Sentences with phrase «mean rates as»

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«The gig economy is typified by irregularity, meaning there is no job security and instead of having a boss who trains you and helps you improve, your performance is rated on a scale of 1 - 5 stars by strangers who have no understanding of your growth as a professional,» explains Scot Wingo, founder and CEO of Spiffy, a modern on - demand company.

Firstly, because it means higher interest rates — so when companies try to borrow money, that money will become more expensive and as a result they will have less room to give returns to investors.

The library should contain as much of what you do not know as your financial means, mortgage rates, and the currently tight real - estate market allows you to put there.

First the line about «it shows how unreliable interest rates can be as an indicator of appropriate monetary policy» means that low interest rates do not necessarily mean loose policy.

As an example, a cap of $ 500,000 in tax - free capital gains on any principal residence means that a home sold for $ 1 million that was purchased for $ 100,000 in 1985 say, would have $ 400,000 taxed at the owner's tax rate at the time of the sale (about 35 % for the average middle class Canadian).

On a scale out of seven, the magazine staff rated 4.8, meaning we're about as happy as employees in the ever - downtrodden manufacturing sector and significantly less happy than the normal knowledge - based worker.

If you were in the market to buy, he'd tell you that this machine has the highest suction rating J. D. Power gives, with «level suction,» which means the vacuum's suction will be as good in the tenth year as it does in the first.

However, as I wrote in «5 reasons why the housing market won't crash,» the Bank of Canada will only allow its rates to climb as long as the economy is growing vigorously — which, in turn, means that employment and income levels are trending upward.

However, the Bank of Canada will likely only allow its rates to climb as long as the economy is growing vigorously — which, in turn, means that employment and income levels are trending upward.

«(With an alternative lender), the interest rates are higher, the qualifying rate is higher than if you were going with a traditional bank and they are going to charge one per cent of the mortgage amount (as a lender's fee) for closing, so that means your closing costs increase.»

While it's not as generous as taking the grant approach, it does eliminate the tax burden on the employee and it means any gains are taxed at a long - term rate depending on the holding period.

The nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates Baldwin's seat as «likely Democratic» — meaning she has a relatively good chance to retain it.

That means if you earned $ 100, you'd report $ 118 as dividend income and be charged 72 % on those earnings (the new Dividend Tax Credit rate for non-eligible dividends), rather than the 67 %.

For employees used to glowing performance reviews, an average rating (meaning they are working at the same level as their co-workers) can be «the worst thing that ever happened in their career,» Don Faul, Facebook's former president of online operations, told the Journal.

As the Federal Reserve examines when it might increase interest rates, consumers and business borrowers are contemplating what the hike might mean.

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Look for this to continue in 2016, as the lowest unemployment rate in 15 years means employers will be fighting for recent, debt - strapped graduates.

So, to us as a bond manager, that means rates are going up.»

These mistakes can be quite costly for businesses, as differences in tariff rates mean that a company making a classification error will either pay too much in tariffs or face a retroactive tax bill if they accidentally classified a product at too low a rate.

That means that if the Federal Reserve feels the need to respond to President Donald Trump's new economic policies with higher interest rates, as Chairwoman Janet Yellen again hinted yesterday, there'll be little to stop the dollar rising further against Europe's single currency.

But if you have a private loan, those loans may be fixed or have a variable rate tied to the Libor, prime or T - bill rates — which means that as the Fed raises rates, borrowers will likely pay more in interest, although how much more will vary by the benchmark.

The $ 450,000 Phantom is on rent from the U.S. because its high frame rate means a 1 1/2 second shot can be slowed to a hypnotic pace and made to last as long as it takes to wait for a flight.

While U.S. savings bonds have lost popularity as a means of long - term savings due to the low interest rates they currently earn, some retirees have been holding on to bonds that were issued when rates were higher.

As you can see, their price in early September dipped below 99.475, meaning investors believed then that fed funds rate would climb above 0.525 % by January 2015.

«As Draghi has alluded to, a high currency will help keep inflation down and that means the ECB will be able to keep interest rates down,» said Bennett.

Even as competitors, you can both benefit either by ordering in greater quantity, which will be a bigger order for the supplier and may also result in better rates from the supplier as a means of saying thank you for the referral.

That means being realistic about how long you plan to stay in your home, getting your credit score in order, finding the best refinance rates and saving money where you can, such as on inspection fees and closing costs.

yields will hit the highs on close end of the day... equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run over weak shorts in the face of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack of wage growth rising bond yields and ballooning debt... rates will go much higher and equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations

As Scotiabank mentioned in a note last week: «Higher interest rates are going to make the burden of refinancing the debt considerably heavier, and as more money goes into servicing the debt, it means less money is available to spend on other things, which could lead to less infrastructure spending and increased austerity.&raquAs Scotiabank mentioned in a note last week: «Higher interest rates are going to make the burden of refinancing the debt considerably heavier, and as more money goes into servicing the debt, it means less money is available to spend on other things, which could lead to less infrastructure spending and increased austerity.&raquas more money goes into servicing the debt, it means less money is available to spend on other things, which could lead to less infrastructure spending and increased austerity.»

But as Jeff Guo noted at Vox, O'Reilly's ratings were dipping — and an advertiser boycott meant it may have made business sense for Fox to let him go.

Achievement of these goals was considered by the HRC as very challenging, even aggressive, given the expected modest economic growth for 2007 for the financial services industry, the impact and duration of the on - going flat / inverted yield curve (meaning short - term interest rates that are virtually equal to or exceed long - term interest rates, thus lowering profit margins for financial services companies that borrow cash at short - term rates and lend at long - term rates), potentially higher credit losses, fewer available high - quality, high - yielding loans and investment opportunities, and a consumer shift from non-interest to interest - bearing deposits.

Unhedged foreign currency debt, as was prominent in 1997, means that a fall in the currency pushes up debt servicing costs for the government, local corporates and banks, but a rise in interest rates to assist the exchange rate has the same adverse effect.

Since December 17, the day after the FOMC meeting, the effective federal funds rate, calculated under its current methodology as a volume - weighted mean, has traded within the FOMC's new 25 - to -50-basis-point range on all but one day, which I'll come back to.

This means that as long as the PBoC intervenes in the currency, it can not provide debt relief to struggling borrowers, and to the economy overall, by lowering interest rates without setting off potentially destabilizing capital outflows as the interest rate differential narrows.

Returning the rate to that level, combined with the most recent uptick in the top marginal personal income tax rate, would mean that Ontario investors would pay as much as 40 per cent tax on capital gains.

This ought to mean that unless there is a very severe slowdown in the world economy, the trade sector of the economy should still do pretty well, even if the growth rates are not quite as high as in the past year.

For an import - dependent country such as Iceland this, in effect, means the foreign exchange rate.

The government explains that lower corporate tax rates were intended to apply only to active business income and not as a means of maximizing personal savings.

Banks plunged as bond yields continued to fall, which will mean lower interest rates on loans.

The Fed currently targets a 2 percent inflation rate, but it is ambiguous as to whether this is an average target (meaning that if you're below it for a while you then need to be above it for a time) or a ceiling.

As long as your debt - to - income ratio is low, however, and you have a larger equity position — meaning you can afford a larger down payment — you stand a good chance of getting approved for a loan with a decent interest ratAs long as your debt - to - income ratio is low, however, and you have a larger equity position — meaning you can afford a larger down payment — you stand a good chance of getting approved for a loan with a decent interest ratas your debt - to - income ratio is low, however, and you have a larger equity position — meaning you can afford a larger down payment — you stand a good chance of getting approved for a loan with a decent interest rate.

As growth rates slow, the failure to cut out bad policies will mean continued stagnation or declines in living standards for some.

I mean I do not fully get the statement «a year of 2 % NGDP growth actually just brings you back to the natural rate, back to macroeconomic equilibrium» as I think targeting the change (0 %) here seems to be enough to tame the shock slowly without AD deficiency?

This willingness to let inflation «run hot» means even as nominal rates rise, real rates — that is, the nominal interest rate minus inflation — are headed into negative territory.

At the time of writing, we have a Neutral rating on DuPont, which means we don't see it as a stock to buy, but we also don't consider it to be particularly unattractive.

Bond market geeks refer to this as a «flattening of the yield curve,» meaning that shorter - term interest rates rose while longer - term interest rates fell.

But once rates rise it will also mean a higher yield for investors as well.

A deal, which could be reached as soon as this week, would mean the iconically American company would be headquartered in Canada, and benefit from the country's lower corporate tax rate, 15 percent, compared to the on - paper 35 percent rate in the U.S.

This means that they offer the same competitive interest rates and terms as standard 7 (a) loans.

Despite steady demand from employers and brisk economic growth recently, average monthly job gains slowed from 187,000 in 2016 as the 4.1 % unemployment rate meant fewer available workers.