Sentences with phrase «expects market interest rates»

So if an investor expects market interest rates to go down, they want a long - duration bond portfolio because it will maximize the increase in price.

We expect market interest rates to rise though, especially short term rates.

Not exact matches

At the March 20 - 21 meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee voted to raise its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a range of 1.50 % to 1.75 %, as had been widely expected.

Markets do not expect a change in interest rates from the Federal Reserve at the conclusion of its meeting on Wednesday, though analysts will be watching for any change in language and indications that a June hike is likely.

For one thing, those 10 - year Canada bonds are yielding just 1.14 % and could lose value should interest rates rebound from their recent lows, as many market - watchers expect.

In a client note on Thursday titled «Yanking down the yields,» the interest - rates strategist projected that bond yields would be much lower than the markets expected because central banks including the Federal Reserve were reluctant to raise interest rates.

Elsewhere, the market is also expecting a possible interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve at its December meeting.

If the market sees the Fed behind the curve, interest rates could rise further and faster than expected.

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.

This morning, the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at record lows, as expected, but European markets could take another turn depending on what happens when European Central Bank president Mario Draghi takes questions later this morning.

But concerns the Fed may increase interest rates sooner than expected following last week's strong jobs report are starting to creep into the market.

Deutsche Bank economists predict the curve will invert in 2019 as the Fed keeps raising interest rates by a quarter percentage point every quarter, as markets expect.

FRANKFURT, Oct 4 - Key Euribor bank - to - bank lending rates hit fresh record lows on Thursday, as the markets were expecting the European Central Bank to provide hints whether it planned to cut interest rates further.

Markets also expect a U.S. interest rate hike in March.

Despite the strong labor market and calm economy, Leech does not expect the Fed to raise interest rates at its March meeting.

Markets expect the Fed to hike interest rates three times this year, and Powell's remarks seemed to indicate the central bank remains on a tightening path.

Yoon expects the BOK to raise interest rates in the second half of this year as the nation's financial markets will remain calm even if the Fed raises interest rates.

On Wall Street, stocks rose on Friday after job growth surged more - than - expected in June, reaffirming labor market strength that could keep the Federal Reserve on track for a third interest rate hike this year.

Further, we do not expect the bond market to sell off and interest rates to go shooting up when the Fed raises the interest rate from zero by an eighth or a quarter percent.

The central bank bombarded markets in the past week with the message that it could raise interest rates for the second time in nine years as early as June, if the economy continues to improve as expected.

Most market participants expect the Federal Reserve to start raising its key interest rate in the coming months.

The markets won't get off of «lower for longer,» meaning they expect lower interest rates forever.

Meanwhile, with a series of supportive economic factors at play «we expect the country's real estate market to continue the strong showing it posted in the second half of 2013,» Soper said, noting among other things favourable interest rates and an improving U.S. economy fuelling demand for Canadian exports.

The ECB's governing council is due to meet next on Dec. 3, two weeks before the Federal Open Market Committee Meeting where the Fed is expected to raise its official interest rates.

The more consequential reforms — such as introducing market - based interest rates, reducing excess capacity, subjecting state - owned enterprises to increased competition and financial discipline, enforcing strict environmental laws, and raising prices of natural resources — are expected to depress growth.

Powell is expected to follow Yellen's footsteps and raise interest rates in 2018 — watching market indicators all the while.

Powell is expected to gradually raise interest rates three to four times in 2018 — with the market watching closely over what he might do.

In both cases, the statements are intended to send a clear signal to financial - market participants that they should expect interest rates to remain low for quite a while — and this expectation is then supposed to drive a faster economic recovery.

As widely expected by the markets, the Fed raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Wednesday and upgraded its economic outlook, saying that economic activity and jobs gains had been strong in recent months.

The market expected that Britain would have to devalue its currency and no amount of interest rate hikes or currency purchasing would change that.

The market expected that Britain would have to devalue its currency and that no amount of interest rate hikes or currency purchasing would change that.

With the economy picking up steam, the Federal Reserve is widely expected to begin raising a key short - term interest rate when the Federal Open Market Committee concludes a two - day meeting on Dec. 14.

The wage pop [last Friday's 2.9 % growth in hourly wages] spooked the markets because investors, already skittish as valuations were a bit steep (though not as bad as people have been saying, given strong current and expected corporate earnings), envisioned this sequence: wage growth gooses price growth (i.e., inflation), which raises both market and Federal Reserve interest rates, which slows growth and shaves corporate profit margins.

While we're expecting a positive reaction from the financial markets to Emmanuel Macron's presidential victory, such a rally will likely be mitigated by the expectations of rising interest rates and a renewed focus on the challenges Macron will face.

Higher income consumers are also expected to rein in spending after seeing their stock portfolios oscillate, due to the turmoil in the global stock markets following the devaluation of the Chinese yuan and the Federal Reserve's decision to hold off raising interest rates.

As long as the market expects the Fed to cut, the pressure on the stock market will be mitigated by an outlook for some relief from present interest rate policy.

The US export sector is getting the benefit of a lower dollar; there's a significant fiscal package in the pipeline, which will add more than 1 per cent of GDP to private spending power; and sharp cuts have been made in US official interest rates, with financial markets expecting more to come.

The Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in a decade is expected as early as this fall, an action with far - reaching implications for every corner of the world economy — from your mortgage rate to emerging - market trade.

What we have really seen over the past several years, in terms of the appreciation of markets and the decline of interest rates based on what the Fed has been doing, is a result which has eliminated the possibility of investors in bonds and stocks to earn an adequate return relative to their expected liabilities.

Despite the mainland's capital controls, its bond market joined the global market ructions on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve surprised by saying it expected to hike interest rates three times next year, rather than the previously forecast two hikes.

This was the lesson taught by William Petty in the 17th century and used by economists ever since: The market price of land, a government bond or other security is calculated by dividing its expected income stream by the going rate of interest — that is, «capitalizing» its rent (or any other flow of income) into what a bank would lend.

The reality is that one doesn't need interest rates reasonably estimate 10 - year prospective market returns, just as one doesn't need interest rates to calculate that a $ 100 expected payment in 10 years, at a current price of $ 65, will result in an expected total return of 4.4 % over the coming decade.

The fifth, and most recent, factor is the US Federal Reserve's signals that it might end its policy of quantitative easing earlier than expected, and its hints of an eventual exit from zero interest rates, both of which have caused turbulence in emerging economies» financial markets.

World growth will remain low on average but negative in the UK and Europe; price inflation will remain sufficiently subdued for a while longer so as to impose no constraint on monetary expansion; central banks will sustain a regime of negative real interest rates and rapid monetary expansion; the risk of a eurozone collapse is off the table for now; finally, stock markets should continue to perform better than expected, even though the four - year old cyclical bull market is long by historical standards.

The model is both objective, using elements such as volatility of past operating revenues, financial strength, and company cash flows, and subjective, including expected equities market returns, future interest rates, implied industry outlook and forecasted company earnings.

The second phase occurred from around mid year, when it became widely expected by the market that the US economy was going to have a soft landing, and that no further increases in US interest rates were likely.

People are saying the markets are expensive right now but if interest rates stay low for the foreseeable future (10 - 15 years) there's still a reasonable expected return.

... The pricing of financial assets, and today's extraordinarily low interest rates indicate that a flight from the dollar is the last thing expected in financial markets.

So even given the level of interest rates, we expect a market loss of about -65 % to complete the current speculative market cycle.

The central bank made a concerted effort starting late last year to divorce its «forward guidance» on interest rates, what it tells markets about the expected future path of policy, from specific calendar dates.