Sentences with phrase «banks expecting a boost»

For example, banks expecting a boost from tax and regulatory reform under Trump could fare better than stocks of hospitals and insurers should Trump to make good on his campaign promise to repeal the federal Affordable Care Act.

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Non-energy exporters were getting a bigger boost from the exchange rate than the Bank of Canada expected in October, putting upward pressure on inflation, he said.

Abe is expected to nominate Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda, an ardent advocate of aggressive policy easing, as the next BOJ chief to boost his campaign to beat deflation.

Banco Santander posted stronger - than - expected first quarter earnings Wednesday as solid growth in Brazil boosted the bottom line of Europe's biggest bank.

Precious and Industrial Metals Inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions and interest - rate levels, especially real yields, contributed to a 1.7 % rise in the spot price of gold (to US$ 1,325 per troy ounce), as did swings in the US dollar.1 Gold prices traded within the US$ 1,305 — 1,360 range throughout the period, reached 18 - month highs in March and capped their third straight quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011.1 Haven demand was a key support as exchange - traded gold holdings of 2,269 metric tons (mt) neared a five - year high.1 The Fed is widely expected to boost borrowing costs, and investors have been carefully watching the central bank's statements to see whether it targets more rate increases in 2018 than previously projected.

Economic recovery, and the steadier property values that can be expected to accompany it, will provide a welcome boost to the banks.

The speech starts by setting out three key themes of the Bank's recent communication about Australia's transition from the resources sector boom to more normal economic conditions: that the sheer scale of the boom means that this transition is challenging, and that the broader global environment compounds the challenge; that a reasonably successful transition is possible given our economy's positive fundamentals and flexibility; and that monetary policy is doing what it can to help the transition, but that the chances of success would be boosted by a lift in productivity growth and an increase in the expected risk - adjusted rate of return on investment.

Sharply higher contract prices for coal and iron ore in 2005/06 took effect from the beginning of April and are expected to boost the Bank's Index of Commodity Prices by around 25 per cent, once they are fully included in published transaction prices.

After NAB said last year it would boost its business banker ranks with 100 new staff, executive general manager of NAB business Cindy Batchelor said she expected the bank would invest more resources to target small and medium enterprise customers.

With about # 120 million in the bank at the start of the financial year, most fans would expect some of that to go to boost the transfer kitty, but instead of that, the club has increased it's cash balance to # 173 million.

A year ago, Vince Cable's harrying of the too - big - to - fail relationship between reckless banks and the taxpayer who was expected to bail them out was crucial in boosting Liberal Democrat credibility.

That's why cash back rewards are expected to improve this year, as credit card companies (and even banks) boost their offerings as they vie to draw in new, loyal customers.