Sentences with phrase «hike rates faster»

While moderate inflation generally supports equity investors, rapid inflation, or fear of it, could prompt the Federal Reserve to hike rates faster, undermining the attraction of equities.

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Any sign the central bank will raise interest rates faster than expected is viewed as negative for equities since hikes will theoretically lessen the appeal of stocks.

But still, the faster the pace of unwinding and Fed rate hikes, the bigger risk it poses.

The market's going to have to start to digest a faster pace of interest - rate hikes in 2017 than what we have gotten used to, as the economy grows.

But it should be paying a brand - name product rate of at least 23.1 percent, as well as an extra rebate because it has hiked the price of the device faster than the rate of inflation, according to the letter from acting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Andy Slavitt to the Senate Finance Committee ranking member Wyden.

With inflationary pressures already building, the price increases could cause the economy to overheat and the Federal Reserve to hike rates at a fast pace.

«The Fed is signaling it is keeping to the gradual path and not hiking rates at faster pace (at least for now),» Alvin Liew, senior economist for UOB in Singapore, said in a note.

A sudden interest rate hike, faster inflation or an outbreak of war in the Ukraine, for instance, could be catalysts for 10 % - plus drop.

Amid market concerns that the Fed was about to resume its rate - hiking cycle, Brainard instead offered cautionary tones against moving too fast.

«A strong job market, accelerating wage growth, and expectations of faster rate hikes from the Fed all have played roles in pushing up longer - term rates.»

Other Fed policymakers have suggested fiscal stimulus, with the unemployment rate now at a healthy 4.7 %, could lead to a faster pace of rate hikes than currently anticipated.

November's solid jobs report gave the Fed a final piece of evidence, clearing the way for a December rate hike, but now the question is how fast can it raise rates given weakness in some other economic data.

Faster price growth would be a good thing (here's Bin Appelbaum on why), but there's a wrinkle to this dollar scenario: if the Fed continues on its rate - hiking, «normalization campaign,» we may not achieve that result.

Too early, too aggressive — Rate hikes occur too early and too fast, a prospect that may stall recovery and lead to incremental losses of 2 percent for stocks and gains of 7 percent for government bonds

Federal Reserve officials see the economy strengthening, and that could mean hiking interest rates even faster.

The Fed's 0.25 % hike in the fed funds target rate was expected, but the latest survey of individual Fed policymakers suggested that most anticipate a faster pace of fed funds rate increases in 2019 and 2020.

Higher wages, inflation fears and the prospect of faster than expected rate hikes are posing challenges market players haven't seen for years.

Faster Fed rate hikes would make stocks less attractive to some investors.

Another reason rates have stayed low is a cautious Fed that was reluctant to hike rates too fast when inflation remained low.

The Federal Reserve, in particular, could embrace a faster pace of rate hikes — with as many as six increases between now and the end of 2018, Morgan Stanley Chief U.S. Economist Ellen Zentner predicts.

The US dollar is higher across the board after geopolitical tensions have eased and Fed speakers are making a case for a faster rate hike for US interest rates.

There's no shortage of factors to weigh as the Fed stands ready to hike interest rates faster than anticipated on worrying signs of inflation growth and the tap of foreign liquidity supporting 10 - year Treasuries could dry up as central banks in Europe and Asia curb their quantitative easing programs.

Wall Street was rocked earlier this month by fears that higher inflation will force faster interest - rate hikes.

The veteran central banker is uneasy with that, and warns the Fed should prepare for a faster and more aggressive campaign of rate hikes given the inflation risks presented by all the liquidity it has provided markets.

Stocks drove up, then pulled back, as investors puzzled over the minutes and bond yields climbed on the prospect of a faster pace of rate hikes.

However, if the recovery in the global private - investment cycle, particularly in the U.S., proves stronger than we currently expect, it would support productivity growth, lift neutral real rates and encourage the Fed to take up an even faster pace of rate hikes than we currently pencil into our base case.

While the majority of the policymakers do support faster rate hikes, some policymakers are expressing doubts over the path of...

A faster pace of Fed rate hikes could also bring forward the timing of the Fed's plans to reduce its balance sheet.

The recent rise in bond yields has convinced investors that rising inflation may lead the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates faster than previously expected.

Volatility returned to the markets in a big way in early February after inflation data triggered fears of a faster rate - hike cycle by the Federal Reserve.

Some investors had speculated that Powell might move to impose his mark on the Fed by signalling a faster pace of rate hikes for 2018.

E.J. McMahon, president of the Empire Center for Public Policy, a business - backed think tank, testified that there was no other state pushing for an increase so large, and said that the minimum hourly rate would climb from $ 9 to $ 15 in six years — a faster rate than previous hikes.

This increasing per capita energy supply has also hiked up Earth's carrying capacity — the number of people it can sustain at equilibrium — and allowed the population to grow at an ever - faster, or exponential, rate.

Another analogy is being sedentary, such that any kind of fast walking or hiking up a slope or climbing stairs sends the heart rate to 200 + and instead of thinking wow, I need to get out and take brisk walks, go on climbing hikes and use the stairs more, no, I don't want a heart rate spike so I'll avoid all strenuous activity.

From the fixed income flow data, investors don't seem to fear a Fed rate hike or expect a fast trajectory for rising rates.

The updated forecasts provided by the Fed's «dot plot» would point to a first rate hike in September or October of 2015, just a little faster than the market had been expecting.

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Manatee County on the western coast of Florida had the largest overall rate hikes with an average increase of $ 214 combined between homeowners and auto insurance since 2014 - that's nearly 2x as fast as the state average.

The S&P 500 index, or the equity markets, in general, will likely be reporting losses for the first quarter, largely due to fears of faster Fed rate hikes and the rising bond yields, political turmoil in Washington and increased odds of US - China trade war.

Not only will more home construction lead to a slower pace of rate hikes, it will also lead to faster economic growth.

Instead of fast, knee - jerk rate hikes, my money is on gradual rate increases over time, which the data shows Canada's borrowers can comfortably afford.