Sentences with phrase «benchmark rates»

Yet investors might not notice a material difference in cap rates for another six months, the customary lag time for benchmark rates to show up in transactions, says Giovanni Oliva, also an associate director with Stan Johnson.

He describes the benchmark rates (see below) as follows:

Likewise, our securities lawyers are often tapped to act as pool counsel for individual brokers and traders, most recently in connection with regulatory investigations into potential manipulation of LIBOR and ISDAFIX benchmark rates.

We have acted for individuals in internal investigations concerning benchmark rates including LIBOR and EURIBOR, the allegations of manipulation of the FX markets, as well as allegations of corruption, fraud, computer misuse, sanctions breaches and money laundering.

Represented one of the world's largest banks in investigations by the US Department of Justice and Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the UK Financial Conduct Authority, the European Commission, and other state and national enforcement authorities into an alleged scheme to manipulate the setting of the Libor, Euribor and other benchmark rates.

Companies like the previously mentioned WK Legal Analytics, Thomson Reuters, LexisNexis, and more are amassing billions of dollars of global legal spend data to enable both the buyers and sellers of law firms to benchmark rates, staffing, and total matter costs more accurately.

Deutsche Bank on its settlements with the U.K.'s FCA and the U.S. DOJ, CFTC and New York DFS in relation to global regulatory investigations into the setting of interbank offered benchmark rates.

(3) Weighted Average Unlevered All - in - Yield on the loan portfolio assumes applicable benchmark rates on the floating rate loans as of March 31, 2018.

A view on the prospects and inherent risks that face the North American economy along with forecasts for key benchmark rates.

The interest rate of these floating rate loans are tied to benchmark rates, typically LIBOR, that have dropped significantly.

The system by which benchmark rates are fixed for interest rates, currencies and gold is archaic - and, many would argue, deeply flawed.

Third - party institutions come up with these benchmark rates for banks to use in calculating variable rates.

The prime rate and LIBOR rate, two of the most prominent benchmark rates, tend to track the federal funds rate closely over time.

Benchmark rates change every one to three months to reflect lending market trends, depending on the type of rate your lender uses.

Unfortunately, savings accounts don't provide very high returns these days due to the low benchmark rates set by the federal government.

If RBI increases rates by say 100 basis points, banks increase their benchmark rates by say 50 basis points.

Subject to reset annually based on Overnight MIBOR benchmark rates.)

Most variable rate consumer loans are tied to one of two benchmark rates, the London Interbank Offered Rate, known as LIBOR, or the Prime Rate.

Due to the risk of benchmark rates rising to extremely high levels, most variable rates have ceilings which can help protect borrowers.

The prime rate and LIBOR rate, two of the most prominent benchmark rates, tend to track the federal funds rate closely over time.

Benchmark rates in the U.S., Germany and Japan fell below 1 percent on average for the first time as deflation emerged in Europe, oil sank below $ 50 and American wages fell.

The general approach that is being taken internationally to address the risk of benchmarks such as LIBOR being discontinued, is to develop risk - free benchmark rates.

Most variable rate consumer loans are tied to one of two benchmark rates, the London Interbank Offered Rate, known as LIBOR, or the Prime Rate.

Due to the risk of benchmark rates rising to extremely high levels, most variable rates have ceilings which can help protect borrowers.

Lenders often cap variable rates to protect borrowers from skyrocketing benchmark rates.

Many borrowers don't know the benchmark rates that variable - rate student loans are typically indexed to.

However, Hatzius believes that we are now in a «fairly synchronized global upswing» where other central banks are also looking to push benchmark rates higher

«In addition to adopting industry - wide reforms related to participation in benchmark rates, Citi has made substantial investments in its systems, controls and monitoring processes to better guard against inappropriate behavior,» the bank added.

That will open a gap between Canadian and U.S. benchmark rates, as the strength of the U.S. economy will force the Fed to raise interest rates.

Although the move itself is minimal, with the Fed saying in a statement that it would lift its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percent, to between 0.25 percent and 0.5 percent, it has a huge symbolic value.

«It was a close call,» John Williams, president of the San Francisco Fed, said on the weekend, referring to the Fed's contentious decision to leave the benchmark rate at zero last week.

The European Central Bank's benchmark rate is also negative, reflecting the slowdown on the continent.

If the Bank of Canada ultimately raises its benchmark rate by 50 basis points from the start of the year, that could increase borrowers» monthly payments by approximately 5 per cent, according to Rob McLister, founder of comparison site RateSpy.com.

Sweden's Riksbank kept its benchmark rate unchanged Wednesday but added that a stronger domestic economy and rising political uncertainty abroad were a threat to its inflation target.

The federal government and the banks hold considerable sway over the housing market, of course; the central bank's benchmark rate is a clumsy tool for trying to moderate volatile real estate markets.

The benchmark rate last traded at 3 percent or higher in January 2014.

Citi told CNBC in an email, «These settlements represent a significant step for Citi in resolving its legacy benchmark rate investigations.»

Because most credit cards have a variable rate directly tied to the Fed's benchmark rate, that quarter - point increase will show up as soon as the next billing cycle, McBride said.

The increase in the benchmark rate, when it comes, likely will be followed by one or more decisions to leave policy unchanged.

A cut Wednesday would leave the benchmark rate near its effective floor, reducing the central bank's flexibility to deal with the elevated risk of financial turmoil from Europe's vexed relationship with Greece or China's stock - market bubble.

Mortgage planner and rate comparison website founder Robert McLister says the increase is «unusual» as the benchmark rate hasn't seen a jump of 45 basis points or more since March 2010.

But the central bank raised its 2019 projection, saying it sees the benchmark rate at 2.9 percent.

In the years ahead of the financial crisis, Alan Greenspan, the former Fed chairman, systematically raised the benchmark rate a quarter point every time he gathered the Federal Open Market Committee.

Economists polled by Reuters overwhelmingly see the Fed raising its benchmark rate to a target range of 1.00 % to 1.25 % this week.

He balked, and the case for cutting the benchmark rate only has weakened since.

To qualify for federally regulated mortgages, borrowers must be able to afford interest rates that are two percentage points above the contracted rate or the Bank of Canada's five - year benchmark rate, whichever is higher.

Royal Bank of Canada and National Bank Financial stuck with their calls that the central bank would leave its benchmark rate at 0.5 % through 2017 and possibly well into 2018.

The Fed has hiked its benchmark rate four times since December 2015 and was on target for one more before year's end.

History shows when the benchmark rate for everything in the economy from corporate bond yields to mortgage rates moves by this much, this fast, the stock market struggles in the following months.

The central bank stuck with its benchmark rate of 1.25 per cent last month as it continued its careful process of determining the best juncture for its next hike.