Sentences with phrase «mean the rates are»

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

Most states put a cap on what payday lenders can charge, but that doesn't mean the rates are reasonable.

Is this the sign of still higher rates to come, or another buying opportunity, meaning rates are going to fall back again?

And the largest mean rating is on item 4 - 14, asking how often the principal encouraged collaborative work among staff (X = 4.27).

The mean rating was 3.28 (SD = 1.16).

Across teachers, the mean rating was 2.30 (SD =.76), with 48 % of teachers receiving a rating of 3 (high), 34 % a rating of 2 (average), and 18 % a rating of 1 (low) in maintaining student engagement.

The 10 - year average for posted five - year fixed - rate mortgages is 6.75 per cent, which means this rate is almost 93 per cent of the way back to its long - term average.

Floating a rate means your rate is not locked in and can float up and down depending on the market.

As with the Priceline comparison, Amex Travel offered JetBlue flights, which automatically meant the rate was lower.

-- Wesbites like Odesk take a commission from the people who hire you which means your rate is lower.

«It is very likely that the global mean rate was 1.7 [1.5 to 1.9] mm yr — 1 between 1901 and 2010 for a total sea level rise of 0.19 [0.17 to 0.21] m. Between 1993 and 2010, the rate was very likely higher at 3.2 [2.8 to 3.6] mm yr — 1; similarly high rates likely occurred between 1920 and 1950.

Five matter types have a relatively low Volatility Index, which means these rates are consistent and less subject to negotiations between corporations and their firms:

Three matter types have a relatively low Volatility Index, which means these rates are consistent and less subject to negotiations between corporations and firms:

For the «pi» part, this means the rating was formed based on analysis of public financial information.

More choices available means the rates are going down.

That means your rates are affected by factors such as your age, your driving record, your marital status, your credit history, and even your job.

That means rates are raised in less densely populated areas of the state, so they can be kept lower in more dense regions.

As stated before, thirty one year old applicants are generally in pretty good shape, which means rates are going to be low, which should make different types of life insurance options such as:

The mean rate is under $ 1,400 per year.

A flub like this will mean any rates you were quoted will most likely change, and you'll have to start at the beginning with comparison quote shopping from different insurers.

The higher the risk likely means the rate is also higher.

Not exact matches

«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.

Another number caught Kaushik's eye: the site's bounce rate for «content targeting» — meaning ads placed through Google's AdSense or similar programs — is, at 55.1 percent, quite high.

While the high level of existing debt means rate hikes will have a stronger impact in cooling demand than they did in previous years, it is still too soon to know just how much of an effect the bank's three rate hikes have had, Poloz said.

For most people, «moderate» means your heart rate should be within 100 to 120 beats per minute (depending on age, fitness level, medical conditions, etc..)

The report also forecasts short - and long - term interest rates will ratchet up steadily over the next decade to 3.2 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively, which means the costs to borrow are also certain to go up.

The best possible rating is AAA, for example, which means the obligor has an «extremely strong» capacity to meet its financial commitments.

That means that losers will be investors who bought 30 - year, fixed - rate bonds, because those values will go down.

When central banks around the world cut rates after the recession, it was meant to be a temporary measure to help stimulate the global economy.

I mean we're going to see this continued back and forth between the Fed talking about raising interest rates and therefore markets trying to absorb that higher term structure of rates, that's going to continue.

His remarks can't be considered a roadmap for the future path of interest rates; he made a point of stating that every policy meeting is «live,» meaning the latest data could alter assumptions.

That won't sound like much to a normal person, but the comment means higher interest rates are back on the horizon.

CEO Jeff Bezos says a lot of the company's expansion is happening overseas — the growth is costing more than it brings in for now, analysts say, but Prime membership means loyalty and investors should be happy at the retention rates of over 90 %.

The government's plan to reduce the small business tax rate to 9 % means Ottawa is foregoing $ 5 billion in annual tax revenue, according to Lanthier, and that other taxpayers will have to bear those costs.

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.

Ultra-low rates are evidence that money is still too tight, since it means monetary policy is failing to induce the desired inflation.

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).

The average commercial property tax rate in America is 1.940 %, which would mean that the church is getting out of about another $ 20 million annually in property taxes, based on the estimate that it owns $ 1.5 billion in real estate.

It's no fun that our vacancy rate has gone from 0 % to 20 % in one year — but it means there's remarkable opportunity for people who were priced out of downtown Calgary, or who simply could not get space.

According to the company, hotels have an average occupancy rate of 65 %, meaning 1 in 3 rooms are typically going to waste.

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.

The team's latest starting five, of James, Love, Isaiah Thomas, J.R. Smith, and Jae Crowder, has a net rating of -22.8, meaning it is outscored by 22.8 points per 100 possessions.

If the «taper» means a rise in those rates, average Americans should be aware and should care.

Bank of Canada critics will say stubbornly low inflation means the latest rate hike was a mistake.

The reason average Americans should care about the «taper» is that higher interest rates on bonds also means higher interest rates on things like mortgages.

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.

Canadians were better savers in the 1980s in large part because it paid off: double - digit interest rates meant double - digit rates of return on GICs and savings accounts.

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.»