Sentences with phrase «less because of inflation»

Some may be struggling as consumers eat out less because of inflation in food and gas prices.

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Those of us outside the inner circles of power are glad there's no inflation, because we'd rather get more for our money (deflation) rather than less for our money (inflation).

And speaking of inflation, shouldn't the risk for CDs be scored less than 10 because you may lose money to inflation that may not be compensated for with the interest you receive?

The purchasing power of the fixed income stream deteriorates, the investor has less ability to recoup purchasing power because of the shorter investment horizon and more conservative allocation, and the investor's potentially higher effective inflation rate (due to greater exposure to health care costs) tends to make any shortfall more painful.

Euro zone inflation eased in June because of more moderate energy price rises, but the slowdown was less than expected by markets and the core measure of price growth the ECB keenly watches increased by more than anticipated.

A low rate of return is significant not just because it means less growth, but because it means more vulnerability to inflation.

By this, I mean, if inflation kicks in, interest rates should rise, and homes will effectively be worth less because of the decreased purchasing power.

So if we started to get inflation that's going to create a real problem for the central banks because they won't be able to emit in the quantities of currency they've been emitting because that will fuel inflation and inflation of course destroys capital, it destroys the savings, it destroys the purchasing power of wages and people actually have less money to spend, less purchasing power.

Because there will be less investment, weaker consumer demand, greater uncertainty and higher inflation as a result of sterling depreciation.

Over the past 5 years science funding has been kept at the same cash level, so is worth 6 % less today than in 2010 because of inflation, pointed out Nicola Blackwood, chair of the Science and Technology Committee in the House of Commons.

It is lower because of the lower inflation rate and the first time it has been less than two percent.

Inflation hasn't been front - of - mind lately probably because it's been quiescent in recent years, cruising along with some variations at a relatively tame pace of less than 2 % a year over the past decade.

Because of political pressure, they know that they have to move big, but consumer price inflation will make them less aggressive.

This does in fact make sense in a time of inflation, because the dollars used to pay back the principal amount borrowed are worth less and less.

Even people who keep their money under their mattress have the risk that their money will be worth less in the future because of inflation that reduces the purchasing power of the cash.

Of course, some employers are counting on you not knowing that, because any increase that's less than CPI is effectively a salary decrease; which could mean more profit for them, if they are able to increase their prices / revenues at inflation or better.

Such a portfolio actually has less risk than one invested 100 % in fixed - income investments because it will protect you from the risk of inflation.»

House prices used to more or less track the inflation rate, which was a feeble 1.5 per cent between 2008 and 2015 because of stunted economic growth.

Inflation also effectively trims the cost of your mortgage, because it allows you to pay off the loan with dollars that are less valuable.

Even though you will still get the money you are owed, it will be worth less to you because inflation will have eaten away some of the payment's real value due to the delay.

As a result, while markets would appear to be quite expensive today based on nominal earnings yield, which is in the top quintile of all values over the past 140 years, the real earnings yield is less extreme because yoy inflation is so low.

Yes of course, inflation is a big help when you can lock in a fixed rate mortgage for 30 years because those dollars they (the bank / creditor) loaned you becomes worth less and less!