Sentences with phrase «fears over interest rate»
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On edge over rates and jobs Today's decision by the Reserve Bank on interest rates has become an extremely close call amid fears Australia's unemployment rate may have already reached 5.5 per cent.
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It started with fears of rising interest rates, then moved to jitters over a trade war.
And the dollar is also up against currencies from South Africa (another commodity proxy) to Indonesia (which cut interest rates earlier and suffered a terror attack), Turkey (more terror attacks and political instability) and the U.K. (fears over it exiting the European Union).
The interest rate on the U.S. government's 10 - year Treasury fell below 2 percent on Tuesday morning for the first time since mid-October, as fears over global growth led a flight to safety.
The Fed previously had signaled it plans to raise interest rates two more times this year, but some observers have expressed concerns that the tightening monetary policy would accelerate over fears of inflation.
Since the last round of official interest rate increases around the world over May and June, market interest rates in many countries have fallen as earlier inflationary fears have subsided.
Investors sought shelter in bonds over stocks in April on the heels of equity volatility and interest - rate fears.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, I had a conversation with a good friend who was stunned at how many condominium projects are still being approved and built in Toronto, despite impending interest rate hikes (and subsequent fears of a housing market crash).
The Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to delay raising interest rates in the wake of fears over the health of China's economy highlights the conundrum facing central bankers, so when will interest rates rise and will I be dead before rates match GDP growth rates («neutralise») again?
Interest rates are low right now, but could move upward over the next few years as the economy recovers or in response to inflation fears.
Mild movements in interest rates will often have a minimal effect on the price of bonds whereas abrupt swings in interest rates, market sentiment or investor fears, as we've observed in markets recently, can change the valuations of bonds dramatically over a short period of time.
The persistent fear over rising rates drives demand for investments that protect from interest rate risk.
«This should quell the fears of those who voiced concerns over the effects of rising interest rates on housing.»
Take a cup of investor conservatism, stir in three tablespoons of inflation fear and a teaspoon of lost tax benefits, add a pinch of higher interest rates, then bake over a year - and - a-half decline in the market.
According to a post on crowdsourced financial site Seeking Alpha, Real estate investment trusts (REITs) rallied by over 2 percent following the announcement, confirming that REIT investors should not overly fear potential interest rate increases.