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TORONTO — Canada's biggest banks will hike their prime rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday, putting financial pressure on homeowners with variable rate mortgages.

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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.

Just like it did a year ago, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday sent its key short - term interest rate up by a quarter of a percentage point.

«Samsung's smartphone sales declined 8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 and its share dropped by 2.9 percentage points year on year.»

The latest ABS projections, based on Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) estimates, indicate that farm GDP fell by around 30 per cent over the year to the June quarter 2003, subtracting a little under 1 percentage point from GDP growth, which is a slightly smaller subtraction than previously expected.

Moreover, principals account for fully one quarter of a school's effect on student achievement and a highly effective principal can increase student achievement by as much as 20 percentage points.

TD Canada Trust and the Royal Bank of Canada both announced on Tuesday that they will increase certain fixed - term mortgage rates by up to one - quarter of a percentage point, effective Wednesday.

On a conventional mortgage backed by Fannie Mae, the rate on a condo will usually run about one - eighth to one - quarter of a percent (0.125 - 0.250 percentage points) higher than what you'd pay on a single family homOn a conventional mortgage backed by Fannie Mae, the rate on a condo will usually run about one - eighth to one - quarter of a percent (0.125 - 0.250 percentage points) higher than what you'd pay on a single family homon a condo will usually run about one - eighth to one - quarter of a percent (0.125 - 0.250 percentage points) higher than what you'd pay on a single family homon a single family home.

On the day of the interview with Thompson, buying a point on a fixed - rate loan lowered the rate by a quarter of a percentage poinOn the day of the interview with Thompson, buying a point on a fixed - rate loan lowered the rate by a quarter of a percentage poinon a fixed - rate loan lowered the rate by a quarter of a percentage point.

Perhaps the most significant influence on the stock market in January was a decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve to hike its federal funds rate on December 16 by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of.25 % to.50 %, the first hike in nearly a decade.

On Dec. 27, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that premium rates for mortgage insurance on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration would drop by a quarter of a percentage point, bringing them in line with what rates were before the housing crasOn Dec. 27, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that premium rates for mortgage insurance on loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration would drop by a quarter of a percentage point, bringing them in line with what rates were before the housing crason loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration would drop by a quarter of a percentage point, bringing them in line with what rates were before the housing crash.

Citi recently increased the APR on the ThankYou Preferred card by half a percentage point and then increased it again after the Federal Reserve hiked rates by a quarter of a percent.

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.