Sentences with phrase «more debt interest»

«More debt interest, higher taxes and smaller GDP.

Not exact matches

But debts that carry a high interest rate (typically over 8 %) and weren't used to strategically help you afford a big purchase, are more problematic.

Interest on the debt, at 9 % of annual budget spending, is now nearly half of what the province spends on each year on education and more than one - fifth of what's spent on healthcare.

Hacking away at $ 348.8 - billion in total debt would give the province more room to deal with the next recession — especially in an era of economic uncertainty and rising interest rates.

Low interest rates have encouraged corporations to take on more debt despite the fact their cash flows can't support such debt loads.

I'm not interested in raising equity; remember, equity is more expensive than debt, and can be very expensive in the long run.

Further, late - stage financing typically involves more debt, which by its nature is affected by interest rates, he adds.

But low interest rates, at least in Canada, have pushed household debt to such vertiginous levels that officials like Carney know they shouldn't be counting on consumer spending to drive the recovery — ergo, the call for more corporate investment.

• More than half (58 per cent) of Canadians pay their credit card balance in full each month, avoiding credit card debt and interest payments altogether.

The more Poloz and his deputies repeat their contention that the threat posed by household debt has receded, the more confidence executives and investors will have that they can make decisions without having to worry about a snap interest - rate increase.

If mortgage interest rates were higher, paying down this debt would make more sense, but with rates at about 4 percent, investing that money could yield a higher rate of return.

Although mathematically it makes the most sense to pay back the debts with the highest interest rates first, for Sall, starting with the smallest ones — regardless of interest rate — was far more motivating.

And if interest rates go up, the government would have to pay much more to finance the more than $ 14 trillion in Treasury debt held by investors.

The Federal Reserve's ultra-low interest - rate policy since the financial crisis may have lent support to a listless economy and made the government's massive debt a lot easier to finance, but it's been more than hard on retirees and conservative savers.

If you have a good payment history you can threaten to take your debt to another company which will charge zero or low interest for a year or more.

Governor Snyder has said that the bankruptcy filing will allow the city to spend more money on public services because less of its money will be hurdled toward paying interest on debt.

Beyond then, we expect the company to sustain credit measures that are consistent with its intermediate financial risk profile, characterized by fully adjusted debt to EBITDA of 2.5x - 3.0 x, funds from operations to debt of more than 25 %, and EBITDA interest coverage of more than 5.0 x.

Toys «R» Us, meantime, was left to pay more than $ 400 million a year in interest alone on its debts.

The firm has warned for months that increasing debt loads at companies could stir up trouble as interest rates move higher, making it more difficult for them to refinance.

Speaking in Montreal on Thursday, central bank governor Stephen Poloz called household debt a major risk to the Canadian economy, suggesting the fear of stoking more borrowing as one reason he has not been even more dovish on interest rate policy.

Then, in the early 1990s, the Bank of Canada began inflation targeting, which brought down interest rates and made the carrying costs of debt far more manageable.

Auditor general Bonnie Lysyk's report noted that the government now spends more on debt interest than it does on post-secondary education, and those interest costs are growing.

If you direct any extra money to your highest interest rate loan first, you may save hundreds of dollars or more in extra interest payments and you may be able to get out of debt faster.

We're investors at heart, and the best way to get started investing more is by cutting out high - interest debt.

(Bloomberg)-- An investment fund that's seeking a payout from the Cuban government on more than $ 1.3 billion in defaulted debt and back interest has hired the lawyer who won a settlement for hedge funds in a long - running legal battle against Argentina.

Irregular income and business expenses could help explain why self - employed individuals have more credit card debt, which leads to higher interest rate costs.

Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations.

The first and more important is that interest rates are expected to rise from their current low levels, making any given amount of debt more costly to finance.

International investors have become more interested in China - related opportunities after a period when worries over China's debt levels suppressed their appetite.

Logically I know paying off the debt sooner would save me money in interest and the sooner I pay it off the sooner I can save more.

The amount of debt that is projected under the extended baseline would reduce national saving and income in the long term; increase the government's interest costs, putting more pressure on the rest of the budget; limit lawmakers» ability to respond to unforeseen events; and increase the likelihood of a fiscal crisis, an occurrence in which investors become unwilling to finance a government's borrowing unless they are compensated with very high interest rates.

Typically retail firms roll over debt to buy time, but interest rates have risen since the last set of buyouts several years ago, making that prospect more expensive.

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.»

Progress in a few areas has been solid: slashing of bureaucratic red tape has led to a surge in new private businesses; full liberalization of interest rates seems likely following the introduction of bank deposit insurance in May; Rmb 2 trillion (US$ 325 billion) of local government debt is being sensibly restructured into long - term bonds; tighter environmental regulation and more stringent resource taxes have contributed to a surprising two - year decline in China's consumption of coal.

Debt leveraging inflates property prices, creating (6) hopes for capital gains, prompting buyers to take on even more debt in the speculative hope that rising asset prices will more than cover the added interest, which is paid out of capital gains, not out of current incDebt leveraging inflates property prices, creating (6) hopes for capital gains, prompting buyers to take on even more debt in the speculative hope that rising asset prices will more than cover the added interest, which is paid out of capital gains, not out of current incdebt in the speculative hope that rising asset prices will more than cover the added interest, which is paid out of capital gains, not out of current income.

Paying off that debt quicker will reduce the overall cost (since you're eliminating paying more interest).

Interest in developing alternative sources of debt for Australian corporates is growing as more superannuation funds, borrowers and banks di...

The sooner you're able to pay back debt, the more money you'll save on interest payments.

On the flip side, if prolonged low interest rates encourage people to take on more debt, financial stability concerns grow.

The potential counter weights that could cap the 10 - year yield would be a negative stock market reaction that drives investors to bonds; lower interest rates outside the U.S. that make the U.S. debt relatively more attractive, and good demand for longer - dated securities from insurers and others.

This brings me to a third plot line: that is, how we deal with the higher level of household debt and higher housing prices, especially in a world of more normal interest rates.

Thereafter, the downward adjustments to budgetary revenues more than offset the downward adjustments to total expenses, the latter primarily due to the lower outlook for interest rates on public debt charges.

As student debt becomes more and more common, it is critical that borrowers understand how much student loan interest rates can affect the total payment over the life of a loan.

A more cost - effective strategy is the debt avalanche method, under which you tackle the balance with the highest interest rate first.

It would not be surprising if the household sector had become more sensitive to news about interest rates, given the increased debt and debt servicing loads that it is now carrying.

As debts grow, more income must be paid out as interest and amortization rather than being available for spending on goods and services.

The only variables he admits are structure - free: The federal government can indeed spend more and reduce interest rates (especially on mortgages) so that the higher mortgage debt, student debt, personal debt and corporate debt overhead can be afforded more easily.

Interest and amortization payments to savers tend to increase beyond the economy's overall ability to pay as debt service absorbs more and more personal disposable income and corporate cash flow.

Spending a few more years getting your student loans or other debts paid down could mean that you would qualify for a lower interest rate or a higher loan amount.

It is interesting to note that Private schools had $ 3,603, or 22.81 %, more debt per graduate than Public schools on average.