Sentences with phrase «higher than government»

(It's unfortunate we don't have the data to see how many foreign homebuyers there are, but even if we did, I'd suspect the number would be higher than government stats indicate.)

The food contains 5.7 percent fiber which is a littler higher than the government's recommended range of 4 - 4.5 percent but the food also contains ground bone which can cause constipation in dogs, so the higher fiber probably won't be a problem.

Corporate yields are an average of two percentage points higher than government bonds because there's a higher risk of default.

In a report earlier this year, the think tank estimated the cost of federal employee pension plans is more than $ 100 billion higher than the government says it is because Ottawa is underestimating the future costs.

Right now, yields for REIT's are about 3 % higher than government bond yields, meaning REIT investors are being well compensated for taking on additional risk.

Awhile back, Senator Elizabeth Warren accused the federal government of making «obscene» profits on student loans because the interest rates were higher than the government's cost of borrowing money.

If you have income significantly higher than the government determined average, it is possible that your bankruptcy will last for more than nine months.

My suspicion is that inflation is higher than the government says it is, but is not increasing much at present.

Wong wants a return potential of about 3 % to 5 % higher than the government bond rate, which puts him into the 5 % to 7 % annual return range.

That's in large part because dividend yields have been considerably higher than government bonds in most developed markets including Canada over this time.

The Institute began the rollover ratings after research showed that strength - to - weight ratios higher than the government's required minimum of 1.5 reduce the risk of serious or fatal injury in rollovers.

PFI is significantly more expensive than Government funded projects with the cost of borrowing at least two times higher than Government financed works according to a 2011 HM Treasury Report.

However at 10.75 %, the yield on the bond is still much higher than government's initial target of 8.5 % and also higher than the previous one which had coupon rates of 8 % and 8.5 % percent for its $ 2 billion bond issued.

«I feel like the death toll is even higher than the government is reporting, and we need to help because it's a desperate situation.»

Post-election violence in Gabon has killed between 50 and 100 people, the opposition presidential candidate said Tuesday, a toll much higher than the government's count of three in days of violent demonstrations against the president's re-election.

That's in large part because dividend yields have been considerably higher than government bonds in most developed markets including Canada over this time.

We have minimum thresholds in our mind that are a whole lot higher than government rates.

For 2019 - 20, Jean - Denis Frechette's team predicted a $ 21.4 - billion deficit, $ 3.9 billion higher than the government's forecast of $ 17.5 billion.

Mars colonists will get blasted with radiation levels eight times higher than government limits on Earth.

A Canadian government report stating that Canadian GHG emissions in 2020 will be 20 % higher than the governments promised reductions from the 2009 Copenhagen accord.

Not exact matches

Fill the bulk of your portfolio with a combination of high - rated bonds (weighted toward corporate, rather than government, debt) and high - quality, dividend - paying equities, and you likely won't take a hit.

Trump's name shows up in filings of less than 14 % of all companies, but the stakes are much higher for firms that have bet on the federal government taking a hands - off approach to marijuana policy.

THE state government has revealed the final cost of its contract to redevelop the Eastern Goldfields Regional Prison is $ 140 million higher than what had been announced.

Because regulatory compliance has a high fixed cost, small businesses face a larger per - employee cost of adhering to government regulations than big companies.

CAMBODIA: Riot police watched carefully as more than 1,000 garment workers defied a government ban on marching to deliver a petition to the National Assembly in Phnom Penh, demanding a higher minimum wage and more freedom of assembly.

Thus today, Ontario taxpayers in the highest bracket pay more of their marginal earnings to the government than they keep themselves.

Overseas, UK government bond yields spiked after higher - than - expected inflation data.

Gross domestic product grew 1.1 % in the third quarter from a year earlier, the latest government estimate showed, higher than the advance estimate of 0.6 % growth and a 1.0 % expansion in the Reuters survey.

In my NYT bestselling book, Killing Sacred Cows, I warn people of the 15 major problems of the 401 (k), including: you're not the owner but only the beneficiary of your 401 (k), the government can change the rules at any time, you can't get to the money until 59 1/2, and the fees are typically much higher than most investments out there because you've added complexity and layers of administration and legal fees.

For one, political instability has made maintaining employment in the oil industry more important than keeping government revenues from oil sales high.

The British government disputes this, pointing out that Scotland has higher per capita public - sector spending than England and so is more indebted.

If you add up the GDP figures issued by the provinces, the sum is 10 % higher than the figure ultimately issued by the national government, which in itself is tweaked to hit politicized targets.

«At a time when young adults and families are struggling more than ever to pay for higher education, they simply can't afford to have more financial support eliminated by this tax plan,» said Reid Setzer, Young Invincibles» director of government affairs.

Poland's 10 - year government bond yield rose 7 basis points to 3.14 percent, its highest level in four weeks, rising more than U.S. and German yields which it often tracks.

Q1 2018 underlying revenue was EUR 12.0 million (or 8.5 %) higher than Q1 2017 at constant FX reflecting new revenue in aeronautical mobility from the entry into service of SES - 15, further adoption of Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) services by the U.S. Government and additional growth in Global Government.

While credit risk might seem like a bad idea with the U.S. economy still weak and the rest of the world looking equally uncertain, high - yield bonds do offer bigger returns than government and investment - grade bonds.

Blankfein served in Goldman's top spot for more than 12 years and his tenure features both the 2008 financial crisis (and multimillion - dollar settlements with the government over allegations that Goldman had lied to investors) as well as all - time highs for its stock price.

Stephen Poloz says Ottawa's recent spending on programs, such as enhanced child benefits and infrastructure, have lifted the economy and pushed interest rates to a level higher than they would have been without government stimulus.

He says the higher rates have helped keep the accumulation of household debt lower than it otherwise would have been had Canada continued with government belt - tightening approaches of the past.

While it's better to invest than keep money under a mattress, buying risk free securities, such as guaranteed income certificates or low - yielding government bonds, could actually be riskier than purchasing higher returning products, says Ted Rechtshaffen, president and CEO of Toronto's TriDelta Financial Partners.

So it may come as no surprise that the top five highest - earning elected women serving in governments worldwide, as surveyed by British financial service firm IG Group, coincidentally happen to earn less than their elected male counterparts in an all - gender list of of elected, appointed and lifetime world leaders.

In the first quarter, its index showed 4.8 % growth — less than the government's official release of 6.7 % growth, but the highest rate Capital Economics» index had measured since the end of 2014.

Indeed, these more immediate benefits may ultimately prove to be more valuable than the tax deferral obtained from saving for retirement should pressures on fiscally strapped governments result in higher tax rates and reduced retirement benefits in the years ahead.

Part of what has supported this recovery since the crisis has been fiscal policy, so we have much higher government debt than we had before, where is the room for governments to do fiscal expansion in a renewed downturn?

The Obama administration was panned for its new healthcare portal, but some government sites get higher marks than Amazon and Apple.

In 2017, what Ferriola called «illegally» and «unfairly» traded imports were 15 percent higher than they were in 2016, even though they were openly under investigation by the U.S. government.

Hyperloop One already has agreements with governments in more than a dozen locales who want to see the high speed rail built on their turf.

But with the average age of public administration directors much higher than most professions, you're best bet to get one of these jobs will be to wait for your boss to retire or annoy the wrong person in the government of the day.

HTT claims its technology is cheaper to build than regular high - speed trains, which Modi's government has already been considering nation - wide.

Government has no higher obligation than the protection of national sovereignty and the security of citizens.