Sentences with phrase «far higher debt»

Many law students today are taking on far higher debt loads than they have the experience to manage.

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According to the Institute of International Finance (IIF), global debt levels rose by a further $ 21 trillion last year (US dollars), leaving total outstanding debt at $ US237 trillion, the highest level on record.

The bonds of iHeartMedia have long been in the basket of «distressed debt,» meaning their prices have fallen so far to where their yields are at least 10 percentage points higher than equivalent Treasury yields.

And as organizations such as the IMF and the OECD have constantly warned, high household debt renders the country far more vulnerable to economic shocks.

In its last assessment, S&P said that Portugal's outlook was stable, «balancing our expectation of further budgetary consolidation and likely receding banking sector risks over the next two years against the risks of a weakening external growth environment and vulnerabilities related to high private - and public - sector debt.»

Although mathematically it makes the most sense to pay back the debts with the highest interest rates first, for Sall, starting with the smallest ones — regardless of interest rate — was far more motivating.

The debt crisis will change the focus to the probable solution: A future of far higher taxes and a government on autopilot to absorb more and more of the private sector.

who have thus far shown a willingness to buy more despite Japan's relatively high debt - to - GDP ratio.

ACCRA, April 30 - The International Monetary Funds board on Monday approved the next disbursement of about $ 191 million under Ghanas aid program, while urging the West African country to take further steps to address its high debt.

We used this cash to further reduce net debt and increase returns to shareholders through higher dividends,» Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie said in a statement.

It's a (mostly) short term, higher risk, higher reward place to invest cash that has a low correlation with the stock market, but is far more passive than buying and managing properties, has more opportunity for diversification than private placements (minimums of 5 - 10K, rather than 100K), and most of the equity offerings (and all of the debt offerings) provide monthly or quarterly incomes.

Of course, countries with high and increasing debt, and elevated sovereign spreads need to pursue further fiscal consolidation.

Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations.

Perhaps the most controversial initiative so far is a supreme court blacklist of 170,000 defaulters who are barred from buying high - speed train or airplane tickets or staying at luxury hotels as a means to pressure them to repay their debt.

The one and only reason it dragged out was due to the hawks foolishly blocking further needed public stimulus (public stimulus, which has been absolutely proven to work when applied during a deflationary recession and when private debt is too high already, which was the case when the little and only stimulus was applied).

With today's high debt loads, there is little budget to spare for far fetched technology, whether people realize it or not.

There has been some progress in strengthening household balance sheets in Korea, but debt - stress indicators are still high and this process seems likely to have further to run.

With the Spanish banking sector's bad - debt ratio hitting a record 6.5 % in May, a 16 - year high, stress test results brought few surprises and highlighted the need for further sector consolidation.

Just like an individual whose debt far outweighs his or her assets, a company with a high debt - to - equity ratio is in a precarious state.

Through higher savings, U.S. households have materially paid down debt relative to their disposable incomes over the past decade, and this creates further opportunity for growth in consumer spending.

This equity may be borrowed against down the road to make home improvements and further increase the property's value, or to consolidate higher interest rate revolving or term debt and save money each month.

The fraud issue lies as far outside the scope of the financial committee meetings as does the question of how the economy should cope with its unpayably high mortgage, state and local debts in the face of its inadequately funded pension obligations.

«H.R. 3299 would go much further to allow other third - parties, including payday lenders, to evade or outright disregard state - level laws, and collect debt from borrowers at unreasonably high rates of interest if they purchase loans from a national bank,» said Ms. Waters.

Further, servicing costs of those households with debt are considerably higher than indicated by the average experience across the household sector, and have risen a good deal over the past ten years.

January 18 — Manchester United has by far the highest net debt among European football clubs, according to the latest UEFA Club Licensing Benchmarking Report, published this week.

«The data so far this year raise a concern that, rather than reducing the public debt, the deficit reduction plans could be having the opposite effect because higher tax rates and austerity measures are causing economic growth to be weaker than expected.»

Equally remarkably, when Harold Macmillan as new prime minister in July 1957 told the British people that they had «never had it so good», the size of the government debt at that time was 120 % of GDP, far far higher than the debt ratio of about 70 % in 2010 when Gordon Brown was accused of mortgaging Britain's future by profligacy.

In a survey by the association, districts reported median lunch debt of a few thousand dollars — but some were far higher, as much as $ 4.7 million.

... Many financial planners, educators, banks and credit unions are working hard these days to make certain that busy high school and college students and young adults possess the financial knowledge to make good decisions about such matters as how far to go into debt, whether to sign up for a credit card, how to establish a good credit rating or how much college loan debt they should incur.

In addition, because none of these alternatives would accumulate further debts, all teachers would see higher take - home pay.

Higher education funding remained 20 % below 2008 levels in 2015 when adjusted for inflation, driving up tuition by 40 % — putting college further out of reach and saddling students with more debt.

Most people think when they've gotten too far in debt, they must be paying a high - interest penalty and that probably is the case.

Though, as said before, the main purpose of these loans is to help those who need to reduce their debt in order to avoid further worsening of their current financial situation, they are also used for attending to urgent needs that can not be postponed specially when related to certain accidents or illnesses that imply high medical bills that otherwise couldn't be covered.

Most recently, the FCA is introducing payday loans price cap regulations which are due to take effect as of January 2015 The introduction of price cap will protect consumers from accumulating increased debt from further high annual percentage rates and fees.

Why heâ $ ™ s NOT like Buffett: Watsa is comfortable with far more debt and much higher risk levels than Buffett has been.

Combine this with rising interest rates, high margin debt, age of this bull market and lack of fear a potential bear market might not be that far off.

Even the lowest personal loan interest rates can be high, and may send you further into debt if your balance is hard to manage.

Taking funds from such a loan and using it pay off a number of debts, probably many of them at interest rates far higher than the loan itself, just makes sense.

You may be able to find some private lenders who will extend such loans but they are usually accompanied by high interest rates, tough repayment conditions, and offer the risk of pulling you further into debt.

In addition to avoiding some probate fees, if your child is in a lower tax bracket or has high interest debt they can pay off, the dollars will go further in your child's hands than they will sitting in your investment account.

Improving Credit Score: By paying off pending high interest, debts will save your credit score from further damage.

The overall debt as a % of GDP is far higher in the US.

In doing so, the Fed pushed debt levels relative to GDP far higher than they were during the Great Depression.

By 2007, the situation is too far gone, as the Fed tightens, it reveals systemic weaknesses as debt is too high relative to GDP, and we find ourselves in a structural depression, as opposed to a cyclical recession.

It's an apt description for the rising debt - to - income levels currently seen in Canada and a new survey by Manulife Bank highlights there's a high price to our debt dependency — a cost that goes far beyond the low interest rates you see posted online.

For those with high debt - to - income ratios, landing a home loan may be challenging, but it's far from impossible.

The failure rate is high and debt settlement is devastating to your credit, especially if you've kept up with payments so far.

Credit card debt is by far the worst, high interest rates, plus no deductions.

With the cost of higher education skyrocketing, student loans are putting Americans farther and farther into debt.

Once you chip away at the high interest debt, it makes sense to back it down to 80/20 or even further.