Sentences with phrase «hold a investors interest»

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NEW YORK, May 2 - The U.S. dollar held below 3 - 1 / 2 - month highs on Wednesday as investors awaited the outcome of a Federal Reserve meeting for indications on the U.S. central banks future interest rate path.

«We're in an interesting period where such a large chunk of investible assets is being held in tax - free accounts, so the bulk lot of investors only share in the benefits of an inversion deal,» Levine continued.

The reason: The biggest investors, like mutual funds and pension funds that held more than half of all outstanding shares, showed no interest in quibbling with boards» compensation committees.

So investors have been watching the Fed, which has held short - term interest rates close to zero, like a hawk.

And if interest rates go up, the government would have to pay much more to finance the more than $ 14 trillion in Treasury debt held by investors.

INFLATION: The biggest, most commonly held fear investors are talking about right now is that inflation will rise sharply enough to force the Federal Reserve to accelerate interest rate increases.

SINGAPORE, April 17 (Reuters)- Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has expressed interest in buying into Chinese conglomerate HNA's Hong Kong - based carriers, Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express Airways, according to a source familiar with the matter.

What you really had were a bunch of holdings that were all correlated to the same set of circumstances — a prolonged period of low interest rates and investors piling into the same dividend and interest - paying securities.

Meanwhile Stateside, the Federal Reserve will continue its two - day policy meeting, with investors largely expecting the Central Bank to hold interest rates steady, and U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with visiting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

The filing with the regulator said Lazaridis and Fregin are «considering all available options with respect to their holdings of the shares, including, without limitation, a potential acquisition of all the outstanding shares of the issuer that they do not currently own, either by themselves or with other interested investors.»

Investors and securities markets continue to benefit from common - sense reforms enacted in the wake of the financial crisis, including policies that increase transparency regarding the activity of advisers to private funds, enhance systemic stability, minimize conflicts of interests, and hold bad - actors accountable.

For example, if you hold a bond paying 5 % interest and market rates rise to 6 %, investors would need to pay less for your bond to be compensated for the lower than market rate.

As inflation rises and Federal Reserve interest rates go up correspondingly, many investors are reducing their stock holdings to maintain a healthy bottom line.

* GOLD: Gold prices rose for a second session on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve held interest rates steady as expected at the end of a two - day policy meeting, while investors awaited U.S. - China trade talks.

Investors have quietly agreed to look over the valley of current news, holding the expectation that things will be better «once the interest rate cuts kick in.»

If a fund investor is resident in the state of issuance of the bonds held by the fund, interest dividends may also be exempt from state and local income taxes.

That will be important to private investors, because if the central bank held itself out as a privileged bondholder, effectively passing more risk on to other bond holders, other buyers might undermine the stimulus program by demanding higher interest rates.

The young investors who are looking to enter the market would likely be cheered by investors, who have long argued that millennials should get over what some have described as an aversion to equities — a byproduct of their coming of age and starting their careers during the worst of the financial crisis — and take advantage of a long - term, buy - and - hold strategy that allows them to benefit from compound interest.

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.

Interest income generated by municipal bonds is generally expected to be exempt from federal income taxes and, if the bonds are held by an investor resident in the state of issuance, state and local income taxes.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

Yields can be measured in a number of ways, including coupon yield, or the stated interest rate of the bond, and yield to maturity, which is the total rate of return when an investor holds the bond to maturity.

The reasons for the growth in investment in index products are many, but this article will focus on an analysis of the holdings of institutions, in order to identify interesting trends, both for the private investor and for the institutional investors.

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch)-- The Federal Reserve will hold policy steady at the end of its two - day meeting today but is likely more comfortable with a plan to raise interest rates in September than investors now realize, according to a keen outside observer of the U.S. central bank.

Ron also looks at Markel, and why the double - edged sword of a rising interest rate environment will hold more good news for the company than bad, and he closes by telling investors why PotashCorp (NYSE: POT) and Titan International (NYSE: TWI) are two companies he has as interesting stocks on his radar today.

With interest rates being so low, investors holding bonds in a diversified portfolio know that the next forty years can not look as bright as the last forty years.

Given that cryptocurrencies are easily transferable, free from government control, incredibly secure and completely anonymous, they held great interest for the Chinese investors who face strict government control especially when it comes to the Chinese Yuan.

Holding advisors to a fiduciary standard is in the best interest of investors.

McDonald's issues $ 50 million in bonds with a maturity of 30 years The bonds have a face value (cost) of $ 1,000 and an interest rate of 3.5 % McDonald's pays investors 1.75 % in interest, twice a year for 30 years At the end of 30 years, McDonald's pays the $ 50 million back to investors at $ 1,000 for each bond they hold

Here's how: An advisor can help minimize the total taxes paid over the course of retirement by following this withdrawal order: required minimum distributions (mandated by law for investors age 70 1/2 or older who own assets in tax - deferred accounts), followed by dividends and interest on assets held in taxable accounts, taxable assets, and finally tax - advantaged assets.

Taxation Of Distributions Besides taxes on capital gains incurred from selling shares of ETFs, investors are also subject to pay taxes on periodic distributions, which can be dividends paid out from the underlying stock holdings, interest from bond holdings, return of capital (ROC) or capital gains — which come in two forms: long - term gains and short - term gains.

Investors should keep in mind that while monthly distributions from bond ETFs are often called «dividends,» interest from the underlying bond holdings aren't considered qualified dividends, and are taxed as ordinary income.

The expectation is that the central bank will hold rates steady this month, but investors may be most interested in hearing the lead bank's outlook for the rest of this year.

A rise in interest rates — in part related to tax cuts which will stimulate the economy and require the government to issue more debt — caused many investors to revalue their stock holdings (equities are often valued in part based on their expected returns versus a risk - free Treasury).

This allows investors to eliminate interest rate risk at their investment horizon by simply holding a bond until maturity.

Although interest rates are very low, many investors still hold large deposits in cash at their financial institutions.

Whenever interest rates rise, many investors especially retirees with large bond holdings, are worried.

Banks and other financial companies slumped as investors speculated that the global economic uncertainty caused by Britain's decision to leave the EU will prompt the Federal Reserve to hold off on raising its benchmark interest rate.

If a fund's investor is a resident in the state of issuance of the bonds held by the fund, interest dividends may also be exempt from state and local income taxes.

Quantitative easing only «works» to the extent that default - free, low - interest liquidity is seen by investors as an inferior holding.

I think the ability of the Treasury to sustain this action will become increasingly difficult as investors see that market downturn reports increase the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates where they are or lower them to prevent recession.

Yokum — Do most investors expect that the funds held in escrow pending closing will earn interest (i.e., does it need to be an interest - bearing account?)

From Japan Today comes an interesting column by Yvan Allaire and Francois Dauphin: Now foreign investors, holding over 30 % of their shares, are unrelenting in their pressure for Japanese companies to adopt American - style governance.

This is not unlike the dilemma facing many retirees and other individual investors: holding ultra-safe interest - bearing investments is wise past a certain age; yet when yields are lower than the inflation rate, this strategy erodes buying power and undermines long - term financial security.

The new options are expected to hold particular market appeal for European investors interested in targeted exposure within key U.S. equity benchmarks.

Our first sure thing was that the Federal Reserve would continue to raise interest rates in 2017, leading many to recommend investors limit their bond holdings to the shortest maturities.

The simplest — and most drastic — action that an investor can take is to sell some of their current bond holdings and leave the proceeds in an interest bearing cash account or money - market fund which might benefit from a rise in interest rates.

The reason why DAI stays stable at just around one USD is due to the fact that the dynamic interest rates investors can receive in return for holding DAI and a minor amount fees being taken which allows for there to be a stability around the price of DAI.

Swansea City have held talks with potential investors who could buy a minority share interest in the club.

CNBC examines some of the most unusual Investors are interested in the market's potential: last year, German media firm Bertelsmann invested $ 5 million in dating app Tantan, while Sequoia Capital and Vertex Venture Holdings put $ million into Qingchifan, yet another app.