On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes from its mid-March meeting, where the U.S. central bank opted to leave
interest rates unchanged while hinting that future hikes could come later this year.
All 14 economists surveyed by Reuters predicted the central bank would keep its benchmark
interest rate unchanged while assessing the effects of its November rate rise and global
Not exact matches
The Australian Dollar, which has been very weak since the correction began, has been boosted by today's RBA statement, despite the
unchanged interest rate, and the Korean easing,
while the rally in crude oil and gold also helped the commodity - currency.
On balance, the Board decided at its February meeting to leave
interest rates unchanged,
while noting that the likelihood of further monetary tightening being required in the months ahead had increased.
The yield curve flattened as 2 - year note yields rose in response to the Federal Reserve raising short - term
interest rates while 10 - year note yields were
unchanged.
Gold prices climbed on Thursday as the dollar fell after it jumped to this year's new high
while the Federal Reserve kept the
interest rate unchanged.
LONDON (AP)-- European stock markets dipped Thursday
while the euro struck two - week highs against the dollar after the European Central Bank left its key
interest rates unchanged and decided against extending the duration of its bond - buying stimulus...
The dollar slipped against the other major Asian currencies on Thursday morning after it jumped to this year's new high
while the Federal Reserve kept the
interest rate unchanged.
An
interest rate is «fixed» if it remains
unchanged over time,
while a «variable»
interest rate changes over time based on fluctuations in a market benchmark
rate.
While an HELOC features a flexible
interest rate, home equity
interest remains
unchanged.
While the
rate was left
unchanged last month — and it's too early to see how President Donald Trump's fiscal policies will affect the nation's economic outlook — Harker cautioned that he didn't want to «get behind the curve» when it comes to setting
interest rates.
Interest rates on conforming 30 - year fixed -
rate mortgages were
unchanged at 4.23 percent last week,
while average mortgage
rates on other types of 30 - year loans MBA track were 0.03 percentage point to 0.04 percentage point higher than the prior week.
An
interest rate is «fixed» if it remains
unchanged over time,
while a «variable»
interest rate changes over time based on fluctuations in a market benchmark
rate, such as 1 - month LIBOR.
Fed holds
interest rates steady for now — The Federal Reserve decided to keep its influential benchmark
rate unchanged,
while hinting at a
rate increase later this year... (See Fed)
Typically, variable
rates follow the direction of the target
interest rate set by the Bank of Canada; however,
while the target
rate has remained
unchanged for over a year, variable mortgage
rates have risen.
Meanwhile, the national median home price dipped from $ 205,000 in the fourth quarter to $ 195,000 in the first quarter
while average mortgage
interest rates were virtually
unchanged, moving from 4.54 percent to 4.57 percent in the same period.