes if inflation starts to become «a problem,» says King Lip of Baker Avenue Asset Management.

The 2.9 % rise in December average hourly earnings «might put a little bit more pressure on the Fed to accelerate the path [of interest rate hikes], but I really don't think it's going to be that significant a push,» said Dan North, chief economist at Euler Hermes North America.

«Now, even if inflation does accelerate over the remainder of the year, there's still reason for the bank to be cautious on future rate hikes.»

«A strong job market, accelerating wage growth, and expectations of faster rate hikes from the Fed all have played roles in pushing up longer - term rates.»

Europe also joined the decline that was accelerated by a spike higher in the Euro, the European Central Bank is rumored to be confident with the market's rate hike expectations.

He suggested this might add to inflation risks; accelerate the need for interest - rate hikes; strain mortgages; and ultimately widen the import - export trade deficit, which is the source of trade tensions.

Withdrawals from bond funds accelerated after the rate hikes, hitting record levels (in dollar terms) for the week ending June 26.

If the Fed were to continue hiking rates based on the current low rate of productivity growth for fear that inflation would accelerate, that would tend to keep productivity growth permanently depressed by preventing wage pressures from pushing businesses to investment in productivity boosting technologies.

«There is no reason to think the Fed will accelerate the pace of rate hikes as a result.»

The selling has raged on in the days since, fueled partly by fear that higher inflation would lead the Fed to accelerate its interest rates hikes and weaken the economy and the stock market.

Thanks in part to the prospects of an accelerated pace of Federal Reserve rate hikes, many expect continued strength in the U.S. dollar as we head into 2017.

Many economists think a Powell - led Fed may step up the pace of rate hikes if economic growth accelerates this year, boosted by the new $ 1.5 trillion tax cut package.

Those expectations are based on analysis of historical precedence, including the average market gains in the third year of the presidential election cycle, strong momentum, earnings growth, seasonal trends, accelerating economic growth, and the normal market performance around the first Fed rate hike.

Investors also may face new uncertainties if inflation unexpectedly accelerates and raises questions about the pace of Fed interest - rate hikes.

The thesis is that the global economy has shifted into high - growth mode and therefore the demand for commodities will rebound as inflation finally begins to take hold and central banks accelerate interest rate hikes.

The Fed also made suggestions that inflation is near target but that there is no need to accelerate the pace of rate hikes.

The Canadian Real Estate Association attributed the drop to accelerated sales early in the year to avoid interest rate hikes.

By following the advice in my book — paying your mortgage as if rates are already higher, making lump sum payments with found money, and paying your mortgage on an accelerated payment schedule — you can use low interest rates to your advantage and be in good financial shape to handle a rate hike or two whenever it happens.

But if the central bank accelerates its pace beyond say two rate hikes, she believes the market will start to worry that the Fed is behind the curve.

The Federal Reserve, in response, will accelerate short - term interest rate hikes and undo some of the quantitative easing it engaged in several years ago to shore up markets after the downturn.

After all, wages are rising by only 2 percent annually and renters are getting squeezed, having to endure 4 percent rate hikes while home prices accelerate more quickly.