Sentences with phrase «at a historical low of»

This is mirrored by ILO unemployment figures, which are also at a historical low of 5.3 per cent unemployment, down 0.1 per cent on the quarter.

The council looked at several ways to help researchers «stay in the game» at a time when the NIH success rate (the portion of reviewed research proposals receiving funding) is stuck at a historical low of 18 %.

Throughout most of 2015, inflation in Mexico surprised analysts with its downside, finishing the year at a historical low of 2.13 % (year - over-year).

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According to at least one Wall Street research firm, the number of iPhone owners planning to upgrade to the next model is at a historical low, and recent reports suggest Apple has scaled back iPhone production by half.

But the story is not quite so simple or bleak if you look at the historical trend: The ratio of older American men working today is still slightly lower than it was during the mid-to-late 1960s.

The Times looked at two sorts of historical data — the closing prices of the S. & P. 500 - stock index as well as the highest and lowest points the index reached during each trading day.

The average rating of the franchisee / corporate relationship came in at 1.48, a historical low and down from the historical average of 2.1.

The favorable market performance associated with many historical economic expansions is fully accounted for by 1) favorable post-recession valuations, with the S&P 500 averaging less than 9 times prior peak earnings at the recession low, expanding to just over 11 times peak earnings in the first year of the bull market, and 2) favorable trend uniformity, which typically emerges almost immediately in the form of a powerful breadth thrust off of a bear market low, and is confirmed within a few weeks by much broader trend uniformity.

In a country where the unemployment rate is at a 20 - year low and industrial output is approaching historical highs, fueling inflation concerns, a 10 - year government bond yield of 1.5 % is totally inappropriate and will naturally spur people to buy real estate.

Thus, if we look at bonds from a historical perspective, interest rates are very low — which is great for those borrowing money — but not so great for those that wish to see higher rates of interest, and return, on their money.

However, mortgage rates are still at the very low end of their historical range, and highly - affordable.

Finally, for some time the Finance Department has been engaged in a strategy of locking into long - term debt at historical low interest rates, thereby minimizing the impact of higher interest rates on public debt charges.

Some current stocks from my portfolio that are trading at current low and historical PEs include, W.W. Grainger, Inc. (GWW) and The Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS) to name a couple.

A more scientific way to respond to this question is to look at historical returns and see what blends of U.S. and international stocks result in the lowest historical risk.

There are few signs that the household sector is having difficulty meeting its financial obligations, with personal bankruptcies at relatively low levels and the share of households that have fallen behind in their mortgage repayments at around historical lows.

Interest rates remain low across the yield curve; credit is freely available and is growing at a solid pace; and the exchange rate is near the low end of historical experience against most countries.

The share of foreign currency issuance denominated in US dollars remained low by historical standards at just over 50 per cent; financial institutions issued substantial amounts in euros, pounds sterling and Canadian dollars.

The federal government would borrow on behalf of this Crown Corporation by issuing 30 - year bonds at historical low interest rates (around 2 %).

The level of yields — around 4 1/4 per cent at present — looks low not only on historical comparisons but also relative to normal benchmarks such as the growth rate of nominal GDP, which in the US is currently around 6 per cent (Graph 16).

In fixed income, yields and spreads generally remain at the lower end of the historical range, despite interest rates inflecting higher during the quarter.

I have argued in Chapter 4 that the obvious physical and historical continuity tying the «higher» phases of evolution to the lower does not at all rule out the possibility of an ontological discontinuity.

Treasury, which also owns Rosemount, Lindemans, Wynns and Wolf Blass, revealed earlier on Wednesday that the impairments comprised write downs of historical prices paid for wine businesses before Treasury was de-merged from Foster's in 2011 plus a string of winery assets and infrastructure at the lower - priced commercial end of the market which have shrunk in value.

The culmination of the historical state lower house seat malapportionment known as the Playmander eventually saw it legislated after 1989 that the Electoral Commission of South Australia redraw boundaries after each election with the objective of the party that receives over 50 percent of the TPP vote at each forthcoming election forms government.

Long before the use of sophisticated irrigation equipment, those along the lower Nile relied on natural flooding in the late summer and fall to deliver water — and fertile sediment — to the floodplains where they farmed their crops, says Francis Ludlow, a historical climatologist at Trinity College in Dublin.

With the number of marriages at a historical low (6.8 marriages per thousand between 2009 and 2011) and less than half of all adults consumers nationwide being single, do marketers need to be checking the relationship status of their customers on Facebook?

Thus it is very important to know what the real impact of historical solar changes is, as 0.1 K in the past, results in climate sensitivity for anthropogenic at the high end, while 0.9 K results in a very low effect of anthropogenic, if the instrumental temperature trend of the last 1.5 century is used as reference.

Over The Last Seven And A Half Years Our Example Has Only Had 35697 Miles Applied, Which If We Break This Down Further Is Approximately 4800 Miles Per Annum, However Regardless Of This Incredible Low Current Reading This XJ V8 Has Been Maintained To The Highest Of Standards With Past Historical Main Dealer Jaguar Service Visits Logged At 13005, 20285, 26325, 29042, 31589 & 34207 Miles And Once Sold With Have A Further Full Service Completed By Our Fully Trained And Knowledgeable Workshops, Prior To The Next Person Taking Delivery.

Since New The Car Has Had Just 31268 Miles Applied, Which Roughly Works Out At Just 3900 Miles Per Annum Over The Eight Years, However Regardless Of This Ultra Low Reading, This Special Example Has Been Treated To An Extensive Past Aston Martin Service Inventory, With Historical Visits Logged 2686, 5393, 8102, 11960, 15615, 20514 & 29060 Miles, With The Very Last Completed By Aston Martin Works.

Over The Last 18 Years, This Incredible Collectable Find Has Accumulated Just 16199 Miles, Which Roughly Works Out At Just 900 Miles Per Annum, However Regardless Of This Remarkable Reading, This Vehicle Has Been Maintained To High Standards With Past Historical Visits Logged At 70, 1743, 5274, 5495, 6189, 8681, 12000, 15539 And 15642 Miles, With The Low Miles Also Been Validated By An Extensive Past A4 History File To Include Old MOT Reports And Further Completed Work Invoices.

In an era when we're regularly asked to vote on whether we need a new national flag to get rid of the Union emblem (historical note: it's only technically called a Union Jack when it's on the jackstaff of a British naval vessel) on our own ensign, and when Britain's international stock is at its lowest ebb, this seems to be a risky move by MINI, which is — when all's said and done — essentially a German outfit nowadays.

We learn more about the highs and lows of their complicated marriage at the hand of Melanie Benjamin in this far - reaching historical fiction story spanning the late 1920s to the mid 1960s.

While mortgage rates at the end of 2013 and early in 2014 may not be quite as low as they were in the spring and summer of 2013, current mortgage rates are still extremely low by historical standards.

Yet the window for locking - in an income splitting loan at the lowest possible historical prescribed rate of 1 % is quickly coming to an end as the prescribed rate is set to rise to 2 % on October 1, 2013.

My problem is that when i look for stocks i set very strict parameter rules like: — minimum dividend growth rate of 7 - 10 % in last years 10, 5 years average — historical stocks that increased dividend at least for the last 15 years or paid historically (like BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA)-- very low debt — low payout ratio — historically (long term) stock price has been increasing etc.of 7 - 10 % in last years 10, 5 years average — historical stocks that increased dividend at least for the last 15 years or paid historically (like BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA)-- very low debt — low payout ratio — historically (long term) stock price has been increasing etc.OF NOVA SCOTIA)-- very low debt — low payout ratio — historically (long term) stock price has been increasing etc...

For example, I see that AAPL is priced at $ 97.34 today with a P / E of 10.34... however, how do I know if this P / E is high or low in regards to it's historical average?

If the risk of holding stocks is low (there is minimal risk at times of moderate and low prices, according to the entire historical record), middle - class investors should be heavily invested in stocks because of the great return they provide.

The December 2016 Federal Reserve rate hike was the first since 2006 — and it was followed by additional increases in March and June of 2017 — but rates are still at historical lows, which is good news for borrowers.

Even with the dollar rally, it is still badly beaten up and at the lower end of its historical range.

With interest rates continuing to be at historical lows, and more and more people getting into solid jobs as the employment market rebounds, it points to a strengthening housing market that will boost the economy and provide a lot of different investment opportunities.

I don't know if it's related or not, but looking at the NASDAQ historical data, it looks like the volume on March 6, the day you're asking about, was much lower than the volume in most of the days immediately before or after it.

Many of our return assumptions are now at or near post-crisis lows, with many expected returns below historical averages, according to our analysis using Bloomberg data.

Rates are at their lowest right now with returns of bonds far below the historical average of 5.18 % but a strong stock allocation should prolong your portfolio's longevity.

a. tax rates would have to rise significantly in order to make it not that way (and who's to say that capital gains rates won't increase by even more given their current historical lows) b. automatic savings in a retirement plan actually means money goes into an account instead of planning on saving «what's left» c. you can't get at the money without significant pain, which is a great disincentive from you buying a car with your Roth money.

Given the volatility of this income, this is a low value driver of NIM and should be looked at in a historical context when projecting into forward periods due to the likelihood of mean reversion.

I've looked at the historical data and I know how many times stocks provided a frighteningly poor 10 - year return starting from a time of moderate or low valuations.

The fact that the majority of the companies we invest in have improving fundamentals and are trading at the lower end of their historical valuation range adds further weight to the attraction of this sector in 2018.

In the process of scanning the investment landscape to find value amidst the all time highs for the indices, I've noticed that a number of big cap tech stocks are priced at low valuations relative to their earnings and free cash flow, measured on an absolute basis and relative to their own historical valuations.

They looked at two portfolios of value stocks trading on comparable multiples of price - to - earnings, cash flow, operating earnings, book value and sales, but with different historical rates of sales growth; one with a high rate of growth, the other low.

Savers will be happy and the brokers too will be benefiting from the increase in the mortgage rates after a long period of time when the figures remained at a historical low percentage.

The window for locking - in an income splitting loan at the lowest possible historical prescribed rate of 1 % is quickly coming to an end, as the prescribed rate is set to double to 2 % on April 1, 2018.