Sentences with phrase «by lower rates of»

Clinical impact is evidenced by lower rates of obesity (BMI ≥ 95th percentile) among intervention girls and boys relative to controls (Study 2: 24 % vs 54 %, P =.002).

Graduation Rate Impact — A study of 276 Virginia high schools found that a school climate characterized by lower rates of bullying and teasing was predictive of higher graduation rates four years later (Cornell, Gregory, Huang, & Fan, 2013).

This growth has been accompanied by lower rates of unemployment.

Graduation Rate Impact — A study of 276 Virginia high schools found that a school climate characterized by lower rates of bullying and teasing was predictive of higher graduation rates four years later (Cornell, Gregory, Huang, & Fan, 2013).

While Seculars constitute a partial replacement for the departed Evangelicals in the Democratic coalition, their impact has been lessened by their low rates of turnout.

Advocates argue the bill saves money in the long run, by lowering the rate of evictions and homelessness.

Luznik says he was encouraged by the low rate of chronic GVHD seen with the regimen, noting that the percentages of acute GVHD cases are similar to those seen with the standard six - month regimen of immunosuppressive drugs.

A higher rate of lung cancer among men who had had vasectomies more than 20 years earlier was offset by a lower rate of cardiovascular disease.

The G3A3's heavy recoil and heavy round are offset by a low rate of fire and a small magazine.

Not exact matches

Buoyed by uncommonly low interest rates, the industry has boasted of double - digit returns; the past few years, at least anecdotally, have been especially rich.

By contrast, while the cost of older, branded pharmaceuticals continue to rise and contribute to increased spending, when discounting is considered, prices of these drugs increased, on average, 2.8 % in 2015, the lowest growth rate in years.

Paired with some of the lowest interest rates on record, one might have thought these firms would have rewarded Ottawa's kindness by leading an economic turnaround.

Costs back then were still low by today's standards, but the integrated mining operations were seeing operating costs of $ 12 - 18 / bbl and new projects needed $ U.S. oil prices of $ 20 - $ 30 to generate reasonable rates of return.

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.

A common retort by the industry is that rates of the health outcome studied - whether it's asthma or preterm birth - are lower in fracking areas than in areas without fracking, or that the rate of the outcome is decreasing over time.

The summer started with a reasonable (if clumsy) attempt by the government to stop incorporated individuals from taking advantage of the lower small - business tax rate, and ended with people such as Arlene Dickinson, the investor and Dragon's Den star, talking about an assault on entrepreneurship.

The decrease in income tax expense was primarily driven by the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate, partially offset by the inclusion in the prior year quarter of a $ 15 million benefit from the resolution of prior year tax matters.

And that may be the crux: a decade of low interest rates has fuelled habitual credit reliance by consumers.

Perth continues to take out the title of Australia's most affordable capital city when it comes to buying houses and apartments, driven by lower property prices and low interest rates, a report released today has found.

As for «peak earnings,» Michael Wilson, chief U.S. equity strategist and CIO of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, said in a note to clients on Sunday that» [W] e think the market is digesting the fact that the tax cut last year has created a lower quality increase in US earnings growth that almost guarantees a peak rate of change by 3Q.»

The increase in income tax expense was primarily driven by the inclusion in the prior year quarter of a $ 17 million benefit from the resolution of prior year tax matters and the increase in segment income before income taxes, mostly offset by the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate.

Naturally, his forecasts were derailed by a combination of a deluge in mortgage costs from the disastrous acquisition of Countrywide Financial, and years of extremely low rates that shrank the margins the bank earns on its giant loan portfolios.

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 classeBy 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 classeby promoting investment in other asset classes.

The move to preemptively brand «property scalpers» a problem, however, smacks of an effort to create a villain that the government can then vanquish — a useful tactic for a government headed by a leader with a record - low approval rating facing an election next year.

The introverted students gave lower ratings to their extroverted peers compared to their introverted ones, whereas the ratings by extroverted students didn't vary based on the personality of the person they were evaluating.

The bank cited the prospect of slower economic growth in Canada brought about by lower oil prices as one reason for moderating the rate.

The increase in income tax expense was primarily driven by the increase in segment income before income taxes and the inclusion in the prior year quarter of a $ 7 million benefit from the resolution of prior year tax matters, partially offset by the lower U.S. corporate income tax rate.

In Buffalo, New York, they found that cleaning the air to the level of the cleanest area would lower the average bronchitis death rate by 50 percent.

Last year, Poloz was guided by the numbers in front of him, not theoretical concerns about the potential damage of lower interest rates.

Fortune ran numbers to calculate how much extra revenue the U.S. would need to raise, over the next decade, if it lowered the rate of growth in Social Security by one percentage point, reduced increases in Medicare, Medicaid, and other health care spending by a proportional amount, and held discretionary spending below growth in GDP (albeit from the higher base established by the new laws).

Over-valuation doesn't look so severe by this measure because a big component of mortgage payments — interest rates — is very low and incomes have continued to rise over the years.

The outlook for the U.K. economy looks stable but the level of growth is low relative to both its historic performance and the rates of growth being achieved by the country's international peers, according to a spring forecast.

but the level of growth is low relative to both its historic performance and the rates of growth being achieved by

The benchmark interest rate would be 2.5 % now instead of 0.5 %, and household debt would be lower by an amount equal to 5 % of GDP, according to Poloz's calculations.

Still, the Fed chairman reiterated his argument that lower rates boost growth by helping increase prices of stocks, homes and other assets.

This comes after years of record low rates across the globe due to aggressive monetary policy by central banks.

It's a marketplace handcuffed by certificate - of - need laws that limit the number of MRI centers and hospital beds in communities, granting providers regional monopolies, and preventing insurers from clinching discounts by offering to send patients to the providers willing to lower their rates in exchange for more business.

«While stability is welcome, especially in the uncertain world we find ourselves in, it is nevertheless the case that the projected level of U.K. growth is low relative to both the U.K.'s historic performance and the rates of growth being achieved by the country's international peers,» EY's Chief Economist Mark Gregory said in the report.

The committee lowered its median estimate for the unemployment rate, expecting it to hit 3.9 percent by the end of 2018, compared with a September projection of 4.1 percent.

Much the year - end maneuvering noted by the Rockefeller Institute involved the country's millionaires and billionaires rearranging their finances to maximize the portion of their income that would be taxed in 2012, at lower rates, rather than in 2013, at potentially higher rates.

But by talking instead of acting, he also runs the risk becoming another Alan Greenspan, the once infallible guru who infamously stuck to low interest rates and ignored the massive debt and housing bubble he helped create until it was too late.

For all the talk of abnormal times and changes in underlying economic fundamentals, the Fed is pinning its hopes on a very conventional premise — that the U.S. consumer will keep spending at recent strong rates, encouraged by low unemployment and the apparent beginnings of higher wages.

Australian shares were down 0.6 % after the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy board decided to cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to an all - time low of 1.50 %, as expected.

By contrast, you'd pay the lower capital gains rate of about 15 percent to 20 percent on transactions for Bitcoin held as an investment, for example if you obtained it on an exchange.

By taking your student loan debt and combining it with your other outstanding consumer debt — cedit cards, mortgages, lines of credit and loans — you have the ability to negotiate or take advantage of a lower interest rate, all while streamlining your payments to one lender and one payment per month.

As Congress waits for the blueprint being devised by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, it's important to assess whether, given today's forbidding budget math, a future of lower rates is really fantasy.

In management occupations it's 2 %, and within that category, unemployment in «business and financial occupations» as measured by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is a near - invisible 1.7 %, equaling the lowest unemployment rate among all job classifications economywide.

The dollar weakened by 8.5 percent in 2017, creating a tailwind for the technology sector and certain multinational companies that should benefit from lower tax rates on the repatriation of foreign profits.

The most important policy action for mitigating the damage of a recession is for the central bank to keep interest rates low, according to the respondents, followed by increasing spending on transportation and other infrastructure projects.

A slow uptick in rates, driven by Federal Reserve policy, could pull the punch bowl a bit farther away, and it would trim the lower reaches of the lending spectrum, helpfully constraining subprime loans.