Sentences with phrase «interest level remains»

Whether he's aware that it's false remains unclear; even if he is, though, the disparity in interest level remains vast.

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Private equity returns remained strong but were lower than the prior year quarter, while income from our fixed income investment portfolio increased due to a higher average level of fixed maturity investments and higher short - term interest rates.

Frankel urged a form of managed competition, in which oil producers would recognise their common interests and coordinate their policies at strategic level while remaining competitors at tactical level.

The continuing highlighting of household imbalances, despite noting that the risks have in fact lessened somewhat in the past six months, suggests the central bank remains worried that with interest rates likely to continue at near emergency low levels, the dangers of something going off the rails intensifies.

«We believe the bias for stock prices in general remains to the upside, underpinned by a growing economy, low interest rates and increasingly, cheaper oil... With operating margins at elevated levels, top line growth is poised to more quickly bleed through to the bottom line, thus supporting earnings.»

This level of interest has been fluctuating between 15 and 25 percent, but has consistently remained the top destination in Asia over the last 10 years.

Thus, even though the Fed has now restored the funds rate to a relatively normal level of 4.5 per cent, world policy interest rates on average remain well below normal.

For much of the past two years, the discounts offered by automakers have remained at levels that industry analysts say are unsustainable and unhealthy in the long term... Sales are expected to drop further in 2018 as interest rates rise and more late - model used cars return to dealer lots to compete with new ones.

Last quarter, high corporate cash levels, low interest rates, and merger deal spreads remaining at healthy levels served as a good tailwind to merger arbitrage.

He also said plenty of uncertainty remains over where the neutral level for interest rates actually is.

The executive committee exercised its judgment to set compensation levels for Messrs. Irving and Wagner that would align their interests with our equityholders and provide incentives for Messrs. Irving and Wagner to remain with us through and following a liquidity event.

A high - interest rate is great, but not if you can't count on it remaining at that level.

According to the policy statement, the central bank indicated that interest rates will continue to remain at present levels for an extended period of time, although they did not mention what the specific timeframe would be.

In the press conference that followed the monetary - policy meeting, the president of Europe's central bank, Mario Draghi, stated that interest rates will remain at current levels well past the end of the bank's asset - purchase program, carried out along with reinvesting principle payments from maturing securities.

The level of intermediaries» interest rates for households and small businesses remains historically low — in particular, notwithstanding the fact that the cash rate exceeds by 1.5 percentage points its level at the previous cyclical trough in 1993/94, rates paid by borrowers, especially for housing, typically remain below their level at that time.

Conditions for consumer spending also remain favourable, with low interest rates and relatively high levels of consumer confidence, especially in France.

Corporate gearing ratios remain conservative by historical standards and debt servicing costs remain low, reflecting the relatively low level of interest rates.

Unless the argument is that interest rates and inflation are likely to remain low for the indefinite future, it's absurd to argue that present levels of inflation and interest rates are relevant to setting the valuations of stocks.

I quote former Cleveland Fed president, Jerry Jordan, on point: «Yields of market - determined interest rates subsequently fell and remain below the levels that prevailed before the increase in administered rates» (Jordan 2016: 26).

Lately, it looks like South Florida real estate prices are on their way back to pre-crisis level, but the question always remains as to whether that sudden surge of interest for the real estate market will remain strong, or the bubble will burst once more.

The burden of interest repayments on household budgets remains at moderate levels despite the increase in household indebtedness.

And although investment interest has been revived over the past year and a half, levels of exposure likely remain limited by historical standards.

From the perspective of someone interested in making investments with 20 + year holding periods in mind, you need to be careful of owning banks because of the debt to equity levels involved in the investment, you need to be wary of technology companies because they must constantly be innovating to remain profitable and relevant (unlike, say, Hershey, which could stick with its business model of selling chocolate bars for the next century), and retail stocks which are always subject to the risk of a new low - cost carrier arriving on the block.

Despite a slight increase in long - term interest rates in recent weeks, he said interest rates remain extraordinarily low and debt service levels comfortable.

The Treasury market initially remained fairly resilient to this reversal of sentiment, but by early March benchmark yields had reached their highest level so far this year, ahead of the Fed's confirmation of its decision to raise interest rates.

The combination of low levels of ES funds and the cash rate remaining close to its target suggests a couple of conclusions: first, the market players involved with RTGS have adapted well to operating in the new environment; and second, participants have reasonable confidence about the availability of cash near the interest rate announced by the Reserve Bank as its policy target.

The dividend yield on shares, at around 4 per cent, remains relatively attractive compared with the general level of interest rates.

Could be ideal if you're expecting an increase in income, plan to live in the home for only a few years, or expect interest rates to remain at current levels.

Given the low level of interest rates, spending on alterations and additions seems likely to remain strong.

Among the explanations that have been put forward are the increased credibility of central banks in controlling inflation (inflation rates remain below 3 per cent across the developed world), the low level of official interest rates in the major economies reflecting low inflation and the continuing weakness in some economies, a glut of savings on world markets particularly sourced from the Asian region, and changes to pension fund rules in some countries which are seen as biasing investments away from equities towards bonds.

Profits after interest have tended to decline over the past couple of years, reflecting the impact of the 1994 interest rate increases and a tendency for corporate leverage to increase, but they remain at high levels compared with historical averages; they can be expected to receive a further modest boost as interest - rate reductions in the second half of last year begin to feed through into profit results.

Corporate gearing ratios remain conservative, which together with low interest rates, has meant that interest payments by firms have remained at relatively low levels.

If these conditions take hold, interest rates would likely remain at low levels for a long time, despite the Fed's likely increase in rates later this year.

Unsurprisingly, it is added that the Turin giants are keen to keep him, but with that level of interest from that calibre of clubs, it remains to be seen if it's as simple as that.

However, it's added by the Express that he has a # 25m release clause which would certainly be appealing to interested parties as that would arguably be a snip for an established player of his quality with his goalscoring record at such a high level in today's market given the transfer fees we've seen in recent times, and so it remains to be seen what the future holds for Mertens.

All three Premier League teams remain good options for Eriksen to ply his trade, with AC Milan and FC Barcelona also interested, and there is no doubt that he is ready to make the move to the top level of football after a trophy - laden start to his career in Dutch football.

Monaco are unwilling to sell Lemar having already lost Bernardo Silva this summer, while there remains a high level of interest in the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Tiemoue Bakayoko.

I must add that I am inclined to discuss substance rather than personalities, and unlike some who may get their testosterone levels enhanced by mentioning individual names multiple times in a 2,200 verbiage, I remain interested only in the issues!

The PPN was of interest because, in previous studies, patients with Parkinson's disease displayed lower levels of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in remaining dopaminergic neurons.

It is interesting to note that the KBs are able to produce more energy compared with glucose because of the metabolic effects of ketosis — the high chemical potential of 3 - β - hydroxybutyrate leads to an increase in the ΔG0 of ATP hydrolysis.3 A further point to underline is, as shown in Table 1, that glycaemia, even though reduced, remains within physiological levels because of the fact that glucose is formed from two sources: from glucogenic amino acids and from glycerol liberated via lysis from triglycerides.7

Magnolia (along with partner Participant Media) pursued grassroots, outside group marketing efforts to boost opening day sales; whether it sustains the level of interest of «I Am Not Your Negro» remains to be seen.

Bell said the union remains interested in pursuing a statewide teacher evaluation model, but it still has to be implemented at the local level — something that could be harder if teachers do not have a say in the matter.

On other Toyota models, the company's SE trim levels have been popular sellers, though it remains to be seen how interested family shoppers are in spicing up the practical, sensible Highlander.

The U.S. economy is operating at near full employment levels, wages are rising, interest rates and fuel prices remain low and consumer confidence remains high.

«Employment remains strong, interest rates remain at historically low levels and gas prices are stable, so we expect auto sales to remain strong for the foreseeable future.»

Interest rates remain at historically low levels.

This program allows graduates with high levels of debt and lower incomes for substantially reduced monthly payments and includes a forgiveness provision of any remaining balances in 10 years for employees in the public interest or public service arenas or after 25 years for everyone else.

Economists don't expect the central bank to raise its key interest rate target any time soon, but it remains well below what is considered a normal level.

Whether your client chooses the Focused Growth Annuity's 3, 5, 7 or 10 - year guarantee option, the initial interest rate is guaranteed to remain level during the initial rate guarantee period.

A given amount of capital can fund some level of future income, but that level varies greatly, mainly as a function of prevailing interest rates, even though wealth may remain stable.