Sentences with phrase «economy ratings rise»

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«People who live at least another few decades will likely be affected by diminished funding of Social Security, and also the economic impacts that impact the broader economy, including rising interest rates and inflation,» Hamrick said.

He said the concern for highly indebted households will become larger as rates rise, but said higher rates will also reflect an economy on solid ground.

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, May 1 - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Tuesday that the view of the Canadian economy is quite good despite record levels of household debt, and he was confident the central bank can manage the risk of that debt even as interest rates rise.

DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach speaks to CNBC's Scott Wapner on the sidelines of the Sohn Conference about his best new investment ideas, his outlook for markets and the economy, as well as the rising interest rate environment.

Emerging economies are set to slow this year as the U.S. Federal Reserve begins raising interest rates and there's a rising protectionist rhetoric in advanced economies, the International Monetary Fund warned on Monday.

Morneau said Friday it continues to be important that Ottawa considers how the economy changes amid rising interest rates.

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.

There were signs that the underlying strength of the U.S. consumer - led economy would continue even after a rate rise.

This group of occupations has an unemployment rate of just over 1 per cent and wages that are «rising by an average annual rate of 3.9 per cent — more than double the rate seen in the economy as a whole.»

But the economic outlook is clouded by rising trade tensions, as well as late - cycle increases in interest rates in the United States and the other major economies.

«This is the third interest rate rise in six months and the economy isn't getting a chance to cool down.

«Markets are able to cope with a small rise in inflation, while any softness would be reinforce expectations that the economy has slowed,» said Peter Chatwell, head of rates at Mizuho in London.

Conventional wisdom would say that the dollar should rise in value if interest rates rise because higher rates suggest higher returns as well as reflect better prospects for the US economy.

The hope, of course, is that by raising short rates the Fed will be front running a stronger economy and rising long rates.

The Fed expects to keep raising interest rates to keep inflation under control, and investors appeared to get more concerned about the possibility that rising rates will slow the economy down.

When the economy is close to full capacity, the bank hikes its rate to keep inflation from rising above its two per cent ideal target.

The country's real effective exchange rate rose considerably, even as the the economy slowed to annual growth rates of 7 % from the double - digit pace to which the world was accustomed:

And mortgage rates were tied to long - term interest rates, which tend to rise when the economy improves, not necessarily when the Fed increases interest rates.

Treasury yields rise on Tuesday as traders position themselves ahead of the conclusion of a two - day Federal Reserve meeting commencing Tuesday, that is expected to reveal an upbeat outlook for the economy and culminate in the sixth interest - rate increase since December 2015.

They likely worried that rates would rise even more, and jeopardize the economy, if they reduced the bond - buying.

We believe that the downside risk is that the economy enters a period of «overheating» characterized by rising inflation and higher interest rates.

In its statement, the Fed said the rise in mortgage and some other loan rates in recent months «could slow the pace of improvement in the economy and labour market» if they're sustained.

In the middle, US Economics of slowly improving US economy, low interest rates, low and gradually rising inflation, recovering job picture, front - loaded fiscal policy are all collectively in a tug of war with gradually tightening monetary policy and trade war scare.

However following the latest meeting, when the Fed decided to hold rates on rising concerns about the global economy, analysts increasingly expect the central bank to delay a hike until next year.

This is because higher inflows will cause adjustments in the economy — potentially including lower credit card rates, a stronger dollar, weaker lending standards, higher unemployment and surging asset markets» - Could you please provide us the explanation of a rising unemployment in the US in the case of a stronger US$?

It's also possible that rates rise because the economy is recovering.

If the economy continues to heat up and inflation rises, that might spur the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates faster than expected.

Sad news today reported on the Times website, Yellen pronounces economy strong enough for interest rates to rise, though the article speculates not until after the election.

Bond prices have fallen, and their yields have risen, amid speculation that rates and inflation will climb as the economy shows added growth.

«If the rise in interest rates is moderate and comes as a result of improvement in the overall economy, that need not preclude stocks from performing well.»

They include upwards revisions in economic forecasts, expectation of monetary tightening, rising real and nominal long - term interest rates, fiscal stimulus on a huge scale in a full employment economy, rising protectionism that should choke off import flows, and tax reform directed at reducing capital outflows and increasing capital inflows.

These conditions plus a weak global economy, all argue forcefully against any inflation threat or rate rise.

For example, as the potential growth rate of an economy rises, it may experience more growth with temporarily lower inflation.

Gold fell as the dollar rose amid increasing speculation the U.S. economy will improve and interest rates will increase.

The ratings agency Moody's maintained the US's top - notch «Aaa» credit rating Thursday, saying, «The diversity, dynamism, and competitiveness of the US economy, along with the US dollar's status as the preeminent international reserve currency and very large size and depth of the US Treasury market, offset rising fiscal pressures stemming from aging - related entitlement spending, higher debt - service payments, and recent policy actions that will likely reduce future revenues and increase expenditures.»

But a prolonged continuation of the exchange rate arrangements that have given rise to the large increase in foreign official investments in U.S. financial assets is unlikely to be consistent with the domestic requirements of those economies, and for this reason many are already in the process of change.

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Here at home, our economy is relatively strong and interest rates are expected to rise later this year.

Yes, of course it can, if the household savings rate declines, but as China's economy slows and as concerns about debt rise, it seems to me a tad optimistic to assume that the household savings rate will decline sharply.

Assuming rates are rising because the economy is strengthening and the rise is modest, higher rates should not signal the end of the bull market.

When inflation is thought to be on the rise, the Fed begins to raise rates to slow the economy.

However, it's worth noting that, as the economy improves and markets become more confident, student loan interest rates are likely to rise.

Typically in rising rate environment, stocks have historically outperformed traditional bonds.1 The Fed will generally raise interest rates to cool a growing economy and stocks usually continue to appreciate during this time.

Could the economy have successfully negotiated the period of robust growth, and rising inflation, in the first half of 2000, in the face of strong downward pressure on the exchange rate, with interest rates maintained at 4 3/4 per cent?

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One can see why the financial sector is keen for rate rises as they have mined the economy with exploding rate loans and need the consumer to get caught in the minefield.

You think that a good economy would generate more tax dollar revenue, and rising interest rates are a reflection of a stronger economy.

However, by September 2013, the IMF had done a 360 - degree turn and had the U.S leading a global recovery (albeit not very strongly) and the emerging market economies struggling with rising interest rates, capital flight and falling exchange rates, resulting from the possibility of a tapering of Federal Reserve Board monetary stimulus.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate, citing an improving economy, low unemployment and rising wages.

Stock rose and the dollar fell on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016, after a key report showed the U.S. economy added slightly fewer jobs than expected in August, making it potentially less likely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates already this month.