Several industry trade association commenters also noted that it is not clear what was meant by proposed comment 37 (c)(1)(i)(C)-2, which would have provided that the termination of mortgage insurance should be calculated based on the declining principal balance that would occur as a result
of changes to the interest rate and payment amounts, assuming the fully - indexed rate applies at consummation, taking into account any introductory rates.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited
to, the following: 1) our ability
to continue
to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability
to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability
to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability
to achieve certain cost reductions with respect
to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability
to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases in the build
rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build
rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any
changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange
rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability
to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence
to their announced schedules; 10) our ability
to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability
to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties
to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability
to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount
rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability
to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability
to obtain the debt
to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and
changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability
to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such
changes; 21) any reduction in our credit
ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability
to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility
to higher
interest payments should
interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any
interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure
to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability
to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability
to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability
to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse
changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability
to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange
rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability
to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
The U.S. is primed for higher
interest rates, but the Bank
of Canada won't follow suit until there are real policy
changes — not just Trump Tweets —
to act on
Within a couple
of hours
of the release, some on Bay Street were shifting their predictions
of when the Bank
of Canada will next raise
interest rates to next month (the scheduled date for any
changes is Sept. 6) from October.
If that's true, the central bank would have
to induce more dramatic
changes in
interest rates and the value
of the currency
to achieve its inflation goal.
The ECB released its latest set
of stress test results on the potential impact
of interest rate changes to the area's banking system
Elsewhere, the European Central Bank (ECB) released its stress test results on the potential impact
of interest rate changes to the area's banking system.
The 30 - day Fed Fund futures can be used as a guide
to predict when the Fed might increase
interest rates since the prices are an expression
of trader's views on the likelihood
of changes in U.S. monetary policy.
Gain related
to interest rate swaps The company recognized a pre-tax gain
of $ 14 million in the three months ended March 31, 2018, within
interest and other expense, net related
to certain forward - starting
interest rate swaps for which the planned timing
of the related forecasted debt was
changed.
The outcome
of the U.S. election has moderately
changed the economic outlook, but likely not enough
to drive the Bank
of Canada
to alter
interest rates
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any
changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices,
interest rates and foreign currency exchange
rates, levels
of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration
of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected
to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due
to various factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability
to realize the intended benefits
of organizational
changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange
rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred
to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins
to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and
to satisfy the other conditions
to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise
to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins
to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins
to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million
to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related
to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating
to the value
of the United Technologies» shares
to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company,
to retain and hire key personnel.
«Pockets
of risk have begun
to emerge» following several years
of exceptionally low
interest rates that have
changed how lenders and borrowers view debt, Morneau told a news conference in Toronto.
Factors that will have an impact on credit quality
of companies include domestic consumption trends, exports, commodity price risks, sensitivity
to changes in
interest rates, working capital risk, capital expenditure and sensitivity
to foreign exchange volatility.
The wording
change is in line with what the Fed committee said in the run - up
to raising
rates in 2004 following a period
of low
interest rates.
Any over or under payment
of accrued
interest resulting from a
rate change, will be applied
to the borrower's balance.
Part V, as amended, requires that prior
to an extension
of credit, the plan must receive from the fiduciary written disclosure
of (i) the
rate of interest (or other fees) that will apply and (ii) the method
of determining the balance upon which
interest will be charged in the event that the fiduciary extends credit
to avoid a failed purchase or sale
of securities, as well as prior written disclosure
of any
changes to these terms.
In addition
to extending the maturity
of a portion
of the existing term loans under the Senior Secured Term Loan Facility, the TLF Amendment
changed the «applicable margin» used in calculating the
interest rate under the term loans.
The market expected that Britain would have
to devalue its currency and no amount
of interest rate hikes or currency purchasing would
change that.
On 19 September 2000, the Bank
of Canada published details
of its plan
to adopt a new system
of eight «fixed» or pre-specified dates each year for announcing any
changes to the official
interest rate that it uses
to implement monetary policy.
The market expected that Britain would have
to devalue its currency and that no amount
of interest rate hikes or currency purchasing would
change that.
In November 2000, the Bank
of Canada introduced a new system
of eight «fixed» or pre-specified dates each year for announcing any
changes to the official
interest rate it uses
to implement monetary policy.
Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward - looking statements contained in this release because
of a variety
of factors, including conditions
to, or
changes in the timing
of, proposed real estate and other transactions, prevailing
interest rates and non-recurring charges, store closings, competitive pressures from specialty stores, general merchandise stores, off - price and discount stores, manufacturers» outlets, the Internet, mail - order catalogs and television shopping and general consumer spending levels, including the impact
of the availability and level
of consumer debt, the effect
of weather and other factors identified in documents filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
But weak data suggests there will be no
change to interest rates announced at the end
of the central bank's meeting on Thursday.
Interest rate risk: is the risk that an investment's value will change due to a change in the absolute level of interest rates, in the spread between two rates, in the shape of the yield curve, or in any other interest rate relat
Interest rate risk: is the risk that an investment's value will
change due
to a
change in the absolute level
of interest rates, in the spread between two rates, in the shape of the yield curve, or in any other interest rate relat
interest rates, in the spread between two
rates, in the shape
of the yield curve, or in any other
interest rate relat
interest rate relationship.
A balanced approach
to investing in bonds is probably the safest way
to spread your
interest rates risks and take advantage
of changing rates since we won't be able
to predict how things will work out.
The reason fairness would require that this ratio be equal
to one is that, as argued by the Italian economist Luigi Pasinetti in his 1981 book, Structural
Change and Economic Growth: A Theoretical Essay on the Dynamics
of the Wealth
of Nations, a fair
interest rate is such that the purchasing power
of one hour
of labour stays constant through time even when its monetary equivalent is lent or borrowed.
Securities with longer durations are more sensitive
to changes in
interest rates than securities
of shorter durations.
Indeed, in a classic paper written in the early 1960s, Mundell (Mundell, 1963) showed how, in a world
of complete asset substitutability and perfect capital mobility, real
interest rates would be largely determined by international market forces with the exchange
rate moving in response
to changes in domestic monetary policy
to provide most
of the desired accommodation or tightening.
Table 3 shows the
changes in the average private sector economic forecasts for nominal GDP (the most applicable tax base for budgetary revenues), and for short - and long - term
interest rates, from the first estimate
of the deficit
to the final outcome.
If you have a 3/1 ARM, for example, you'll need
to understand that your
interest rate will
change once a year for the last 27 years
of your loan term.
In addition
to long - duration Treasuries, these classic «safe havens» include high - yielding defensive equities like utilities, as well as precious metals, both
of which are sensitive
to changes in real
interest rates.
A number
of operational features were required
to implement such an overnight reverse repo, or ON RRP, facility: It would need same - day settlement; 16 the operation would need
to be run predictably, every day, and as late in the day as possible,
to give lenders time
to bargain with other counterparties using the outside option
of investing with the Federal Reserve; 17 an appropriate spread below IOR would be required
to ensure that the facility neither induced large
changes in the structure
of money markets nor lost the ability
to support
interest rate control; 18 and the operations would need enough unused capacity that lenders could credibly propose
to leave borrowers that did not offer an adequate
interest rate.19
Obviously it's not desirable
to have an
interest rate that
changes over time (unless it's going down) since it will affect both the total cost
of funding as well as your ability
to manage your cash flow.
Factors that could cause or contribute
to actual results differing from our forward - looking statements include risks relating
to: failure
of DBRS
to rate the Notes at the anticipated
ratings levels, which is a closing condition, or at all;
changes in the financial markets, including
changes in credit markets,
interest rates, securitization markets generally and our proposed securitization in particular; the willingness
of investors
to buy the Notes; adverse developments regarding OnDeck, its business or the online or broader marketplace lending industry generally, any
of which could impact what credit
ratings, if any, are issued with respect
to the Notes; the extended settlement cycle for the scheduled closing on April 17, 2018, which may exacerbate the foregoing risks; and other risks, including those described in our Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and in other documents that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time
to time which are or will be available on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov.
In theory, you could hold an individual bond
to maturity and never lose any money even though the market value
of the bond may fluctuate based on
changing interest rates and other factors (but you could still lose out
to inflation over time).
Duration is a measure that helps estimate the amount the price
of a bond will rise or fall in response
to changes in
interest rates.
Use this tool
to model the potential impact
of interest rate changes on both the value
of your individual bond and CD positions and your overall portfolio.
The Federal Reserve has lowered short - term
interest rates by 100 basis points in a month — an action they describe as a «rapid and forceful response»
of monetary policy both
to the
changing circumstances and the
changing behaviour
of the US economy.
Another factor potentially muting the response
of consumption
to interest rate changes relates
to banks» processes for adjusting scheduled mortgage repayments following
changes in lending
rates.
We don't expect the ECB
to change course, but we think perhaps there will be an extension
of quantitative easing and bubbles in assets that are
interest -
rate sensitive.
You can easily
change the
interest rates, deposits, frequency
of interest compounding and the number
of years you have
to save.
Whatever the resolution, officials at the ECB on Thursday declined
to change the benchmark
interest rate and left it at its current record low
of 0.75 %.
Despite
interest rates remaining very low by historical measures, any dental organization looking
to utilize external funding for projects this fiscal year should be aware
of potential
changes and possible budget implications.
The first would
change the
rate of interest paid
to shareholders until their appraisal case is decided.
Net
interest payments
of households are now more responsive
to changes in
interest rates than they were a decade or more ago (at least in the short term).
A bond fund with a longer average maturity will see its net asset value (NAV) react more dramatically
to changes in
interest rates as the prices
of the underlying bonds in the portfolio increase or decline.
Commodity prices may be affected by a variety
of factors at any time, including but not limited
to, (i)
changes in supply and demand relationships, (ii) governmental programs and policies, (iii) national and international political and economic events, war and terrorist events, (iv)
changes in
interest and exchange
rates, (v) trading activities in commodities and related contracts, (vi) pestilence, technological
change and weather, and (vii) the price volatility
of a commodity.
By the time I published my latest (July 17) blog entry Beijing had managed
to stop the panic with the use
of what I called «brute force», by which I meant that there was never likely
to be much impact from
interest rate moves, regulatory
changes, margin relaxation, and so on.
This set
of monetary policies affects financial asset prices in a different way compared
to changes in short - term
interest rates, and we should be humble about what we claim about understanding the importance
of this distinction.
Unsurprisingly, TLH has one
of the lowest effective durations in the segment, so it's less sensitive
to changes in
interest rates.