Sentences with phrase «before the financial crisis hit»

The study found employees had contributed 8.4 % of their salaries to their 401 (k) accounts, the highest rate since just before the financial crisis hit in 2008.

The Fed must be «extraordinarily patient» about reducing monetary policy accommodation, he said, so the job market can return to the strength it had in 2006, before the financial crisis hit.

Think about it; if you were unlucky enough to buy into the stock market at the peak in 2008, just before the financial crisis hit full force, your gains (excluding dividends) wouldn't buy you much more than two loaves of price - fixed bread at Loblaws and a bag of President's Choice sour grapes.

That peak came in the third quarter of 2007, just before the financial crisis hit.

Before the financial crisis hit, 720 was considered a good enough score to get the best rates on auto loans and mortgage rates.

Before the financial crisis hit, 720 was considered a good enough score to get the best rates on auto loans and mortgage...

For instance, Aflac typically traded at 250 - 400 % of book value, and 15 - 25x earnings, before the financial crisis hit.

Imagine if you bought GlaxoSmithKline in 2008 before the financial crisis hit.

At the practice's peak, just before the financial crisis hit in 2008, the firm says that it had around 50 of these legal advisers in Shanghai.

Conduits issued $ 244 billion in 2007, the last year before the financial crisis hit the CMBS market, according to data provided by Jamie Woodwell, vice president in the research and economics group at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

Not exact matches

Now, the country needs to prove it can do it again — before the next unforeseen financial crisis hits.

Retail blowouts are hitting the headlines, but many of the problems date from before the global financial crisis.

Raghuram Rajan was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis before it hit.

Amazon Editorial reviewsProduct Description Raghuram Rajan was one of the few economists who warned of the global financial crisis before it hit.

B.C.'s debt - to - income ratio is 160 per cent — the same level reached in the United States just before the financial crisis and housing meltdown hit.

Like many carriers, both China Eastern and Shanghai Airlines reported losses last year and were already facing troubles before the worst repercussions of the global financial crisis hit China's economy.

Sir Mervyn was in gloomy mood at the press conference launching the report, rejecting calls for him to assess forecasts «in the old way» before the 2008 financial crisis hit.

As the banking crisis hit, before the Financial Services Authority (FSA) placed a ban on short - selling on financial stock, politicians from all parties hit out at short -Financial Services Authority (FSA) placed a ban on short - selling on financial stock, politicians from all parties hit out at short -financial stock, politicians from all parties hit out at short - selling.

You know, like the fact that the last Labour government had reduced the national debt as a percentage of GDP to its lowest level since WWII before the international financial crisis hit in 2008.

«We will provide personalized services and proactive education for people to anticipate their financial needs and prepare accordingly, before a personal finance crisis hits,» said McNeill.

It was one of the hardest hit in the downturn... partly because it had market - share losses amid a cyclical semiconductor decline before the financial crisis even hit.

He honed his expertise in this area before the 2008 financial crisis and restructuring wave, and when the wave hit (the market opportunity) he was well positioned for important engagements in U.S. bankruptcy cases that involved these international issues.

Ten years after the financial crisis, mortgage companies and regional / local banks are still getting hit with new breach of contract and indemnification claims related to loans sold before the crisis.

When the financial crisis hit in the fall of 2008, I knew that smart financial advice was more important than ever before — so, I took a leave of absence from business school and dedicated myself full - time to LearnVest.