Sentences with phrase «also held rates»

In addition, the utility serving this area is not collecting any stranded costs, which has also held rates down.»

The company also holds a rating of «A +» with the Better Business Bureau, despite the unusually large number of complaints (this could be a warning sign to some, though we try to look at all factors as a whole).

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He would also lower the top corporate tax rate to 20 percent and charge an 8.75 percent repatriation tax on assets held overseas.

Here's the logic behind the Sell thesis: The most rate - sensitive industries are also the most leveraged, so the debt they're holding will become more expensive to service.

«Moreover, holding the federal funds rate at its current level for too long could also encourage excessive risk - taking and ultimately undermine financial stability.»

Please see the ratings disclosure page on www.moodys.com for information on (A) MCO's major shareholders (above 5 %) and for (B) further information regarding certain affiliations that may exist between directors of MCO and rated entities as well as (C) the names of entities that hold ratings from MIS that have also publicly reported to the SEC an ownership interest in MCO of more than 5 %.

A number of other analysts think it's also a great company to own — according to Bloomberg 71.4 % have a buy rating, 28.6 % have a hold and there are no sells.

He could also hold a press conference after each rate decision instead of only half of them.

For starters, a rate - hike in March by the U.S. Fed is completely off the table, says Timmer, who expects the central bank will also signal that it intends to hold at this level for some time.

The market not only needs multiple voices analyzing mutual funds, but also holdings - based research that offers an alternative to Morningstar's backward - looking ratings.

Higher income consumers are also expected to rein in spending after seeing their stock portfolios oscillate, due to the turmoil in the global stock markets following the devaluation of the Chinese yuan and the Federal Reserve's decision to hold off raising interest rates.

Also, MEFA's eligibility requirements for student loan refinancing do not include having completed a degree, so borrowers who have put school on hold and are repaying their loans may be able to refinance into lower rates with MEFA — or at the very least, into a longer loan term and therefore lower monthly payments.

Importantly the poll also found that Canadians aged 18 - 34 actually trail Baby Boomers in RRSP ownership and contribution rates with only 43 per cent of young people holding RRSPs compared to 69 per cent of older Canadians, so there is an urgent need to encourage and empower younger Canadians to start saving.

The European Central Bank has also pursued aggressive quantitative easing to counter deflation in the Eurozone, and some places have experienced negative interest rates, due to fears that deflation could take hold in the eurozone and lead to economic stagnation.

IAK has a similar allocation to Attractive - or - better stocks, but also holds 30 % Unattractive - or - worse rated stocks vs. 20 % for KIE.

If you've held the investment for longer than a year, you'll generally be taxed at long - term capital gains rates, which currently range from 0 % to 20 %, depending on your tax bracket (a 3.8 % Medicare tax may also apply for high - income earners).

With its strong dividend growth rates AFL should make a great long - term holding and also give me some exposure to the financial sector since I recently sold my shares in Powershares Financial Preferred ETF (PGF).

The fund also holds fixed income and derivative instruments to hedge interest rate and inflation risk.

«We had anticipated a rebound in activity from earlier this year when the harsher than normal winter weather took hold, but the biggest drop in fixed mortgage rates in almost four years and resulting improvement in affordability also gave the Canadian housing market a boost of extra energy.»

But it could also delay companies moving back to the United States from overseas or prompt them to hold off on other decisions as they wait for the corporate rate to fall.

Ron also looks at Markel, and why the double - edged sword of a rising interest rate environment will hold more good news for the company than bad, and he closes by telling investors why PotashCorp (NYSE: POT) and Titan International (NYSE: TWI) are two companies he has as interesting stocks on his radar today.

Clinton will also hike tax rates rates on medium - term capital gains (i.e., investments held for less than six years) to between 24 percent and 39.6 percent.

There is also a plausible risk that China will retaliate by selling a portion of its vast US treasury debt holdings, putting further upside pressure on already rising US interest rates.

The Fed governor also made a comparison between the current unemployment and inflation rates with the 2004 - 07 period, when the US economy was near full employment and inflation was higher than 2 percent, thereby making the point that policymakers should hold on to the current federal funds rate and remain extremely cautious when it comes to raising it.

And should interest rates rise a little over the next five years, these funds could be held in safe investments also mitigating inflation risk?

It is also one of the largest holdings in my top - rated Materials sector fund: Materials Select Sector SPDR [s: XLB].

I also recommend investors avoid SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF [s: XAR], which gets my Dangerous rating and has TXT as its largest holding.

Each of those four banks also have an outsized presence on Wall Street; each of them received taxpayer bailouts during the 2008 crash; each received secret, below - market interest rate loans from the Federal Reserve during the crisis; and three of them (JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Citibank) are currently holding tens of trillions of dollars in derivatives within the insured banking subsidiary — meaning there would be a forced taxpayer bailout if the derivatives blew up the bank.

This policy not only led to a decline in shorter - maturity interest rates below zero, but also increased financial institutions» preferences for holding JGBs, even with super-long-term maturities.

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This unjustifiably rewards high - tax states, and because deductions rise with income (they are worth 39.6 cents per $ 1 at the top, but only 10 cents or less at the bottom), it also rewards areas with more wealthy taxpayers, even holding state and local tax rates constant.

We don't need any more players to win the PL or FA Cup (this season) We need our current injured to come back We also need Theo, Ox and Joel to score more goals All our team to hold on to their best quality and work rate and belief fo just 3 more months

SEE ALSO: Highly - rated Spanish defender Hector Bellerin signs new long - term deal with Arsenal [Video] Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini set to hold talks with Galatasaray over potential transfer [Video] Five BIG transfers that look set to go through in the next 48 hours: Liverpool DOUBLE deal & another Man Utd buy

gibbs played well and deserves a higher rating so does holding apart his mistake that cost us a goal also i'm delighted for perez i've noticed on a technical level he is not what you would called a typical arsenal player his first touch & control are not the best he tends to lose a ball a bit too much and needs at least 2 touches i could be wrong and may be it is because he is just back from injury or he was a bit nervous on his return, i know people will say that it doesn't really matter as long as he scores the reason why we bought him and they could be wright anyway great win, performance and topping the group great, COYG!

Anyone who has followed Danny Welbeck's Manchester United career will be aware of the fact that Danny is lethal playing down the left - hand side and can also provide more work - rate in that area of the pitch, while Olivier can effectively hold the ball up upfront.

His ability is never in question, but what still surprises me is his work rate, he makes most other players look average with his work rate, I say lets go get more players with this attitude and play a high pressing game, I also think we should sell either Ramsey or Witshire, and for me it would be Jack, average players who holds the ball too long, and with a crap attitude

There could a feeding frenzy on quarterbacks at the top of the 2018 NFL Draft, but there's also a chance that at least one of the four top - rated quarterbacks — USC's Sam Darnold, UCLA's Josh Rosen, Wyoming's Josh Allen and Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield — will slip to a second tier of clubs that need a quarterback and hold six of seven picks from Nos. 11 through 17.

Arsenal are reportedly believed to have held an interest in the # 30m - rated Northern Ireland defender for some time, while Manchester City were also interested signing him in the summer but ultimately failed to prise the former United star.

Benfica, Porto and Marseille have also been credited with holding an interest in the highly - rated 23 - year - old.

It should also be said that midwives are well trained to pick up fetal distress, and are capable of monitoring heart rates with hand held dopplers.

The poll also found the most popular living president among New York voters is former President Barack Obama, who holds a 67 percent to 29 percent favorability rating.

Also at 10:30 a.m., Albanese holds a press conference on building market rate housing on public land; market rate tenants to occupy upper floors; «poor floors» for everyone else, NYCHA Holmes Towers, 1780 First Ave., Manhattan.

A clever, savvy politician, Faso knows he has to create at least the appearance of distance from a president whose approval rate is wallowing in the 30s, while also holding fingers to winds from the left.

Dinolfo also says the budget holds overall spending growth to 1.3 percent, well below the rate of inflation.

He also held that «the greatest threat to Africa's peace and security» is the rapid rate of population growth.

«States like New York have demonstrated that clean, renewable forms of energy not only enhance public health and our environment, but also add jobs, hold the line on electricity rates, and make our energy systems more secure and reliable.»

Despite the lead Trump holds here in his home state, he also polls with the highest unfavorable rating — 71 percent — of any of the presidential candidates.

Also at 11 a.m., state Sens. Marty Golden and Terrence Murphy hold a hearing to investigate NYC Employees» Retirement System's high rate of accidental disability retirement denials for claimants who have 9/11 related illnesses, 250 Broadway, 19th floor, Manhattan.

Also at 7 p.m., the PSC holds a public comment for the proposed gas delivery rate increase of National Grid, St. Francis College, Founders Hall Auditorium, 182 Remsen St., Brooklyn.

The latest Siena poll also showed the governor's unfavorability ratings hovering near the high levels they reached in April this year, when 38 percent of voters held an unfavorable opinion of the governor.