Sentences with phrase «against rising rates by»

Aims to protect against rising rates by reducing the portfolio's potential for concentrated interest rate risk

Not exact matches

The rise in interest rates to 20 percent by 1980 forced most states to revoke their usury laws, and credit card companies played states against each other in a race to the bottom when it came to protecting consumer rights.

Our exchange rate against the US dollar and the currencies of most of our trading partners has shown little net change over the past year, and the rise in the trade - weighted index in recent months has been due mainly to the weakness being experienced by the Japanese yen.

However, bond yields have been mostly driven by US developments, where bond yields appear unusually low against a background of strong growth, rising inflation and increasing short - term interest rates.

The onshore yuan, also called the renminbi, is constrained by a trading band: China's central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), lets the yuan spot rate rise or fall a maximum of 2 percent against the dollar, relative to the official fixing rate, which is set daily.

Confronted with rising rates of child obesity and a surge of youth allergies, many local schools seized the moment to take a firm stand against junk food served anywhere and any time in the building — including fare offered by parents for classroom parties, bake sales and club meetings.

The modest physical improvements to health — heart rate increased by 4.2 beats per minute on average, a rise in VO2 of 0.3 ml per kg body mass per minute, and in an extra 6.1 kilocalories burned per hour and marginally reduced upper body tension — would have to be offset against the increased risk of varicose veins, common in those who stand for long periods, and perhaps lower back problem exacerbated by always being upright.

The big decline in May - June was caused by an indication by the Federal Reserve that it may begin tapering its quantitative easing strategy by year's end, which caused the domestic interest rates to rise and emerging market currencies to fall against the dollar.

While the short duration of short - term bond funds may provide some protection against rising rates, IGHG and HYHG go beyond short - term bond funds by targeting a duration of zero.

IGHG and HYHG seek to hedge investment grade bonds and high yield bonds, respectively, against the negative impact of rising rates by taking short positions in Treasury futures.

Hedge against rising interest rates by converting an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) to a fixed - rate mortgage and lock in a low interest rate

IGHG seeks to hedge investment grade bonds against the negative impact of rising rates by taking short positions in Treasury futures.

Of course, you can always go beyond this basic approach — say, tilt your bond holdings more toward short - term maturities by investing in a short - term bond fund to get a bit more protection against the possibility of rising interest rates or add more dividend stocks to your mix by buying a fund that specializes in shares that pay dividends.

It was a small drop to the discounted rate offered by the bank until the end of the month, but one that went against the general trend of rising rates.

HYHG seeks to hedge high yield bonds against the potential negative impact of rising Treasury interest rates by taking short positions in U.S. Treasury futures.

By following your guide, you can reduce your overall mortgage costs and mitigate against rising mortgage interest rates!

«Climate science» as it is used by warmists implies adherence to a set of beliefs: (1) Increasing greenhouse gas concentrations will warm the Earth's surface and atmosphere; (2) Human production of CO2 is producing significant increases in CO2 concentration; (3) The rate of rise of temperature in the 20th and 21st centuries is unprecedented compared to the rates of change of temperature in the previous two millennia and this can only be due to rising greenhouse gas concentrations; (4) The climate of the 19th century was ideal and may be taken as a standard to compare against any current climate; (5) global climate models, while still not perfect, are good enough to indicate that continued use of fossil fuels at projected rates in the 21st century will cause the CO2 concentration to rise to a high level by 2100 (possibly 700 to 900 ppm); (6) The global average temperature under this condition will rise more than 3 °C from the late 19th century ideal; (7) The negative impact on humanity of such a rise will be enormous; (8) The only alternative to such a disaster is to immediately and sharply reduce CO2 emissions (reducing emissions in 2050 by 80 % compared to today's rate) and continue further reductions after 2050; (9) Even with such draconian CO2 reductions, the CO2 concentration is likely to reach at least 450 to 500 ppm by 2100 resulting in significant damage to humanity; (10) Such reductions in CO2 emissions are technically feasible and economically affordable while providing adequate energy to a growing world population that is increasingly industrializing.

That prevents rates from rising more than necessary, because if people thought there was a source of free money by making ridiculous claims against insurance policies, they'd exploit it all day long.

By opting for a long term insurance period, insured is protected against the possible rise in premium rates during the policy tenure.

Other benefits, such as the protection against rising auto insurance rates, are not affected by this change.