Sentences with phrase «at inflation as»

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The Canadian dollar was up 0.08 of a cent to 96.46 cents US as inflation came in at an annualized rate of 1.2 per cent, which was in line with expectations.

«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.»

Stanford says Morneau and the Bank of Canada should use the mandate review to «put everything on the table,» and take a hard look at adopting a completely different target, such as job creation or «sustainable growth» instead of inflation.

«I look at stocks as the only asset class, frankly, that hasn't had price inflation.

He made a crucial claim, new at the time, which today is taken for granted: That low unemployment spurs wage rises, those wage rises in turn spur inflation, and that inflation then spurs further wage rises down the line, for as long as the rate of inflation continues to grow.

This approach to monetary policy was under assault after the financial crisis, as experts noted the central banks had deluded themselves into thinking that their job had become as simple as keeping inflation at 2 %.

As far back as 2002, while vice minister, Kuroda used an opinion column in the Financial Times, co-written with his deputy at the finance ministry, to call for «aggressive monetary policy» from the central bank, including an inflation target, aimed at «drastically changing price expectations.&raquAs far back as 2002, while vice minister, Kuroda used an opinion column in the Financial Times, co-written with his deputy at the finance ministry, to call for «aggressive monetary policy» from the central bank, including an inflation target, aimed at «drastically changing price expectations.&raquas 2002, while vice minister, Kuroda used an opinion column in the Financial Times, co-written with his deputy at the finance ministry, to call for «aggressive monetary policy» from the central bank, including an inflation target, aimed at «drastically changing price expectations.»

For controlling inflation, the key question is whether the Federal Reserve has the policy tools to tighten monetary conditions at the appropriate time so as to prevent the emergence of inflationary pressures down the road.

Inflation can be regarded as a way in which governments take the pressure off borrowers (or encourage them) at the expense of savers.

Also unsurprisingly, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President Esther George, dissenter - in - chief at the bank, voted against the motion to stay the course, citing «economic and financial imbalances,» as well as, further down the road, «an increase in long - term inflation expectations» as reasons for concern.

China's consumer inflation rate grew at its fastest pace in six months in October as food prices rose, while producer prices accelerated to a near - five year high, exceeding expectations.

«The markets at the moment really want to see a rate hike by the central bank, as a sign that it is still a credible institution; that it's taking its inflation targeting somewhat seriously and that it is prepared to stand up to government pressure,» Capital Economics senior emerging markets economist William Jackson said.

As of January 2001, the CBO foresaw another decade of 3 % real GDP growth, 3 % inflation, unemployment at 5 % or below, and flat - as - a-pancake interest rateAs of January 2001, the CBO foresaw another decade of 3 % real GDP growth, 3 % inflation, unemployment at 5 % or below, and flat - as - a-pancake interest rateas - a-pancake interest rates.

That's bad compared with the U.S. and the European Union, where the rates of inflation are 2.7 percent and 3.1 percent, respectively, but economists not affiliated with the government say the real figure is at least twice as high.

Now that inflation is back in the crosshairs of the markets, as investors try to understand what has caused such a swift correction in stocks, it's worth looking back at what Buffett has said about inflation in the past.

The rise in Treasury yields leaves them at the highest since mid-2014 though the move had been paused in Europe as lower - than - forecast early German inflation numbers had nudged its borrowing costs lower.

With a background as an investment banker rather than as an economist rooted in a particular analytical framework, Powell will lead «a more data - driven Fed, which at the current juncture means a more dovish Fed,» until and if inflation recovers, said Robin Brooks, chief economist at the Institute of International Finance.

«After that, the most likely outcome is that discretionary spending grows at least as fast as inflation, from that new, much higher baseline,» says Riedl.

Inflation peaked at 3.8 % last year and has declined significantly as the Czechs, like the rest of Europe, dealt with declining wages and rising prices for goods like gas, imported clothing and pharmaceuticals.

Cash flows are only discounted at the rate of inflation as they are reported above in constant 2013 dollars.

A 25 - year - old earning a starting salary of $ 40,456 (adjusted annually for inflation) and saving 15 % each year has over a 99 % chance of maintaining at least their initial investment — the same as a traditional savings account — over 40 years.

But it should be paying a brand - name product rate of at least 23.1 percent, as well as an extra rebate because it has hiked the price of the device faster than the rate of inflation, according to the letter from acting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Andy Slavitt to the Senate Finance Committee ranking member Wyden.

Federal officials at their most recent meeting saw an economy growing at a strong pace and inflation moving up as well.

She added that the credit is regressive over time, as it will stay capped at $ 1,600, while the personal exemptions that they replace were adjusted for inflation.

Euro zone inflation unexpectedly slipped in April as prices of services increased at a slower pace, data showed on Thursday.

However, the softness in economic data, particularly as it relates to inflation, coupled with market expectations that the first Fed rate hike won't happen until well into 2016 have inspired at least a momentary burst in high - yield confidence.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand held its key rate at 1.75 %, as most analysts were expecting, and lowered its inflation forecast.

David Blanchflower, a former rate - setter at the Bank of England now at Dartmouth College, thinks unemployment could fall even further without inflation — probably as low as 3 %, and conceivably even lower.

Lakos - Bujas said he and his team view «normalizing inflation and declining global deflationary risks as a positive for equities at this stage of the cycle, and believe there has been some overreaction to inflation headlines lately.»

During a Saturday session at the symposium, such a slump in expectations about inflation and about other aspects of the economy was cited as a central problem complicating central banks» efforts to reach inflation targets and dimming prospects in Japan and Europe.

While New Zealand's official cash rate is already at a record - low 2 % after the latest cut in August, it is still the highest in the developed world — a major draw for yield - hungry investors and a complication for the central bank as a higher kiwi further dampens imported - led inflation.

Zimbabwe was long - known as southern Africa's «breadbasket» but, with a drought also taking place at the time, the nation's vital agricultural sector collapsed, leading to repeated famines and spectacular inflation.

The ECB added at the time that it would adapt its policy as necessary depending on the trajectory of inflation.

Schembri defines the neutral interest rate as «the interest rate consistent with the economy growing at its potential and inflation staying on target.

China's uneven economic recovery signals a looming dilemma for policymakers as official data released at the weekend showed inflation at a 10 - month high in February while factory output and consumer spending were weaker than forecast.

Note we do see inflation moving sideways at low levels in the eurozone, even as we expect inflation to pick up in the U.S..

His injection of funds into the Canadian economy came at exactly the right moment, and his reign as U.K. bank governor now comes when there are faint indicators of a recovery in the British economy, with positive news on unemployment and inflation.

But that's at least in part because those of us who get paid to write about such things have been conditioned to treat inflation as a non-story.

«Interest rates are not low enough,» Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Narayana Kocherlakota said at a Town Hall meeting in Montana, citing subdued inflation and «unacceptably high» unemployment as evidence.

«As 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation, we take a look back at the history of GDP as a means to examine the Canadian economy,» StatsCan said at the end of its latest report on Canada's inflation - adjusted gross domestic producAs 2017 marks the 150th anniversary of Confederation, we take a look back at the history of GDP as a means to examine the Canadian economy,» StatsCan said at the end of its latest report on Canada's inflation - adjusted gross domestic producas a means to examine the Canadian economy,» StatsCan said at the end of its latest report on Canada's inflation - adjusted gross domestic product.

And what happened to us was that our salaries stagnated and fell while the cost of the things we couldn't do without went up at rates well beyond that of inflation for decades as the social safety was being pulled out from underneath us.

«As the inflation data was as expected..., yields are down a touch across the curve,» said Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at Bleakley Advisory GrouAs the inflation data was as expected..., yields are down a touch across the curve,» said Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at Bleakley Advisory Grouas expected..., yields are down a touch across the curve,» said Peter Boockvar, chief investment officer at Bleakley Advisory Group.

Though all measures of inflation were coming down as summer turned to fall and the economy clearly was slowing following a July brush with $ 4 - a-gallon gasoline, the FOMC decided to hold the fed funds rate at 2 %, concluding that «the downside risks to growth and the upside risks to inflation are both of significant concern to the committee.»

Just as a rough example assuming no 401K and no company match and just an individual IRA with an assumed inflation adjusted equivalent of $ 6K per year for 18 years at say 5 % yielding about $ 170K at age 40 then it sits at 5 % for twenty more years would give you about $ 450K at age 60.

The yield on 10 - year U.S. notes took a stab at the psychologically important 3 % level before pulling back on Monday as strengthening inflation prospects added to expectations of a more hawkish approach from the Federal Reserve.

And now that our careers are going, we're looking at maxing out two traditional 401Ks and two Roth IRAs this year, and we see the Roth IRA portion as a small hedge against rising future tax rates (or what I think is a bit more likely to happen — tax brackets that don't keep pace with inflation, so keep sucking in more and more people to higher brackets).

The Fed left its key short - term rate at 1.5 per cent to 1.75 per cent — the level it set in March after its sixth increase since December 2015 — as it gradually tightens credit to control inflation against the backdrop of a tight labour market and a pickup in consumer prices.

Long - dated Treasury yields early Thursday trade at the highest level in nearly a month, but shorter maturities saw a slight pullback in rates, as inflation expectations rose

«It is time to drop the emphasis on core inflation as a meaningful way to interpret the inflation process in the U.S.,» he said in a May 18 speech at New York University.

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.