Sentences with phrase «lower equity prices»

Fears about a trade war and monetary tightening seem to have dissipated and low equity prices were too good to pass up.

Not exact matches

The minutes of the Fed's June meeting noted that «some participants suggested that increased risk tolerance among investors might be contributing to elevated asset prices more broadly; a few participants expressed concern that subdued market volatility, coupled with a low equity premium, could lead to a build - up of risks to financial stability.»

Some of that is the result of the commodity price slump, but excise its effects, and «earnings growth was somewhere in the low single digits in Canada and the United States,» says Cooper, whose firm is predicting mid-single-digit returns for equities.

In reality, when investors are paying extremely high prices for each dollar of earnings that equities produce, market math dictates that future returns will be the reverse of what the bulls are claiming — extremely low.

«And with interest rates so low, these equities are a very powerful alternative for income, long - term inflation protection and price appreciation.»

It is widely believed that lower crude prices are good for equities in the long term, but the short - term effects of the lower prices are complicated.

HOUSTON, Feb 5 - Oil prices settled lower on Monday as rising U.S. output, a weaker physical market and recent dollar strength added to the pressure from a widespread decline across equities and commodities markets.

They're pricing out mortgages at low rates and realizing that they can save money and build equity by purchasing a home instead of renting an apartment.»

Although they're «one of the more expensive areas» in biopharmaceuticals, since «you are literally saving people's lives, the payers have a harder time pushing back and lowering the price,» said Michael Rich, who provides health - care coverage for Eagle Asset Management's Equity Income team.

«S&P 500 price - to - earnings is demanding excluding mega-caps and likely dependent on interest rates staying low versus history,» says David Bianco, chief U.S. equity strategist at Deutsche Bank.

«While everyone is focused on valuation and bubbles (to some degree rightfully so), the fact remains that the last few years have been supported by a low level of net equity issuance that has, all else equal, supported prices,» says Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at BTIG.

Well, higher equity prices will help lower that ratio, as the government intends.»

The aim of promoting low down payments is to push prices back up so that fewer houses are going to be in negative equity and fewer people are going to walk away from the mortgages.

Compared to the broad XIC, XEG has a) a price to earnings ratio that is only slightly higher, b) a price to book ratio that is lower, c) a debt to equity ratio that is about half of XIC, d) a dividend yield that is comparable and e) profit margins that grew 30 % this year versus 18 % for XIC.

my current scenario: 60k annual + bonus of 15k - 50k Live in Texas (very low cost of living) age: 26 Have 50k in equity in my home, prices continue to soar where I purchased as well as for the next half decade.

Fund managers cut their exposure to both commodities and emerging market equities to record lows this month, as oil and metals seem unable to shrug off price weakness and China recession fears mount, new research shows.

Our view is that the equity markets have low volatility because we have been experiencing low volatility in the things that drive equity prices — interest rates, economic data and corporate earnings.

Long underlying position must be valued at lower of current market value or call exercise price for margin equity purposes.

Put simply, even taking account of current interest rate levels, and even assuming that stocks should be priced to deliver commensurately lower long - term returns, we currently estimate that the S&P 500 is about 2.8 times the level at which equities would provide an appropriate risk premium relative to bonds.

U.S. sovereign bond prices were higher Tuesday, after being closed Monday for the July 4 holiday, resuming a strong «safe - haven» bid as global equities fell lower.

A 2012 Credit Suisse Research Institute report evaluated the performance of 2,360 companies globally over six years and found that companies with one or more women on boards delivered higher average returns on equity, lower leverage, better average growth and higher price / book value multiples.

Under the terms of our equity incentive plans, the fair market value on the grant date is defined as the average of the high and low trading prices of FedEx's stock on the New York Stock Exchange on that day.

Three popular explanations are offered to justify the high level of share prices: that profits will grow faster; that the economy and hence equities have become less risky; and that lower, more stable inflation will reduce real interest rates.

Let's take a look at some of the key fundamentals that have kept gold prices on a tight leash during the last few years against the backdrop of a sharp correction in the equities markets, rising inflation, geopolitical unrest and the likely end of an era of low interest rates.

With lower energy prices, the potential for resolution to increase confidence, and the reasonably low valuations currently afforded to small - cap growth equities, now may not be the time for pessimism.

During periods of decline it can be helpful to find long ideas among stocks which a) have low levels of debt, in case the market decline deepens, b) have a history of high returns on equity and investments c) have shown price momentum despite waning momentum in the overall markets.

In fact, only a permanently low equity risk premium can justify the high stock prices we now enjoy.

The SNB's «profit was lifted by a trio of positive forces: Low bond yields preserved the value of its foreign bonds; higher equity prices raised the value of SNB holdings... and the weaker Swiss currency made those foreign assets worth more in franc terms.»

The key IMHO is to get people exposed to a good chunk of low - cost equity for the long - term, but to do it in a way that share price wobbles don't scare the living daylights out of them.

Their cost of capital is a function partly of low interest rates and part of the implicit share price is a function of the fact that investors have looked at equities for dividends rather than bonds for yield because the bond market is so expensive.

«They may have enough equity cushion in that project that they can lower the sales prices, just to stay in line with the market,» he said.

The Series A Preferred shall also be convertible into any future series of Preferred Stock (the «Future Preferred») under either of the following circumstances: (a) if such conversion is approved by the Board or (b) if such conversion is in connection with a future Preferred Stock equity financing in which the Company's fully diluted pre-money valuation is greater than the Company's fully diluted post-money valuation immediately following the Series A Financing contemplated by this term sheet (a «Future Financing»), in either case, on a one - for - one basis (subject to anti-dilution adjustment) at the option of the holder; provided however, if such conversion is in connection with a Future Financing, that the holder may convert into shares of Future Preferred only in the event that all of such shares of Future Preferred received by the holder upon conversion are sold to an Approved Investor (as defined below) no later than 90 days following the first closing of the Future Financing at a price per share no lower than the price per share at which the Company sells shares of such Future Preferred in the Future Financing and, provided further, that such Approved Investor is not an affiliate, family member, or related party of the holder.

If you're a value investor, you're looking for stocks with low debt - to - equity ratios, low P / E ratios, depressed prices, and positive future earnings forecasts and prospects.

The VIX, a measure of the expected equity - market volatility as determined by put and call prices on S&P 500 Index options, trailed lower in 2017 and remains well below its historical average.

But we continue to believe that in the absence of a remarkable increase in bank revenue and earnings this week and next, the market value of equity for the four zombie dance queens is likely to go lower in the near term as value and stock prices return to balance.

Asset price appreciation (long bonds, equities, corporate debt, etc) as investors react to low volatility

The higher prices would in turn be associated with equity returns also being about 4 % lower than «normal» over that 3 - 4 year period.

In the short run, rising equity values would tend to drive bond prices lower and bond yields higher than they otherwise might have been.

A combination of a lost decade and having to sell equities at low prices in order to live can diminish your portfolio — to the point where it won't recover even when the salad days return.

If prices of WTI Crude Oil fall back to the recent lows of about US $ 26.00 pbbl - then expect global equities to test further lows.

High levels of negative equity kept one out of five homeowners frozen in place and unable to sell, driving down inventories, especially among lower priced homes.

With corporate debt markets priced for another Great Depression, High Yield Bonds are in a unique position to outperform equities given recent runups off the lows while providing a high yield income stream for years to come.

You don't permanently damage your portfolio because your living expenses are mostly paid from the fixed income, so you don't have to sell equities at low prices.

Medium Risk — Growth (M / GRW) Lower to average risk equities of companies with sound financials, consistent earnings growth, the potential for long - term price appreciation, a potential dividend yield, and / or share repurchase program.

The Oakmark Equity and Income Fund invests in medium - and lower - quality debt securities that have higher yield potential but present greater investment and credit risk than higher - quality securities, which may result in greater share price volatility.

In other cases, I don't mind averaging up if the equity is of particularly high value and I was previously fortunate to get it at a low entry price.

Global equity sentiment remains a bit shaky as concerns over rising commodity prices and higher interest rates continue to suggest lower corporate margins for the...

On a price - to - book (P / B) basis, eurozone equities have been trading close to historical lows versus broad developed markets.

Global equity sentiment remains a bit shaky as concerns over rising commodity prices and higher interest rates continue to suggest lower corporate margins for the remainder of 2018.

Rather, the current economic downturn is likely to focus its damage on asset prices - the U.S. dollar, home values, low and mid-quality debt, and equity prices (largely through the combination of narrowing profit margins and lower valuations).