Sentences with phrase «historically normal rate»

That's approaching a historically normal rate of new construction, but it's not nearly enough to fill the demand for housing.

Not exact matches

Like central bankers elsewhere, Poloz is trying to figure out how to bring historically low interest rates to more normal levels without inadvertently triggering another downturn.

We allow that short - term interest rates may be pegged well below historical norms for several more years, and we know that for every year that short - term interest rates are held at zero (rather than a historically normal level of 4 %), one can «justify» equity valuations about 4 % above historical norms — a premium that removes that same 4 % from prospective future stock returns.

For example, if a «normal» level of short - term interest rates is 4 % and investors expect 3 - 4 more years of zero interest rate policy, it's reasonable for stock prices to be valued today at levels that are about 12 - 16 % above historically normal valuations (3 - 4 years x 4 %).

But as Bernanke noted: «Despite this improvement, the job market remains weak overall: The unemployment rate is still well above its longer - run normal level, rates of long - term unemployment are historically high, and the labor force participation rate has continued to move down.

Mr Trump's most recent Gallup approval rating was 88 per cent among Republicans, which is historically normal, or even good, for a president within his own party.

Your mortgage payment will still increase as mortgage rates climb to more historically normal levels.

That said, a 4 percent Federal funds rate is considered to be pretty close to «normal», and is historically pretty close to average, so the Fed will probably want to get there.

We allow that short - term interest rates may be pegged well below historical norms for several more years, and we know that for every year that short - term interest rates are held at zero (rather than a historically normal level of 4 %), one can «justify» equity valuations about 4 % above historical norms — a premium that removes that same 4 % from prospective future stock returns.

During the past several years, Federated has had to regularly issue money market fund fee waivers in order to keep funds at a neutral or positive yield, versus historically — in a more normal historical interest rate environment — being able to count on money market funds to generate higher profits.

The list of new normals historically (and why overvaluation was acceptable): 1) 1901 — The introduction of mass production 2) 1928 — The Telephone 3) 1966 — Departure from Gold Standard 4) 1996 — Computer Age 5) 2016 — Fed Money Printing and Low Rates??

Firms like Foley & Lardner, Husch Blackwell, Akerman, and more have already launched applications designed for markets where, historically, their normal rates may have been a challenge to client development.

The rate in the Roseville / Rocklin / Lincoln area is even lower, well within the historically normal range.

Deviations from the historically normal 80 - 180 bp spread between REIT dividend yields and Baa - rated corporate bond yields have generally provided a surprisingly reliable valuation signal and a surprisingly reliable predictor for future performance.

The latest readings reflect a slow but steady march toward historically normal appreciation and interest rates, producing an HOI typical of the period before the mid-2000s boom.