Sentences with phrase «key benchmark rates»

A view on the prospects and inherent risks that face the North American economy along with forecasts for key benchmark rates.

The Federal Reserve is largely expected to raise a key benchmark rate.

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Indian Central Bank under the new Governor cut the key benchmark lending rate by 25 bpts to a record low of 6.25 %.

To do so, GOBankingRates compared survey responses to key retirement savings benchmarks based on a savings rate of 5 percent of income and checkpoints sourced from J.P. Morgan Asset Management, as well as Census Bureau data on median incomes by age range.

The surging rates in the money markets also hammered stocks, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite falling below the key level of 2000 to 1991.25, its weakest in almost six months and down 5.9 % this year, the worst performer in Asia.

Liffe's interest rate products comprise short - term interest rates (STIR), bond futures and options contracts covering the key European, Japanese, UK, Swiss and American benchmarks, and Swapnotes.

The shipping company benefited from the gain in the Baltic Dry Index, which is a key benchmark for day rates for the vessels that DryShips and other players in the industry own.

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has, in a surprise move, cut its key benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points from 25.5 per cent to 23.5 per cent, citing downward trends in inflation.

The Texas Retirement System Board of Trustees had scheduled action during its April meeting to lower the pension fund's assumed investment return rate — a key financial benchmark in evaluating the health of the pension fund — from the current 8 percent.

This key rate serves as the benchmark that banks and other financial institutions use to set interest rates for consumer loans, mortgages and other forms of lending.

«The key point to realize in a fluctuating interest rate environment is that bond portfolios tied to a benchmark may not deliver the best the market has to offer,» George explains.

The Overnight Rate or Key Rate or Benchmark Rate is what banks use to charge each other money.

The Fed lowered the federal funds rate — a key interest rate benchmark that affects most consumer loans — down to zero in 2008 and has yet to raise it.

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-- the first legal benchmarking report that outlines key industry metrics for billing rates, hours billed, fee structures, and more.

Chancellor Capital Management / Invesco, Inc. (City, ST) 1995 — 2000 Partner and Managing Director — Institutional Fixed Income • Manage in excess of $ 44 billion, approximately $ 20 billion of which were managed with a total rate of return objective • Focus in mortgage - backed and asset - backed securities • Create and implement strategy for all MBS and ABS investments for total rate of return portfolios • Responsible for risk management including establishing and monitoring appropriate risk levels • Collaborate with CIO in management of all core portfolios benchmarked against the Lehman Aggregate Index • Run weekly strategy meetings defining portfolio construction in conjunction with Investment Policy Committee guidelines • Oversee assets in excess of $ 10 billion including pension funds, public funds, and insurance funds • Conduct client reviews and new business presentations on a regular basis • Serve as point person for key strategic partnerships based out of New York

The key driver of all this recovery has been solid job growth, with 96 out of 100 metros and all states within range of their benchmark historic average unemployment rate.»