Sentences with phrase «basis point rate hike»

Kristin Forbes, a member of the committee, voted for a 25 basis point rate hike.

The bank anticipates a 25 basis point rate hike at the December Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting followed by 100 basis points of rate increases during 2016.

Despite the Fed's 25 basis point rate hike, intermediate term investment grade bonds (Corporates and Munis) still squeaked out positive returns in Q1.

That said, to my eye, market expectations derived from futures prices — which price in about one 25 basis point rate hike through the end of 2017 — appear to be too complacent.

A 25 basis point rate hike would see the global real GDP level about 0.4 percentage points lower, with US real GDP falling by about 0.5 percentage points.

Not exact matches

In the past year, the median outlook for the Fed's top rate in this hiking cycle has risen by nearly 60 basis points to 3.24 percent.

If the Bank of Canada hikes two more times this year, some households could be renewing at a rate 75 basis points higher than what they previously paid, according to Rob McLister, CEO of intelliMortgage Inc. in Toronto.

Even before Wednesday's decision, five of the country's largest banks hiked five - year fixed rates 15 basis points to 5.14 per cent last week.

Although the 25 basis point lift was in line with expectations, markets took some time to digest the news that three rate hikes — not two, as was earlier expected — were likely to happen in 2017.

It hiked rates again at its meeting on June 16 by 100 basis points as inflationary pressures persisted.

I don't think a 25 basis point hike in the funds rate, if that's what you're contemplating, will make a big difference to the trajectory of any of the variables I've cited above.

The Fed also hiked its benchmark rate by 25 basis points, as was widely expected, to a target range of 0.5 to 0.75 percent, only its second rate hike in a decade.

That means price increases, and that augurs inflation, which would mean, at some point, rate hikes, though up from an admittedly narrow and quite low range of 25 — 50 basis points via the federal funds rate.

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Argentina's central bank has hiked its interest rates by 300 basis points for a second time in less than a week, in its latest attempt to halt the peso's dramatic slide against the US dollar.

Were the Fed to attempt to hike short - term interest rates another 25 basis points, it would be moving against the tide of global central bank policies.

The CME computes the probability of a rate hike by taking the end - month futures contract, subtracting the level at the beginning of the month, and dividing that by 25 basis points, which is the assumed level of each rate hike.

As widely expected, the Federal Reserve hiked its policy rate by 25 basis points at their June meeting.

The fact that these expectations have not been fulfilled in the nearly nine years since the initiation of zero interest rates, notwithstanding the recent 25 - basis - point Fed rate hike, leads us to believe that investor credulity in central bankers may be stretched about as far as it can go.

Finally, in December 2015, the Fed finally hiked its new interest - rate targets by 25 basis points.

The hikes compare with NAB's bold move to raise rates yesterday by 7 basis points for owner - occupiers and by 25 basis points for investors and is expected to deliver the bank an additional $ 220 million.

The Central Bank of Russia (CBR) unexpectedly hiked rates by 650 basis points to 17 percent overnight after the beleaguered ruble plunged to a fresh record low.

The Fed has signaled a very gradual monetary tightening ahead: The median FOMC expectation envisions four 25 - basis - point (bp) hikes in 2016, and a fed funds rate rising to 3.3 % by end - 2018.

In its first meeting under his leadership, the Fed announced a 0.25 basis points rate increase — the sixth hike since December 2015 — and changed its benchmark target rate to 1.5 % to 1.75 %.

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That means the US central bank is halfway to its target, given the current fed funds rate of 1.75 per cent and the 150 basis points in hikes the Fed has implemented since December 2016.

The Fed has raised rates twice so far this year, by 25 basis points in both March and June — attributing the move to steady growth in the economy and labor market (core inflation is at just under 2 %)-- and another hike is expected before year - end.

Oriental Bank of Commerce has hiked its marginal cost of fund - based lending rate (MCLR) by 5 - 15 basis points across various tenors.

But at least for 2018, we see little chance of the Fed increasing rates beyond a quarterly pace of 25 - basis - point rate hikes.

Five - to - 10 year mortgage rates will be hiked by 20 basis points.

We still see scope for further interest rate rises from the Fed this year, following yesterday's 25 basis point hike at the March meeting of the FOMC.

After the Bank of Canada's three 25 - basis - point hikes since July, Wang calculates, someone with a $ 60,000 (US$ 46,000) variable - rate loan would need to pay an extra $ 37.50 in interest every month.

Even before Wednesday's decision, five of the country's largest banks hiked five - year fixed rates 15 basis points to 5.14 per cent last week.

The Bank of Canada raised the target overnight rate another 25 basis points to 1.0 % making it two hikes in a row following seven years of increasing monetary stimulus.

The central bank hiked its rate Wednesday by one - quarter point to 1.0 per cent, its second 25 - basis - point increase since July.

As well, the US Federal Reserve hiked overnight rates by 25 basis points yesterday and has suggested that the pace of rate increases next year could be a bit more rapid than earlier expected.

In contrast, it is all but certain that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates by 25 basis points when they meet again in mid-December.

Moshe Orenbuch, an analyst with financial research group Credit Suisse, agrees but doesn't think offers will change immediately after the Fed starts raising rates — especially because rate increases are expected to be small at first, starting with a hike of 0.25 percent (25 basis points).

TD Canada Trust, for instance, announced yesterday that it is hiking the rate on a 5 - year closed mortgage by 20 basis points to 4.24 percent.

For the first time in seven years, the Bank of Canada announced today that it was hiking its key overnight rate by a quarter percentage point (25 basis points) bringing it to 0.75 percent as the economy has staged a broadly based economic expansion this year.

A few secondary markets like Charlotte, N.C., and Portland, Ore, show potential for price hikes — cap rates are still more than 30 basis points higher than the previous peak.

The Ottawa - based group, which represents about 100 real estate boards across the country, said provincial government rules to cool the housing market in Ontario continue to hang over the region's Greater Golden Horseshoe, but a Bank of Canada interest rate hike of 25 basis points last month probably pushed buyers to act.

The Fed's «Dots» chart shows the median policymaker's response for the Federal funds rate at the end of 2018 to be 2.125 percent, indicating they expect three rate hikes of 25 basis points in 2018.

And when rates do go up — which they will, sooner or later — home buyers will be looking at hikes of more than just a few basis points.