Sentences with phrase «by a quarter of a percentage point at»

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Economists at Macroeconomic Advisers boosted their forecast for fourth - quarter economic growth by three - tenths of a percentage point to an annualized rate of 2.4 percent, on the «unexpected strength» in consumer spending.

During the second quarter of 2014, affordability measures at the national level fell by 0.9 percentage points to 48.0 per cent for two - storey homes, by 0.6 percentage points to 42.5 per cent for detached bungalows and by 0.4 percentage points to 27.4 per cent for condominium apartments.

The Fed raised its benchmark overnight lending rate at its March 20 - 21 meeting by a quarter percentage point to a target range of between 1.50 percent and 1.75 percent.

Experts predict that rates will increase by the end of 2017 and will be about three - quarters of a percentage point higher, at 4.5 %, by the end of 2018.

Generally, the rule is that market rates need to fall by at least a quarter of a percent (0.25 percentage points) and that you can only re-lock your rate once.

«The Fed's decision to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point puts the federal funds rate at its highest level since 2008.

MPF's forecast for 2015 called for occupancy at the end of the first quarter the percentage of vacant apartments to rise by about 40 basis points, and for rents to keep growing, but less quickly than last years, at an average rate of about 3.6 percent to 3.9 percent a year.

At the hearing, Carson also said he wasn't briefed by the Obama administration before its decision on Monday to cut premiums the FHA charges by a quarter of a percentage point.

Rather than the slow pace of rate hikes so far that has kept interest income at a low level, increase rates by a half or three - quarters of a percentage point in one shot.