Sentences with phrase «indices as a measure»

Quick example: managers of actively managed funds investing in international stocks will use the EAFE index as their measuring stick and try to beat it.

We repeat the same two analyses using the field - adjusted h - index as a measure of research excellence.

Using the Academic Performance Index as a measuring tool, the California Charter Schools Assn. found that 12 of the top 15 public schools in California that cater primarily to poor children are charters.

Nonetheless, absent a more perfect method for identifying teacher excellence (e.g., teacher effectiveness indices as measured by teachers» effects on student academic growth), the research team chose to accept the risk of equating national teacher awards with teacher excellence.

The S&P 500 index as measured by the Vanguard 500 Index fund (VFINX) has lost 0.8 % during the first three months of the year.

The chart included [above] depicts the results of those projections from 1983 to 2009, using the Value Line Arithmetic Index as our measure of the market.

The Model Fund Portfolio is up 2.4 % year - to - date as of January 31, which is somewhat better than the 1.9 % gain for the S&P 500 index as measured by SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).

Quick example: managers of actively managed funds investing in international stocks will use the EAFE index as their measuring stick and try to beat it.

When a claim is submitted, ValueInsured will pay an amount equal to the lesser of the actual loss in sales price, loss in the state home price index as measured by the Federal Housing Finance Agency or the insured down payment.

Not exact matches

Traders are instead using the 44 % single - day spike in the CBOE Volatility Index — or VIX — as a reason to pile into wagers that the measure will come back down.

BoC Governor Mark Carney feels he doesn't have to raise rates because inflation, as measured by the core Consumer Price Index (CPI) is still within target.

MSCI, originally known as Morgan Stanley Capital International, provides a range of global stock indexes that professional investors track to measure their performance.

Together, the nine shed $ 81.6 billion in value, while the wider banking industry, as measured by the KBW bank index, also fell about 4 % in Tuesday trading — making it the worst single day for banks since the Brexit vote in June.

The index measures 500 consumers» attitudes on future economic prospects, in areas such as personal finances, inflation, unemployment, government policies and interest rates.

Volatility, as measured by the CBOE Crude Oil Volatility Index, has fallen in 2017.

This wasn't unexpected, since the market was rising in just the right mix of conditions: Volatility as measured by the Cboe's index was at historic lows, the GOP was set to pass the most comprehensive corporate - tax reform in decades, and economies around the world were in growth mode.

While that might suggest the «smart money» is signaling a swift correction, don't necessarily buy it: Lipper research found that «following the most recent periods of four or more consecutive weeks of net outflows from the Lipper High Yield ETF segment, the market — as measured by the BofA Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master II Index — performed relatively well in the calendar month that immediately followed.

Bonds, as measured by the Vanguard Total Bond Market Index ETF (BND), were down more than 2 percent year - to - date through the end of February.

Also known as the VIX, the index in question is a measure of expected price swings in US equities that serves as a barometer for investor nervousness.

The Commerce Department said on Thursday consumer prices as measured by the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index, rose 0.4 percent.

The inflation target is expressed as the year - over-year increase in the total consumer price index (CPI)-- the most relevant measure of the cost of living for most Canadians.

Bonds, as measured by the Barclay's Aggregate Bond Index, have risen 5.8 % in 2014, including interest payments.

On Friday, while the broader stock market as measured by the S&P 500 index remained largely flat, the S&P Aerospace and Defense Select Industry Index fell roughly 1index remained largely flat, the S&P Aerospace and Defense Select Industry Index fell roughly 1Index fell roughly 1.3 %.

The market volatility index, otherwise known as the VIX and even better known as the fear gauge — a measure of the expected volatility of U.S. stocks — has surged to the highest level in more than two years.

Consider the buying intentions of Chinese companies, as measured by the purchasing managers index, or PMI.

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Gold stocks, as measured by the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, lost 6.13 percent.

Its Cost of Living Index measures prices in 269 urban areas for housing, groceries, utilities, transportation, health care, and miscellaneous goods and services such as getting your hair done or going to a movie.

The equities - to - commodities ratio, as measured by the S&P 500 Index and the S&P GSCI Index, is at its lowest level in nearly 50 years.

The S&P GSCI Total Return Index in USD is widely recognized as the leading measure of general commodity price movements and inflation in the world economy.

For instance, the U.S. high yield market, as measured by the Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield 2 % Issuer Capped index, experienced its worst start to a year ever, going back to 1994, Bloomberg data show.

In this period, the dollar's trade - weighted exchange value declined 5.8 percent, as measured by the Federal Reserve's major currencies index.

Over a 12 - month period (ended June 30, 2017), global hedge funds, as measured by the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, delivered decent gains of 6.0 % in US dollar terms.1 That's a vast improvement in the performance of these alternative investments from the prior two years.

In this period, the dollar's trade - weighted exchange value rose by 2.9 percent, as measured by the Federal Reserve's major currencies index.

The reality is that rising volatility as measured by the CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, «is only a reflection of volatile movements in the market — it is not a predictor of future returns,» David Kotok, the head of Cumberland Advisors, sent in a Friday note written by Leo Chen Ph.D. to the wealth management firm's clients.

Zeke Emanuel, Aaron Glickman, and David Johnson propose in the Journal of the American Medical Association a new «affordability index» as a way to measure health costs in America.

For months, some of our internal strength measures have favored secondary stocks, indicating comparatively favorable action in indices such as the Russell 2000 and the Value Line Arithmetic average (which is not weighted by capitalization, so it reflects broad action).

Institutional investors may be scratching their heads at why the widely watched measure of market concern known colloquially as the «fear index,» or VIX, recently reached a 23 - year low despite plenty of reasons for the sort of uncertainty that makes markets jittery.

§ The Bloomberg Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS (Treasury Inflation Protected Securities) Index measures the performance of fixed income securities with fixed - rate coupon payments that adjust for inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers.

The U.S. Dollar Index (USDX, DXY) is an index (or measure) of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, often referred to as a basket of U.S. trade partners» currenIndex (USDX, DXY) is an index (or measure) of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, often referred to as a basket of U.S. trade partners» currenindex (or measure) of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, often referred to as a basket of U.S. trade partners» currencies.

Yes, we're buying a ton more stuff online, but online prices don't diverge that much from other prices, at least as measured by our deflators (Mericle cites «outlet bias,» meaning the indexes don't always record when consumers switch to cheaper online sellers).

Because 2017 was such a strong year for stocks — they advanced close to 20 percent, as measured by the S&P 500 Index — it's likely that most investors will want to rebalance their gold exposure as we head into 2018.

IMF estimates of annual growth rate of world real GDP (in red, right scale) and year - over-year percent change in commodity prices as measured by the quarterly average CRB / BLS raw industrials price index (in green, left scale).

The group, as measured by the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, finished the year up an amazing 55 percent, handily beating all other asset classes shown below.

As a proxy for political uncertainty I used the popular Economic Policy Uncertainty indexes, measures based on real - time news flow.

Since the company went public in 2008, it's raised its dividend each year and its share price has outperformed gold bullion and gold miners, as measured by the S&P / TSX Global Gold Index, due to its unique structure and debt - free model.

Consumer prices as measured by the personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index jumped 2.0 per cent on a year - on - year basis last month.

Inflation as measured by the core personal consumption expenditures price index jumped to 1.5 percent in the first quarter, government figures showed on Thursday, a jump from 0.4 percent the prior quarter.

For example, the dollar as measured by the Federal Reserve's broad trade - weighted index fell in the second half of the 1980s and soared in the 1990s, but both decades saw robust growth.

It is often represented as a single number (like 3 or -5), but this refers to a percentage measuring how the portfolio or fund performed compared to the benchmark index (i.e. 3 % better or 5 % worse).