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The first major correction, however, will likely happen in a housing market fuelled by low interest rates.

As much as Australia might benefit from a cut in official interest rates, it would definitely benefit from encouraging a new industry, such as the nuclear - fuel processing facility being championed by the South Australian government, and supported by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

And that may be the crux: a decade of low interest rates has fuelled habitual credit reliance by consumers.

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan may have helped fuel the sharp move before Yellen's speech by saying the central bank can afford to be patient on raising interest rates even while noting it should shrink the balance sheet soon.

Some see higher rates as a vote of confidence on the strength of the economy, while others consider increased borrowing costs a threat to the bull market that began amid — and was fueled by — historically low rates and extraordinary Fed stimulus.

Gasoline prices in June rose by their highest rate in four months, fueling an overall rise in U.S. consumer prices.

European revenues were up 18 percent, fueled by exchange rates and higher pricing, but margins were down 1.5 percentage points to 1.3 percent for the region.

Of course, rock - bottom rates and a strong Canadian dollar, he added, are the opposite of what the Canadian economy needs right now in order to kick its current addiction to household debt and condos and switch to a more sustainable growth model fuelled by exports and business investment.

Bain said China's luxury market should also see robust growth this year «fueled by millennials and ready to wear» attire, though the growth rate would likely slow down to «low - mid teen» levels given the fast growth in 2017.

But short - sellers may have regained an edge after a burst of market volatility earlier this year fueled by fears of rising U.S. interest rates and the Trump administration's tough talk on trade.

But for an economic expansion and bull market fueled by low rates, one could argue a move this quick will wreak even more havoc this time.

That desire is further fueled by the recent incredible rate of disruptive tech startups acquisitions.

The relatively quick upturn, fueled by low interest rates, has left the industry struggling with a greying labor pool and huge demand.

When at full capacity, the theory goes, Canada's economy can't grow much beyond its potential — estimated by the central bank at 1.6 per cent — without fuelling price pressures and prompting rate increases.

Wages and prices are assumed to fall proportionally, enabling shrinking economies to «earn their way out of debt» by squeezing out a trade surplus to earn the euros to carry the enormous mortgage debts that fueled the post-2002 property bubble, and the new central bank debt taken on to support the exchange rate.

Mr. Bernanke thus rejected over three hundred years of economic orthodoxy in testifying recently that the Fed was blameless in fueling the real estate bubble by slashing interest rates after 2001.

Who knows how much longer this bull market, fueled by $ 4 trillion from the Fed and low interest rates, can continue.

In the meantime, investors do not seem to be concerned by the interest rate warnings and continue to fuel the ETF market looking for the greatest amount of yield.

Low interest rates helped fuel the real estate and stock market bubble by making the debt side of the balance sheet less expensive, creating a «wealth effect» as people came to believe that rising property and stock - market prices would be able to pay off their obligations.

«These strong year - over-year results were fueled by an acceleration in our Americas» business led by the US and Canada, our 25th consecutive quarter of double - digit growth in Germany, continued meaningful progress in Asia - Pacific and changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

«Among the working - age population, the rise in income for middle - class families has been fuelled by higher female employment rates, and, to a lesser extent, by higher wages and tax reductions,» says the presentation delivered to Flaherty.

The three big agencies — S&P, Moody's and Fitch — have been blamed for helping fuel the 2008 financial crisis by giving high ratings to risky mortgage securities.

The selling has raged on in the days since, fueled partly by fear that higher inflation would lead the Fed to accelerate its interest rates hikes and weaken the economy and the stock market.

No details were immediately available on the measures, which are expected to include across - the - board tax hikes, including raising the rate of consumer tax by one percentage point to 24 percent and increasing taxes on fuel, coffee, alcohol, tobacco and hotel stays.

This bull market had been fueled by low interest rates, hostile takeovers, leveraged buyouts and merger mania.

The market - implied odds of a December rate increase have slid to less than 50 percent, versus as high as 80 percent last month, according to overnight index swap data compiled by Bloomberg, fueled by a slew of weak data prints.

Industrial production and merchandise exports are still expanding rapidly, fuelled by depreciations in real exchange rates, a resurgent world economy and ongoing strength in China, which has boosted intra-Asian trade (Graph 8).

Plenty of writers have claimed that the Fed fueled the sub-prime boom by holding interest rates too low for too long after the dot - com crash.

The exchange rate appreciation also helped to offset an increase in international crude oil prices, so that in the December quarter retail fuel prices fell by around 0.9 per cent.

Japan's economy kicks into gear Fueled by increases in consumption and capital expenditures, Japan's economy expanded at a 4 % annualized rate in the second quarter, far exceeding expectations of a 2.5 % rise.

The rapid rate at which the marketing technology landscape is evolving has introduced two new realities for B2B marketers: (1) Organizations that can not adapt quickly and adopt new technologies will be displaced by those that can, and (2) technology - enabled marketing strategies are only as good as the data that fuels them.

On balance, it seems likely we're in a speculative bubble, fuelled by the record low interest rates of recent years and the arrival of Buy To Let investors scared of the stock market.

Don't compound them with bailout for mortgage «victims» The housing bubble that was fueled by multidecade low interest rates priced many people out of their dream homes.

These doubts have been fueled by a high (but declining) unemployment rate, worries about a possible «double - dip» recession, and of course, the European debt crisis and U.S. fiscal cliff.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The NHS is struggling to cope with an explosion in the birth rate over the last 15 years, partly fuelled by a rise in immigration by working age people.

Sierra Leone has the highest infant mortality rate in the world, in part fueled by malnutrition.

The high rate of youth sports injuries is fueled by an increase in overuse and trauma injuries and a lack of attention paid to proper injury prevention.

National Fuel Gas CEO Ronald J. Tanski, stung by the rejection of a major pipeline expansion project and a steep reduction in the size of a utility rate increase request over the past month, told analysts that the Amherst - based energy company is «getting lousy regulatory treatment in New York State.»

Drivers and Car Owners Association of Ghana say they feel deceived by President Akufo Addo over the rate at which fuel prices...

Ghana's forests, which once covered a third of its 24 - million - hectare landmass, have been degraded at an alarming rate by excessive and often illegal logging, slash - and - burn agriculture, mining and quarrying, and fuel wood collection.

Speaking on the Accounting to the People's Tour and the current state of Ghana's Economy, Dr Omane Boamah said that one will be amazed at the rate at which some problems faced by the people has been solved during President Mahama's Accounting to the People's Tour and gave the premix fuel challenge at Axim as an example.

For the third time in six months, a monthly Siena Research Institute poll showed Cuomo's job approval rating was underwater, at 48 - 51 percent, a drop fueled by the loss of upstate and Republican voters over the course of 2013, crosstabs show.

She attacked Calone for being appointed to the Long Island Power Authority by former Speaker Sheldon Silver, when LIPA raised rates and pushed forward fossil fuel power plants.

Mayor de Blasio's approval rating is fueled, in large part, by African American voters, 52 %, who think he is performing well in his post.

«We all lose when we allow irrational fear, fueled in part by prime - time ratings and political expediency, to supersede pragmatic public health preparedness,» Spencer wrote.

This would help create 4.5 million new jobs while cutting electric rates by half compared to continued reliance on fossil fuels.

Building out the full renewable energy system in New York in the next 15 years will create 4.5 million jobs while lowering electric rates to half of what fossil and nuclear fuels will cost in the next decade, according to a recent study by Cornell and Stanford researchers.

Ed Balls told the party conference in Manchester about plans including cutting the winter fuel allowance for wealthier pensioners, keeping the the benefit cap, child benefit rising by 1 %, bringing back a 50p tax rate, and introducing a mansion tax.

The NHS budget will, as expected, rise above the rate of inflation from # 104bn this year to # 114bn by the end of the four - year spending period, and universal benefits for pensioners including free eye tests, prescription charges, bus passes, TV licences for the over-75s and winter fuel payments will be maintained.