Sentences with phrase «gains rates rose»

Capital gains rates rose under the Obama administration and apply to all types appreciating assets.

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Banks may see modest gains next year, but the insurance sector, which is a big beneficiary of rising interest rates, could see solid growth for a second year in a row, he says.

However, income tax expenses at the firm fell 21.3 percent, primarily driven by lower U.S. corporate income tax rate, while underwriting gains rose 22.3 percent to $ 258 million.

The major indexes have since struggled to hold gains for the year amid worries about rising interest rates, a U.S. - China trade war, prohibitive regulation on technology giants and a peak in earnings growth.

Historically, job increases and wage gains have buoyed the housing market and served as an offset to rising mortgage rates, warding off extreme scenarios such as plunging house prices.

Beyond the requirements that liquidity and regulators impose on us, we will purchase currency - related securities only if they offer the possibility of unusual gain — either because a particular credit is mispriced, as can occur in periodic junk - bond debacles, or because rates rise to a level that offers the possibility of realizing substantial capital gains on high - grade bonds when rates fall.

A low multiple means that investors aren't expecting their gains to flow from rapidly rising profits, driven by reinvesting earnings at high rates of return — Warren Buffett's ideal.

Fed forecasts in March pointed to two rate rises in 2016, but a sharp slowdown in U.S. job gains in May and the prospect that Britain could vote next week to leave the EU have added to doubts about the economic outlook.

Applications to refinance a home loan, which usually fall when rates rise, eked out a 1 percent gain for the week and were nearly 2 percent higher than a year ago, when interest rates were lower.

Since rates started rising in July, these funds have gained 5 %.

Economic activity has gained momentum and longer - term interest rates have risen, helping to boost the earnings of banks and insurance companies.

Low mortgage rates have not been much help in offsetting these big price gains, and in fact may be exacerbating the problem, especially if rates begin to rise as is widely expected.

Some of that drop was weather - related, as construction activity halted, but it also represented a slowing of housing gains as mortgage interest rates rose and the sector's postrecession rebound cooled.

In the past 13 rising - rate environments over the past 64 years, tech and health care sectors gained an average of 20 % and 13 %, respectively during the 12 - month period following the first rate hike of each cycle.

Precious and Industrial Metals Inflation concerns, geopolitical tensions and interest - rate levels, especially real yields, contributed to a 1.7 % rise in the spot price of gold (to US$ 1,325 per troy ounce), as did swings in the US dollar.1 Gold prices traded within the US$ 1,305 — 1,360 range throughout the period, reached 18 - month highs in March and capped their third straight quarterly gain, a feat not seen since 2011.1 Haven demand was a key support as exchange - traded gold holdings of 2,269 metric tons (mt) neared a five - year high.1 The Fed is widely expected to boost borrowing costs, and investors have been carefully watching the central bank's statements to see whether it targets more rate increases in 2018 than previously projected.

Investments in asset backed and mortgage backed securities are subject to prepayment risk which can limit the potential for gain during a declining interest rate environment and increases the potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment.

The U.S. dollar posted rare gains against a basket of rival currencies after New York Fed President William Dudley said interest rates are on track to rise gradually.

While growth is solid and inflation rising, we are not yet seeing the kind of upward pressure on wages that is needed to sustain gains in the underlying or core inflation rate.

Net income rose $ 36.7 million versus a year ago, to $ 82.1 million, but was helped by an after - tax gain of $ 13.3 million in extinguishment of a tax - receivable liability and a $ 14.3 million gain on interest - rate swaps.

Yamana Gold (AUY) stock is rising as gold prices gain on lower expectations for a U.S. interest rate hike.

In particular, the value of most assets rises when interest rates decline, supporting gains in household wealth.

However, we expect the gains to be moderate over the short term, as Fed rate rises will likely be slower than in past cycles given relatively tame U.S. inflation.

Investments in mortgage - backed securities are subject to prepayment risk, which can limit the potential for gain during a declining interest rate environment and increase the potential for loss in a rising interest rate environment.

Many analysts expect long - term interest rates to rise later in 2015, due to economic gains and actions taken by the Federal Reserve.

While tax credits create distortions with little economic gain and require higher marginal rates, Canadians who use these credits will see their total tax bill rise from their elimination.

More gains by the dollar — abetted by expectations of rate rises — could leave growth in the United States «significantly debilitated,» according to the IMF.

The international recovery has gained strength, which will be helpful to Australia's exporters, and the risks to the export sector from the rapidly rising exchange rate have lessened.

In the 12 periods of rapidly rising long - term rates between 1965 and 1996 (I grouped a few short periods on the chart), not one was accompanied with any meaningful gains in equities while most saw equities perform a really deep dive (average — 14.5 %).

Recent history has been better in general, as stocks have risen in all 11 rising rate periods since 1996, with an average gain of 9 % (median 5.4 %).

More recently, export earnings posted another modest gain in the December quarter, though with export prices declining largely on account of a stronger exchange rate in the quarter, export volumes appear to have risen.

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By looking into how GEICO calculates auto insurance quotes in Alabama, we gained a better understanding of why rates rise the way they do.

Lower interest rates, slower amortization rates («interest - only loans»), lower down payments and easier credit terms enabled millions of Americans to take on huge debts today with the hope of reaping huge capital gains sometime in the future — or simply to avoid having to pay more as home prices rose beyond their means.

The bull market has wobbled a bit in March, as investor unease has risen in the face of unsettling developments in Ukraine and concerns about the prospect of higher interest rates in the U.S. Still, the major market benchmarks managed to show modest gains for the six - week period end March 25th.

To support further gains in the labour market and to see a sustained rise in inflation levels, the bank maintains its accommodative stance by leaving the federal funds rate unchanged at 1 - 1.25 percent.

However, rate - hike jitters and rising bond yields ate into the gains on Thursday and Friday.

Wall Street falls sharply amid tech and trade - war concerns: Reuters Korea expert recommends cancelling Trump - Kim meeting: CNBC US ISM Mfg Index edged down to still - strong 59.3 for March: MarketWatch US Mfg PMI rose to 3 - year high in March: IHS Markit Construction spending in US posted a weak 0.1 % gain in February: Reuters Eurozone mfg sentiment still positive in Mar, but eased to 8 - month low: IHS Markit German retail spending fell for third month in February: Reuters Fed funds futures predicting no change in rates at FOMC meeting in May: CME US visitor visas fall 13 % over past year: Politico

Oh, and a sixth straight week of gains for the S&P 500... No matter what happens lately, stocks just keep rising, with record closes piling up in U.S. benchmarks at a rate that is starting to defy precedent.

Nonresidential fixed investment rose 6.1 percent at the annual rate in the first quarter, extending the 6.8 percent gain in the fourth quarter.

If the investment — typically stock — rises in value any more than the Treasury rate, the gain goes to an heir tax - free.

He also called for a «much more radical» approach to taxation and benefits, saying that he would happily reintroduce a 50p top rate of tax «tomorrow» and consider a rise in capital gains tax.

The historical record demonstrates that government revenues rise as capital - gains - tax rates are cut.

As smartphones decline in cost and adoption rates continue to rise, people will come to engage in political activity on their mobile phones more and more frequently — meaning campaigns will be seeking mere snippets of time from supporters on the go, but they may gain access with an unprecedented level of immediacy.

His job approval rating has also risen to 54 percent and he is gaining among Democrats and Republicans as well as in the New York City suburbs and upstate.

Currently, the top capital gains rate is 15 percent, but that ceiling is set to rise to 20 percent in 2013 if Congress fails to pass an alternative budget, a measure that Obama supports.

And since then, we've started winning by - elections, including gaining a seat off Labour for the first time since the general election, our membership has risen, donations have increased and our poll ratings have shot up from absolutely diabolical to just slightly depressing.

Its analysis suggests a full - time worker on the government's «national living wage» would gain up to # 250 a year from Hammond's 2p reduction in the taper rate, rising to around # 500 a year for a family earning # 30,000.

It is debatable whether the middle classes should have gained quite so much from these benefits, but they can hardly look to the Conservatives as their saviours as they face higher university fees, more taxes, rising interest rates, bigger utility bills, a stagnant property market and a general tightening of their spending power.

The scores of last year's MCAS tests given to Springfield school students rose across the board at a higher rate than the gain recorded by school districts statewide, and the dropout rate has fallen more than any other school system in the state.

Pass rates on the state's 10th - grade exam, which was also a high - stakes exit exam for students, rose from 57 percent to 78 percent between 1994 and 2000, with smaller yet still sizable gains in reading (see Figure 1).