Sentences with phrase «hold down interest»

Hold down interest rates by restoring balance to the federal budget.

Its goal was to help get credit flowing and hold down interest rates.

Economist Lacy Hunt of Hoisington Investment Management thinks that big debts and weak demand will hold down interest rates for years.

Strong profitability, low interest rates and a debt burden well below historical peaks have all tended to hold down the interest burden of the corporate sector: as a share of gross operating surplus, net interest paid by the corporate sector remains well below historical averages.

These actions include the deliberate attempt to hold down interest rates to below inflation.

He explains that there are two sides to holding down the interest rate, a positive and a negative side.

«As I've been a governor and seen the impact that the federal government can have holding down the interest of the teachers unions and instead putting the interests of the kids and the parents and the teachers first, I see that the Department of Education can actually make a difference.»

It has turned into a thriving, market marked by a fierce competition that holds down interest rates and lending fees.

Not exact matches

So look for revenues to keep waxing, and for operating leverage to get stronger as Moynihan fulfills his pledge to drive down costs well into next year, then hold the expense line steady thereafter as loans and interest income keep growing.

«Pension plans since the financial crisis have been in pretty rough shape because interest rates were held down by all the — I won't call it manipulation — but all the activities by the central banks to keep interest rates low and to spread growth,» he says.

Today's biggest bubble in safe assets, however, is the one in Treasury bonds, which is a direct consequence of the Fed's policy of holding interest rates down at abnormally low levels.

The NAV (net asset value) of a bond fund will move up or down based on a number of factors such as changes in interest rates, credit quality, and currency values (for international bonds) for the different bond holdings in the fund.

Clockwise from top left: Sean Hannity purchases raise concerns about LLCs, SL Green founder and chairman steps down (Credit: Steve Friedman), Hillary Clinton asks RE firms to support Gateway (Credit: Gage Skidmore) and Fed holds interest rates steady.

In the mainstream narrative, the Fed has been artificially holding interest rates down to stimulate the economy, and soon it will have to raise rates to more normal levels.

We have already seen significant flows of global assets into US Treasuries this year, and in doing so, the level of long - term interest rates is being held down.

Some type of lesser measure by the Fed, such as lengthening the duration of its balance sheet holdings to drive down long - term interest rates, seems to have better odds of being implemented.

The improving U.S. outlook is already pushing up some lending rates, and should eventually reduce the need for central banks in the United States and Canada to hold down short - term interest rates to spur the economy.

The FOMC's March minutes said as much: «A number of participants judged that the headwinds restraining growth and holding down the neutral rate of interest were likely to subside only slowly.

During the last couple of years, China has held an interesting position when it comes down to regulating cryptocurrencies.

Central banks would counter that they had little choice but to pursue these actions and that, in any event, there are likely to have been some real factors at work in holding down real interest rates.

By itself, this below - average spread might normally be taken to imply slightly tighter - than - average conditions, although a more likely interpretation is that bond yields have been held down by offshore bond - market developments reflecting expectations that short - term interest rates around the world will remain below average for some time.

The increase over the past year has continued to be held down by declines in mortgage interest charges, the last of which occurred in the September quarter 1997.

The increased demand to hold the bank's liabilities (i.e., the falling demand for its reserves), is a form of savings that drives down the natural rate of interest.

Fearful that the business could someday land in the hands of a large corporation and shut down, members of the community formed a holding company to purchase the controlling interest of the mill and ensure Stafford County Flour Mills would remain a local, independent flour mill.

Having struggled to establish himself as a first - team regular since his arrival, the South Korean international will now have an opportunity to hold a spot down but it comes at a time when he's attracting interest from elsewhere.

Meanwhile, Chelsea hold down their star midfielder, Juan Mata, and Newcastle kept Yohan Cabaye from strong interest being made by Arsene Wenger.

You may opt for traditional positions such as cross cradle or football hold, while some moms get wild and breastfeeding upside down and in all sorts of other interesting positions.

The publication is a complete fabrication and a calculated attempt by mischievous persons to water down the huge interest shown by cadres, supporters and sympathisers of the revolution since news broke that the celebration would be held in Ho.

My research looks at ideologies as being produced at different levels, from that of government, through the press, electronic media and interest groups, right down to the normal and never - ending manifestations of the ideas and values we hold when we consider how the various communities to which we belong — national or local, formal and informal — should be run.

He began to become interested in political polling in the autumn of 2004 at a time when he was already working to help Conservative candidates win — and hold on to — some of the most marginal seats up and down the country.

Could Eddie Cox have a strategy here... throw the Governor race by running Krazy Karl's angry grandad so voter interest goes down giving him the best chance to hold on to enough Senate seats they can buy off fake Democrats and maintain their corrupt majority?

Cuomo has been studiously working to lock down the support of private sector unions while eschewing the public sector organizations that seem to be included when he discussions the amorphous «special interests» that hold too much away over Albany and are driving the cost of government ever upwards.

Since last year's final polls David Cameron has been targetting the Lib Dems, appealling for defections — it will be interesting to see if next year the Lib Dem vote is squeezed by a resurgent Conservative party (or, if Tony Blair does step down, by anti-war Labour protest voters returning to the fold) or whether they manage to hold onto and consolidate their support.

According to him, Anambra had been held down for too long by forces that do not have the interest of the state at heart.

I'm one week into my goals and it is interesting how writing them down along with a plan makes you so much more cognizant of them and what is holding you back from reaching them.

Been around the world, Gone through the hard times, seen the worst but yet never given up.I am down to earth, good sense of humor, easy going, laughing, so many interest, love the beach, fireplace, holding hands, family time, spontaneous... read more

am a down to earth good natured and honest person with a big heart.My interests include music, movies, theatre, concerts and nightclubbing.I am a hopeless romantic looking for someone to romance with.Looking for someone to share romantic candle lit dinners with, someones hand to hold as we walk along...

Conceptually it had the all the promise of an interesting and diverse plot but was held back by playing the safe road of dumbing it down to the lowest common denominator.

The movie's problems are exacerbated by a sporadic emphasis on elements that couldn't possibly be less interesting (ie Uncle Andy's less - than - savory extracurricular activities), and although the narrative has been peppered with a handful of undeniably poignant moments (ie Arnold finally breaks down over his unwitting role in his brother's death), The Stone Boy's inability to hold the viewer's interest on a consistent basis ultimately negates its positive attributes.

This downer of an indie holds interest with its characters, but outlandish, inconsistent accents and other flaws keep us at bay and from enjoying this in whatever way intended.

Certainly, the interests of teachers in ensuring adequate educational investment are far stronger than they are for most voters, who don't have children in the school system and may be more concerned about holding down taxes than investing in the education of other people's kids.

Mayor de Blasio came into office hellbent on rolling back the entire Bloomberg agenda, watering down accountability systems, and handing control of City schools back to the self - interested forces that held them back in the first place.

But the current systems of high - stakes testing and accountability are top - down models of reform that are fundamentally undemocratic: High - stakes tests and the policymakers who want to use them to hold educators accountable have no interest in the voices of students, teachers, parents, or administrators.

The Veloster Turbo is a modern car but some of its most interesting characteristics come from old school charm — a mechanical handbrake, no stop / start and an ESP system deactivated with one press rather than a hold - down - for - what - feels - like - eternity process all help endow it with a sheen of character more polished (and technically more capable) rivals can lack.

It's interesting how much of a lock these two comics have on the iBooks top ten, and that holds true further down the list as well; it's as if these are the only titles a lot of people buy on iBooks.

Authors holding down full - time jobs may or may not have the time, patience, or interest for coordinating all of the various pieces: editing, formatting, cover design, printing, distribution, and so on.

And many reserve that inalienable reader's right to set down a book if it doesn't hold their interest.»

I have zero interest in reading the gossip columns so the idea of sitting down with an almost 500 page memoir that I thought was going to be about one man's childhood growing up in «high - society» San Francisco held little appeal, but I'd just finished my previous audio book, so popped the first CD of the audio version that the publisher had so presciently sent a few days before into the car stereo - and was sucked in within minutes.

Investment - grade bonds may have paltry yields, but generally hold their value when stocks get hammered — indeed, they may rise in value as investors flee to safety and drive interest rates down.

I tend to let the dividends accrue in cash (we'll sweep them to a high interest account so they are still working), but then once a quarter we look for the holding that is down the most (there's always one, it seems) and we will put it all into that one stock that is down — to get the higher yield.