Sentences with phrase «interest rate policy remain»

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That ability will allow us to manage short - term interest rates effectively and thus to tighten policy when needed, even if bank reserves remain high.»

While the Fed has indicated it plans to raise short - term interest rates, the uncertain domestic and global economies and the still - loosening monetary policy of central bankers in other countries suggests that rates could remain very low for a long time still.

«Perhaps most salient for monetary policy, it appears increasingly clear that the neutral rate of interest remains considerably and persistently lower than it was before the crisis.»

«Perhaps most salient for monetary policy, it appears increasingly clear that the neutral rate of interest remains considerably and persistently lower than it was before the crisis,» she said.

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.

My second reason for disappointment in Jackson Hole was that Chair Yellen, while very thoughtful and analytic, was too complacent to conclude that «even if average interest rates remain lower than in the past, I believe that monetary policy will, under most conditions, be able to respond effectively».

In Europe, the European Central Bank has adopted negative interest rate policies designed to strengthen lending activity, while devising a plan for the region's banks to remain profitable in spite of the challenging conditions.

Against this backdrop, Governing Council decided to leave our key policy interest rate unchanged, as we judged that the balance of risks at present are still within the zone for which the current policy setting remains appropriate.

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 range of policy interest rates among industrial countries remains unusually wide.

The overall strength in demand for credit, combined with the fact that interest rates remain slightly lower than the average of recent years, continues to suggest that the current policy setting is not inhibiting the growth of the economy.

After the liquidations that inevitably followed Humps 1 and 2, the Bernanke Fed instigated the mother of all monetary inflation attempts as ZIRP (zero interest rate policy) was initiated in December 2008 and remains an accepted, almost forgotten part of the macro landscape to this day.

Jury is still out on secular stagnation — «At present, it looks likely that the equilibrium interest rate will remain low for the policy - relevant future, but there have in the past been both long swings and short - term changes in what can be thought of as equilibrium real rates»

Years of central bank policies of easy money have caused short - term interest rates to remain below inflation — aptly called financial repression — which has penalized savers.

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 US Federal Reserve remained in tightening mode at its March monetary policy meeting, raising its benchmark interest rate for the sixth time since December 2015.

Although U.S. interest rates could stay lower than in previous rate cycles as Fed policy very slowly normalizes, investors remain concerned about the impact of rate increases on their fixed income returns.

After the unexpectedly rapid turnaround in monetary policy by the Bank of Canada — with July's increase in Canadian interest rates coming almost a year earlier than had been widely predicted only a few weeks earlier — the attention of market participants turned to Australia, where interest rates remained at record lows.

As a result, we believe the Fed's ultimate target for interest rates when normalizing monetary policy could remain relatively low, unless pricing pressures that are more typical of previous late - cycle economic expansions start to emerge.

Years of central bank policies of easy money have caused short - term interest rates to remain below inflation — aptly called financial repression — which has penalized savers.

As world monetary policy continues to diverge — in other words, Europe and Japan remain committed to rock bottom interest rates while the U.S. Federal Reserve raises ours — expect currencies to continue their bumpy ride.

But with inflation nowhere in sight yet, and the Federal Reserve currently employing a policy of very gradual rate increases, we may remain in a period of low interest rates for a while.

Policymakers said the current policy stance remains appropriate although higher interest rates will likely be required over time.

Its interest rates and fee policies aren't the best among online banks, but it comes close enough to remain a superior choice to most competitors.

This interest rate reduction will remain on the account unless the loans are in a status which does not require payments, or automatic deduction is revoked by the borrower or suspended by the loan servicer according to the insufficient funds policy in effect when the agreement is signed.

Unless I've missed something, the press releases concerning Fed policy have explicitly stated that the central bank will maintain its zero percent interest rate policy for as long as the U.S. unemployment rate remains above 6.5 % and price inflation remains below 2.5 %.

Stock company policies do not issue a dividend; their cash value grows with the interest crediting rate, while death benefits typically remain level.

Just as homeowners refinance mortgages at lower interest rates, life insurance policyholders can cancel a policy at any time to replace it with a less expensive equivalent — providing their health remains stable, of course.

Notably, most / all of the growth in the policy at those interest rates will likely be eroded by the life and long - term care cost - of - insurance charges, but hybrid life / LTC policies typically provide a guarantee that no matter what, the client's original $ 200,000 remains assured, liquid and available without surrender charges or penalties (though withdrawals would impact available amounts for claims, and claims may affect the amounts available at surrender or death as well).

An additional Interest Rate of 4 % p.a. compounded is credited in your IPA for the first 5 years & 0.5 % p.a. compounded for the remaining policy years.

He says the Bank of Canada's monetary policy will remain accommodating so that interest rates increase slowly, but not until 2015.

«A second - round interest rate increase... has essentially been fully priced into the market... What happens next in terms of the longer - term trajectory of policy remains a large question mark.»

Thirty - year fixed - rate mortgage interest rates will fall to about 6.7 percent by the end of 1999 and remain stable next year, despite the Federal Reserve's slight tightening of monetary policy beginning in the second half of 1999, he predicts.