Sentences with phrase «for fed rate»

The potential for a Fed rate hike this summer and stronger - than - anticipated economic reports released last week caused mortgage rates to end the week higher.

Employment data was extremely favorable for April, paving the way for another Fed rate hike in June.

And as you can see in the chart above, the Greenback started the week running, thanks to start - of - the - month positioning amid higher odds for a Fed rate hike and renewed hopes for Trump's tax plans,

Consider locking a fixed interest rate because holding hope for a Fed rate cuts may prove to be costly.

Markets moved lower for the week, as a solid jobs report paved the way for a Fed rate hike next Wednesday.

The outlook for inflation — and for Fed rate hikes to counter the threat — continues to push higher.

When investors begin to focus on the potential for Fed rate hikes, short - term bonds will almost certainly begin to experience lower returns and — depending on the type of fund — greater volatility than they have in years past.

The statistics sent people into a tizzy, ratcheting up expectations for a Fed rate hike as early as December.

Briggs said the odds in the futures market for a Fed rate hike could shift either way, based on the minutes.

Expectations for Fed rate hikes in 2016 rose Friday after a jobs report that came in far ahead of Wall Street expectations.

The worst case scenario is likely wage growth higher than expected (0.3 percent or higher month over month, 2.9 percent to 3 percent annual), with upward revisions from February, and job growth much higher, all of which would increase the chances for a Fed rate hike.

The lower for longer outlook for Fed rates extends investors» reach for yield, and we see it further supporting EMs.

Not exact matches

In the past year, the median outlook for the Fed's top rate in this hiking cycle has risen by nearly 60 basis points to 3.24 percent.

The dollar made most of the running, though, as it turned positive for 2018 just ahead of a two - day Fed meeting that is expected to pave the way for another two or even three U.S. rate hikes this year.

The change is key as Fed officials consider 2 percent to be a healthy level of inflation and a key for continuing to push rates higher.

The Fed maintained its forecast for two more rate hikes this year, following speculation on whether budding inflation would push it toward raising its outlook to three more increases.

Although last year was favorable for developing countries, investors remember the painful «taper tantrum» that ensued several years ago, when the Fed signaled it would begin pulling back on its massive bond purchases that kept rates low while injecting liquidity in markets.

The Fed is next expected to raise rates in June, and at that time it will release new forecasts for the economy and interest rates.

The Fed has forecast a total of three interest rate hikes for 2018.

A sea change in economic conditions has pushed interest rates considerably lower than they were in the past and are likely to stay there for a while, San Francisco Fed President John Williams said Friday.

But others were reassured the Fed was not ramping up market expectations for more rate hikes.

Investors were not expecting the Fed to hike rates but were looking for signs of how quickly the central bank may move in the future.

The interbank rate has been at its lowest level, near zero percent, for the longest period in the history of the Fed.

Bond prices were higher, stocks waffled and the dollar flip - flopped after the Fed's post-meeting statement failed to deliver the clarity markets were looking for on the course of rate hikes.

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With the Fed likely to signal more rate hikes, Sit Investment Associates» Bryce Doty foresees bumps ahead for bonds.

HONG KONG — World stock markets were mixed on Thursday as investors analyzed the Fed's decision to keep interest rates unchanged and kept an eye out for developments from China - U.S. trade talks in Beijing.

The low interest rates that the Federal Reserve relied on to kick - start the economy, meanwhile, fed this same dynamic, making it easier for fast - growing companies to borrow money to grow further — and making bond interest look unattractive compared with stock dividends.

Bernanke himself made clear Monday, as he has in the past, that the Fed's low - rate policies are no panacea for the economy.

On top of the more buoyant outlook for overall growth, Fed officials cut their estimates for the unemployment rate, to 3.9 percent in 2018 and 2019, two - tenths below the previous numbers.

The way for the Fed to support a return to a strong economy is by maintaining monetary accommodation, which requires low interest rates for a time.

Reaching its 2 percent inflation goal, however, has remained elusive for the Fed, and that rate is not expected to be hit until 2019.

In his speech Monday, Bernanke sought to reassure investors that the Fed's timetable for keeping its short - term rate ultra-low «doesn't mean we expect the economy to be weak through 2015.»

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Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

The Fed's low interest rate policy has driven more and more money into bond funds as investors search for higher yields.

July was the seventh month in a row that the Fed decided to leave rates where they were, after raising them for the first time in years in December.

We believe the Fed wants to raise rates for other reasons — ones they can not say out loud.

Investors will be looking for signs that the Fed is moving closer to raising interest rates, which is currently expected to happen sometime next year.

Other contenders also have their limits: Germany, the world's largest market for photovoltaic generation, lowered solar feed - in tariff rates last year, and Spain retroactively altered existing solar contracts in December.

Trump accused the Fed of keeping interest rates low for «political reasons» and as a boon to President Obama, according to Reuters.

In the days to come the Fed will have to prove that a new set of tools for managing interest rates will work as expected; see how higher U.S. rates affect domestic and global financial conditions; and hope that weak world demand and commodity prices do not lead to an overall bout of deflation and force the Fed to reverse course.

The Fed raised interest rates last December for the first time in nearly a decade, and at that time projected four more hikes in 2016.

On the other hand, if the Fed decides to delay raising rates, as the stock market is clearly hoping for, then it will give U.S. investors a chance to assess China's moves to solve its economic problems over the next few months, and respond accordingly later on.

With no signs of creeping inflation, it doesn't hurt for the Fed to keep the pedal on the monetary metal, while removing stimulus too early could risk forcing interest rates and the dollar unnecessarily higher, putting a damper on the recovery.

If the Fed is indeed putting off raising short - term interest rates — perhaps because of an economic slowdown overseas, economic turmoil in Russia, or because of lower oil prices — then that's potentially good news for the stock market.

Trump, during the primary campaign, as he took on 16 Republican rivals, had called Yellen's tenure «highly political» and said the Fed should raise interest rates but would not do so for «political reasons.»

Scotiabank senior economist Adrienne Warren says condo supply also feeds demand for rental properties, a hot commodity in both Toronto and Vancouver, where vacancy rates are low.

The Fed is expected to raise interest rates for the first time this year on Wednesday, and the question is what it will say about the rest of the year.

For all the talk of abnormal times and changes in underlying economic fundamentals, the Fed is pinning its hopes on a very conventional premise — that the U.S. consumer will keep spending at recent strong rates, encouraged by low unemployment and the apparent beginnings of higher wages.