Sentences with phrase «facing declining rates»

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«Twitter faces declining expectations and easing comps as it approaches 2016, which should be a perfect backdrop for a product - focused founder to look like a savior,» Stifel, which raised its rating on the stock, said in a note.

If interest rates decline, however, bond prices usually increase, which means an investor can sometimes sell a bond for more than face value, since other investors are willing to pay a premium for a bond with a higher interest payment.

In contrast, core inflation, which strips out the most volatile inflation components, is facing upward pressure because recent declines in the exchange rate are boosting the prices of imported goods.

The Bank of Canada's rate hike solidified the dollar's gains even in the face of declining oil prices.

Bonds face credit risk if a decline in an issuer's credit rating, or creditworthiness, causes a bond's price to decline.

With the province's economy growing but unemployment rates remaining unchanged, he faces the challenge of proving the government's job creation plan is working as the provincial economy recovers from the sharp decline of international oil prices.

In Inventing American Religion: Polls, Surveys, and the Tenuous Quest for a Nation's Faith, I deal extensively with the history of polling and the current difficulties polling firms face, including not only plummeting response rates but also the public's declining confidence in polling.

They have little prospect of seeing their graph lines go up radically in a time of decline in the rate of population growth and in the face of numbers of other contrary societal forces.

The poll decline for Schumer comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ratings have also dipped in polls this month, which the governor's office has insisted is tied to the national mood facing Democrats and a reflection of the shutdown politics in Washington, not to the trial of Cuomo's former aide, Joe Percoco.

I haven't researched this at all but it seems plausible that radically increasing skilled immigration could potentially make up for the low birth rate and contribute to holding off the stagnation and decline Japan faces if present trends continue unabated.

«The risk is quite high that you're facing because you are dealing with depositors» funds but you don't know who they (borrowers) are, and you don't know where they live, so we (government) basically said you need to at least put these fundamentals in place before you can really expect a sustainable decline in interest rates that can be driven by proper risk assessment through credit rating agencies and so on.

The report, released last week, talks about the problem that school districts all over the Hudson Valley are facing of declining enrollment rates.

We now face a situation where the Labour run Assembly, which has overseen a continuous decline in public services since establishment, will now have the power to set income tax rates without any demonstration that they are fiscally competent.

Daniel Jolley said: «This research is timely in the face of declining vaccination rates and recent outbreaks of vaccinated - against diseases in the UK, such as measles.

Researchers under the gun to win a federal grant and facing declining success rates may be tempted to crank out another application.

Australia has one of the highest rates of animal species that face extinction, decline or negative impacts from human behavior in the world.

Asthma visits in primary care settings, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations were all stable from 2001 to 2009, and asthma death rates per 1,000 persons with asthma declined from 2001 to 2009.158 To the extent that increased pollen exposures occur, patients and their physicians will face increased challenges in maintaining adequate asthma control.

In addition, the district is facing a budget deficit, pension reform, and declining graduation rates.

One of the most serious problems facing education today, Jocz said, is the massive decline in enrollment in teacher credential programs and poor retention rates across the nation.

Black adults still face a 7 percent unemployment rate, while the rate for white adults has declined to 3.4 percent.9 As a result, racial wealth inequality is at its highest point in nearly 30 years.10

The highest rated schools - in the «outstanding» category - will no longer face routine inspections, and will only be visited if results decline or parental concerns prompt an inspection.

Realtors point to low mortgage rates as the main reason why prices have held up in the face of declining overall housing activity.

A low credit score will mean that you will face higher interest rates, or be declined credit altogether.

Many observers foresee further declines in sales, yet it's unlikely that they will be drastic even as homebuyers are faced with stricter mortgage rules and higher rates.

In low interest - rate environments, investors face risk to principal as rates gradually rise and principal declines.

Bonds face credit risk if a decline in an issuer's credit rating or creditworthiness causes a bond's price to decline.

In contrast, core inflation, which strips out the most volatile inflation components, is facing upward pressure because recent declines in the exchange rate are boosting the prices of imported goods.

Financial economists such as World Pensions Council (WPC) researchers have argued that durably low interest rates in most G20 countries will have an adverse impact on the funding positions of pension funds as «without returns that outstrip inflation, pension investors face the real value of their savings declining rather than ratcheting up over the next few years» [19]

The crisis that mankind faces today, as actuarial financial researchers are quick to note, is a declining birth rate, and the average age of a European, Japanese, or American is getting older each year.

The earth is facing multiple whammies, with land productivity declining at an alarming rate.

When faced with flat or declining revenues, the sustainable way to maintain or grow profits and to defend against predatory competitors is to reduce costs at a faster rate.

Today 88 % of face - to - face transactions in Canada are Chip & PIN or contactless, and thanks to the layers of security built into the MasterCard network, Chip & PIN and contactless are safe and fraud rates for Canadian face - to - face transactions have sharply declined.

The policy can be declined or rated (increasing the premium amount to compensate for the higher risk), and the amount of the premium will be proportional to the face value of the policy.

Stocks would be expected to decline in the face of a potential rate hike because it would make saving money more attractive.

It is also an important structural protection in the Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities (CMBS) market — without it, some firms may decline to rate or cap their ratings on such transactions, causing CMBS borrowers to face the threat of default or bond downgrades.

Despite the large declines in housing prices in recent years, property tax collections never fell significantly, leaving home owners facing higher than historical effective property tax rates.

And while the Midwest continues to face declines, it has achieved a reduction in its REO saturation rate over the last several years, from a high of 45 % in 2009, down to 37 % in May.

And while the Midwest continues to face declines, it has achieved a reduction in its REO saturation rate over the last several years, from a high of 45 percent in 2009, down to 37 percent in May.