Sentences with phrase «hiking rates in»

Feds hiking the rates in March will strengthen the dollar and gold will fall.

However, it met with limited success as banks displayed great haste in hiking rates in a hardening interest rate scenario and reluctance in reducing them when the situation turned benign, disappointing borrowers.

Finance analysts predicted more low interest rates in 2016, but the Fed will be forced to start hiking rates in 2017 or 2018 an effort to head off inflation.

With Nigeria's Monetary Policy Committee hiking rates in a bid to tackle the rising inflation, Chigozie Muogbo, Research and Market Intelligence Officer at Diamond Bank joins CNBC Africa to discuss the impact of this decision on the economy.

In congressional testimony this week, Chair Janet Yellen said that it would be risky to wait too long to raise interest rates and that the committee would consider hiking rates in coming meetings.

We expect the Fed to start hiking rates in June 2015 versus the BoC in December 2015.

- We expect the US Federal Reserve to start hiking rates in June 2015 versus the Bank of Canada in December 2015.

With the Fed expected to being a campaign to hike rates in the coming years, «we expect the credit card interest rates to likewise be going up.»

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)-- The probability that the Federal Reserve will hike rates in two weeks is just under 80 % right now and that suits Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen just fine.

«Rising U.S. yields will cause volatility in capital flows into emerging markets, and with the Fed still likely to hike rates in December, the risk is for further outflows,» said Khoon Goh, head of Asian research at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. in Singapore, referring the Federal Reserve.

In a similar vein, EM central banks will hike rates in the coming quarters, but this will be in a countercyclical fashion warranted by stronger domestic growth and inflation rather than the pro-cyclical tightening that we had in 2013.

Looking ahead, it is the consensus view that the U.S. Fed will finally hike rates in December.

I think that if some of these political risks I mentioned materialize, then it'll be incredibly difficult for the ECB to hike rates in to that for sure.

All eyes will rest upon the Fed's projection materials to see whether they expect to hike rates in December or not.

In 2015, the BoC cut the benchmark rate twice in 2015, in an attempt to stimulate the economy, yet when the U.S. Feds finally hiked its rate in December (after six years at record lows) our dollar lost 16 % of its value.

The last time average rates changed this much was in 2010 when issuers hiked rates in response to the Credit CARD Act of 2009.

Not exact matches

The recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

LONDON, May 1 (Reuters)- The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and bond yields were creeping higher again on Tuesday, as the recent rise in oil prices fuelled bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will flag more interest rate hikes this week.

The bulls are finding comfort in sound fundamentals and sticking to a familiar script: So long as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes on the mantle of gradual rate hikes, the «Goldilocks» growth story stays intact and earnings remain robust.

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 percenIn 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 percenin this hiking cycle has risen by nearly 60 basis points to 3.24 percent.

The bulls are finding comfort in sound fundamentals and sticking to a familiar script: As long as there are gradual rate hikes, the «Goldilocks» growth story stays intact and earnings remain robust.

Expectations in the market for a rate hike are just 5.7 percent, according to the CME Group's FedWatch tool.

While the high level of existing debt means rate hikes will have a stronger impact in cooling demand than they did in previous years, it is still too soon to know just how much of an effect the bank's three rate hikes have had, Poloz said.

«Strong economic momentum and accelerating price and wage gains should lead to three more Fed rate hikes this year,» Kathy Bostjancic, head of U.S. macro investor services at Oxford Economics USA, wrote in response to the survey.

NEW YORK, May 2 - The dollar was off its highs of the day and Treasury yields eased on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and gave no signals it was in a rush to increase the pace of rate hikes.

The Federal Reserve made the psychologically important decision to hike interest rates last December, and recent remarks from Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen telegraphed the possibility of another hike in the summer.

NEW YORK, May 1 - The dollar broke into positive territory for the year and U.S. bond yields inched higher again on Tuesday as the recent rise in oil prices fueled expectations the Federal Reserve could flag more interest rate hikes at its policy meeting this week.

And lastly, if rates start hiking significantly, they will be breaking away from the trend registered in the past few years — the 10 - year paper hasn't hit 3 percent since 2014.

Markets do not expect a change in interest rates from the Federal Reserve at the conclusion of its meeting on Wednesday, though analysts will be watching for any change in language and indications that a June hike is likely.

Gold fell 1.2 percent on Friday after stronger than expected U.S. payrolls data shored up expectations that a pick - up in inflation will spur further U.S. interest rate hikes this year, boosting the U.S. currency, in which it is priced.

If you invest at all in stocks and bonds, even if you just have a 401 (k), this Fed rate hike will be important to you and your portfolio.

The Bank of Canada hiked rates twice this year, signalling more could be coming — depending, in part, on whether households can handle it.

The Fed's decision to edge off of a crisis - level rate policy was long anticipated and experts say this first rate hike in nearly a decade might not have much of an impact overall.

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.

If the Bank of Canada hikes two more times this year, some households could be renewing at a rate 75 basis points higher than what they previously paid, according to Rob McLister, CEO of intelliMortgage Inc. in Toronto.

Rate hikes in the U.S. cause the greenback to appreciate against the loonie, which currently stands at around US77 cents.

The Dow, S&P 500 and Russell 2000 hit record highs this week as investors put the congressional testimony of former FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the back burner and await what could be the fourth rate hike in more than a decade on Wednesday.

Beata Caranci, chief economist at TD Bank, doubts another rate hike in the U.S. would have much of an impact on bond yields in Canada.

Many economists are also anticipating another one or two rate hikes in 2018.

The hike to interest rates has had a big impact in the small business community.

However, it noted that it expects inflation to «run near» its 2 % target «over the medium term,» suggesting that interest rates might see a hike in June.

Usually by the time you get to that point, say, in»06 or» 07, the Fed hikes rates aggressively, the curve is inverted, there had been excessive lending against inflated real - estate values.

Gold fell again in September, to US$ 1,130, when Fed chair Janet Yellen said a rate hike was likely before the year's end.

This chatter about a rate hike in September has become indefensible.

«While the Fed may hike the funds rate to 3.4 %, that increase is unlikely to be matched by a rise in long - term Treasury yields.

About 46 percent of respondents to the survey see two more Fed rate hikes in 2018 and the same percentage see three.

Traders are still pricing in two rate hikes this year, based on the price of Fed funds futures contracts traded at CME Group (cme) Chicago Board of Trade.

The U.S. private sector's hiring surged in February and appeared to boost the prospects of a Federal Reserve rate hike in March.

The Labor Department said its Consumer Price Index inched up 0.1 percent last month, pointing to subdued inflation which could make Federal Reserve policymakers cautious regarding another interest rate hike in 2017.

BoAML expects another rate hike in January of next year but says such decisions will be «data dependent».