Also, if it were me, I'd wait for interest rates to increase a bit before I deposited the money, as the future income stream is driven
by the interest rates in affect at the time of the contract.
Will we be surprised again
by interest rates in 2015?
Not exact matches
TrueEx, which was founded
by famed trader Sahil Hirani
in 2010, already facilitates trading for
interest rates swaps.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected
in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered
in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases
in the build
rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build
rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest
in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions
in the industries and markets
in which we operate
in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations
in foreign currency exchange
rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain
in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment
by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders
by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount
rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both
in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes
in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction
in our credit
ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending
by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of
interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher
interest payments should
interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any
interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco
in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations
in foreign current exchange
rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
The latest change
in tone may also reflect an additional concern - that low
interest rates are fostering financial instability
by promoting bubbles
in asset prices and stimulating excessive credit creation.
Those federal rules, which double down on restrictions adopted
in 2014 and stern warnings to lenders issued
by OSFI earlier this summer, require banks to qualify borrowers at higher
interest rates, impose additional limits on mortgages for buyers with small down payments, and compel financial institutions to share the risk
by taking out insurance policies on low - ratio mortgages.
Case
in point: In mid-September, three weeks before Morneau tabled his rules, credit reporting agency TransUnion estimated that hundreds of thousands of Canadians carrying variable rate subprime mortgages could be significantly impacted by interest rate increases of even 25 basis point
in point:
In mid-September, three weeks before Morneau tabled his rules, credit reporting agency TransUnion estimated that hundreds of thousands of Canadians carrying variable rate subprime mortgages could be significantly impacted by interest rate increases of even 25 basis point
In mid-September, three weeks before Morneau tabled his rules, credit reporting agency TransUnion estimated that hundreds of thousands of Canadians carrying variable
rate subprime mortgages could be significantly impacted
by interest rate increases of even 25 basis points.
In isolation, the inflation data imply that the Bank of Canada made a mistake
by raising
interest rates.
The bond purchases, the third round of quantitative easing embarked upon
by the Fed
in the wake of the 2008 financial collapse and subsequent recession, have kept
interest rates and bond yields low.
The crash
in 1989 was also precipitated
by the Bank of Canada's decision to rapidly raise
interest rates.
The first major correction, however, will likely happen
in a housing market fuelled
by low
interest rates.
As much as Australia might benefit from a cut
in official
interest rates, it would definitely benefit from encouraging a new industry, such as the nuclear - fuel processing facility being championed
by the South Australian government, and supported
by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
Poloz indicated
in his statement that the prospect of a big spending push
by the federal government caused the committee to move away from its intention to cut
interest rates.
«A lot of new jobs are generated
by small and midsize businesses, and if the
interest rate increases dramatically, it could slow investment to this sector,» Cooley says, adding that the increase
in interest rates is also likely to further strengthen the dollar.
By keeping interest rates artificially low, through a program called quantitative easing, the central bank tried to mitigate the negative effects of the recession by promoting investment in other asset classe
By keeping
interest rates artificially low, through a program called quantitative easing, the central bank tried to mitigate the negative effects of the recession
by promoting investment in other asset classe
by promoting investment
in other asset classes.
Lane added some texture to the central bank's decision to increase
interest rates, saying policy makers were encouraged
by «widespread strength»
in exports and business investment.
In a year marked by a significant milestone for rising interest rates (the 10 - year Treasury note yield topping 3 percent), an unusual winner has begun to emerge in the stock market: utility stock
In a year marked
by a significant milestone for rising
interest rates (the 10 - year Treasury note yield topping 3 percent), an unusual winner has begun to emerge
in the stock market: utility stock
in the stock market: utility stocks.
As Poloz indicated
in Toronto, if something went terribly wrong tomorrow, he could cut the benchmark
interest rate by a full percentage point before trying something else, such as creating money to purchase bonds.
What is
interesting about the Canadian numbers is that the participation
rate began to drift lower
in the late 1970s, starting at around 30 % and sliding to around 22 %
by early 1997.
Last year, Poloz was guided
by the numbers
in front of him, not theoretical concerns about the potential damage of lower
interest rates.
Specifically, there are concerns about what might happen should the tide turn
in the bond markets when 30 years of falling
interest rates reverses at a time when the Federal Reserve is preparing to tighten monetary policy
by forcing
rates higher.
A cyclical downturn, a sharp decline
in stock prices, or an unexpectedly steep increase
in real
interest rates dictated
by skeptical overseas investors might be the catalyst that prompts legislators to get serious.
In Japan, the Central Bank said Thursday morning it was keeping its
rates unchanged and the People's Bank of China raised its short - term
interest rate by 10 basis points on both medium - term lending facility loans and its open market operation reverse repurchase agreements.
Record - low
interest rates, as set
by the Fed
in recent years, have squeezed bank margins.
The SNB also cut
interest rates deeper into negative territory,
by 50 basis points to negative 0.75 percent,
in an effort to help cushion the blow.
Global stocks have pushed to new highs, outdoing previous records set
in 2015, driven
by strong economic data
in the U.S. and comments
by the Federal Reserve on the future path of
interest rates.
Some
in the Canadian banking establishment regarded its generous
interest rates on deposits — they began at 4 %, at least double that offered
by Canada's dominant Big Six banks — as risible folly.
Zhou responded
by cutting
interest rates and easing restrictions on bank lending, his latest attempt to restore confidence
in the world's second - largest economy.
«A sustained 100 - basis - point increase
in all
interest rates» reduces the budgetary balance
by $ 0.5 billion.
Even though our activities are likely to result
in a lower national debt over the long term, I sometimes hear the complaint that the Federal Reserve is enabling bad fiscal policy
by keeping
interest rates very low and thereby making it cheaper for the federal government to borrow.
It achieves that
by raising or lowering its policy
interest rate, which influences other
interest rates such as what you'll pay on your mortgage or auto loan, and the return you'll get on the balance
in your savings account.
But when
rates are already rock - bottom, as they are
in much of the world right now, central banks can still influence
interest rates by manipulating the money supply.
And it also means that bond market traders believe we're likely to see at least a quarter point hike
in interest rates by the middle of next year.
«Boeing's book of business wasn't hurt
by a little wage inflation or modestly rising
interest rates or margin calls
in the financial markets.»
«There is an immediate expectation that as
interest rates go up, investors can find greater return on capital
by investing it
in lower - risk portfolios.»
The overall effect of higher
interest rates in the simulation is to boost the level of productivity
by around 1 or 2 % relative to the baseline.
I think that we face a structural problem
in monetary policy and that is when recession comes we lower
interest rates by... three percentage points.
Stocks were pressured
by a fast rise
in interest rates last week.
Compared to the average discounted
rate on five - year mortgages over the past five years, which according to ratehub.ca is about 4.25 %, Shearer will have saved about $ 18,000
in interest and owe $ 6,000 less
by the time his mortgage expires.
«Capping credit card
interest rates at arbitrary levels would harm the very people that it is meant to help
by reducing choice
in the marketplace and
by rationing credit,» Campbell the crowd.
But the downturn
in the 1980s was caused
by the sudden and massive increase
in interest rates by the Paul Volcker - led Federal Reserve, not a meltdown of the global financial system.
He has implemented a massive stimulus policy
by cutting the central bank's benchmark
interest rate to negative, keeping the 10 - year Japanese government bond yield near 0 percent
in an effort to control the yield curve and stepping up the Bank of Japan's asset purchases.
Protect yourself from a market pullback — and rising
interest rates —
by investing
in short duration bonds.
This is particularly significant
in the context of the labor market, considering that inflation — and,
by extension, wage inflation — is arguably the most important input for the Federal Reserve as it decides how quickly to raise
interest rates.
The agency commissioned a survey that found 720,000 families would struggle to make payments on their home - equity loans if
interest rates rose
by a mere 0.25 percent, and almost one million would be
in trouble if borrowing costs rose a full percentage point.
The Bank of England Thursday raised U.K.
interest rates for the first time since 2007,
in an effort to support the pound and head off inflationary pressures caused
by a slump since the U.K. voted to leave the EU 16 months ago.
Over the past few years, public pensions including California Public Employee's Retirement System (CalPERs) and California State Teacher's Retirement System (Calstrs)-- the largest
in the country
by assets — have posting mediocre returns due to low
interest rates and growing retirement obligations.
And if
interest rates go up, the government would have to pay much more to finance the more than $ 14 trillion
in Treasury debt held
by investors.
Given that most people now expect the Fed to raise [
interest]
rates in December, it's likely that this stock will get there on any positive commentary
by CEO Jamie Dimon,» he said.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions
in the industries and markets
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate
in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations
in commodity prices,
interest rates and foreign currency exchange
rates, levels of end market demand
in construction and
in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges
in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred
by United Technologies
in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including
in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including
in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption
in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes
in political conditions
in the U.S. and other countries
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes
in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange
rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes
in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations
in the U.S. and other countries
in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result
in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including
in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted
in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is
in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued
in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered
by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.