Sentences with phrase «of hiking rates»

The Fed is expected to continue its policy of hiking rates but the incoming data from the US does not ssupport any accelerated rate hikes as yet and with the 3 rate hikes for the year already priced into the markets, we do not expect any major changes in the gold prices if and when the rate hikes do happen.

The Bank of England kept rates unchanged on Thursday but one of the nine members voted in favour of hiking rates.

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And even the Federal Reserve's modest rate hikes have had an outsized impact on the bottom line of Bank of America, which pockets the extra interest it collects on loans while paying out much less on consumers» deposits (making money on the so - called spread).

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, May 1 (Reuters)- Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Tuesday there is good reason to believe the central bank can manage the risks of Canada's high household debt, even as he signaled that interest rate hikes will continue, increasing the cost of that debt.

The bulls are finding comfort in sound fundamentals and sticking to a familiar script: So long as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes on the mantle of gradual rate hikes, the «Goldilocks» growth story stays intact and earnings remain robust.

The dollar made most of the running, though, as it turned positive for 2018 just ahead of a two - day Fed meeting that is expected to pave the way for another two or even three U.S. rate hikes this year.

YELLOWKNIFE, Northwest Territories, May 1 - Bank of Canada Governor Stephen Poloz said on Tuesday there is good reason to believe the central bank can manage the risks of Canada's high household debt, even as he signaled that interest rate hikes will continue, increasing the cost of that debt.

For 2019, the median is for two hikes, but most of the risk looks to be with more rates rises.

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.

«Strong economic momentum and accelerating price and wage gains should lead to three more Fed rate hikes this year,» Kathy Bostjancic, head of U.S. macro investor services at Oxford Economics USA, wrote in response to the survey.

NEW YORK, May 2 - The dollar was off its highs of the day and Treasury yields eased on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and gave no signals it was in a rush to increase the pace of rate hikes.

The Federal Reserve made the psychologically important decision to hike interest rates last December, and recent remarks from Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen telegraphed the possibility of another hike in the summer.

Any sign the central bank will raise interest rates faster than expected is viewed as negative for equities since hikes will theoretically lessen the appeal of stocks.

Markets do not expect a change in interest rates from the Federal Reserve at the conclusion of its meeting on Wednesday, though analysts will be watching for any change in language and indications that a June hike is likely.

«Look for a steady diet of a rate hike each quarter.»

The Fed has forecast a total of three interest rate hikes for 2018.

The Bank of Canada hiked rates twice this year, signalling more could be coming — depending, in part, on whether households can handle it.

The Fed's decision to edge off of a crisis - level rate policy was long anticipated and experts say this first rate hike in nearly a decade might not have much of an impact overall.

Investors were not expecting the Fed to hike rates but were looking for signs of how quickly the central bank may move in the future.

If the Bank of Canada hikes two more times this year, some households could be renewing at a rate 75 basis points higher than what they previously paid, according to Rob McLister, CEO of intelliMortgage Inc. in Toronto.

Even before Wednesday's decision, five of the country's largest banks hiked five - year fixed rates 15 basis points to 5.14 per cent last week.

Bond prices were higher, stocks waffled and the dollar flip - flopped after the Fed's post-meeting statement failed to deliver the clarity markets were looking for on the course of rate hikes.

Gold slid to a four - month low on Tuesday as the dollar strengthened ahead of a US Federal Reserve policy meeting that is being watched for clues on the future pace of interest rate hikes.

The Dow, S&P 500 and Russell 2000 hit record highs this week as investors put the congressional testimony of former FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on the back burner and await what could be the fourth rate hike in more than a decade on Wednesday.

Beata Caranci, chief economist at TD Bank, doubts another rate hike in the U.S. would have much of an impact on bond yields in Canada.

Investors are getting more comfortable with the idea of four interest rate hikes this year, though it may not last long.

CNBC's Steve Liesman reports on the possible interest rate hike after the Fed met both goals with a strong jobs report and an inflation target of two percent.

The Bank has slightly shifted the way it's talking about the state of Canada's economy, and it suggests that a rate hike is finally a possibility again

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

About 46 percent of respondents to the survey see two more Fed rate hikes in 2018 and the same percentage see three.

Traders are still pricing in two rate hikes this year, based on the price of Fed funds futures contracts traded at CME Group (cme) Chicago Board of Trade.

The U.S. private sector's hiring surged in February and appeared to boost the prospects of a Federal Reserve rate hike in March.

BoAML expects another rate hike in January of next year but says such decisions will be «data dependent».

The pan-European Stoxx 600 ended 0.08 percent higher with banking stocks leading the gains on expectations of a probable interest rate hike in the U.S. next week.

European markets closed to eke out gains on Friday as investors digested strong U.S. jobs data ahead of a probable rate hike next week.

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Instead of shooting skyward after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates last week, yields on the 10 - year Treasury note fell — and have been steadily falling ever since.

But the lack of any statement about when the next one would happen moved markets that trade in future interest rates hikes, causing the price of so - called Fed funds futures to drop.

The Anthem Blue Cross headquarters is seen after the health insurer began informing its individual policyholders of rate hikes up to 39 % to take effect at the beginning of March, on Feb. 9, 2010 in Woodland Hills, California.

Sterling dropped more than 1 percent against the U.S. dollar on Thursday after the Bank of England announced the first rate hike since the financial crisis.

The Fed is likely to accelerate the pace of interest rate hikes if inflation starts to become «a problem,» says King Lip of Baker Avenue Asset Management.

«The housing market continues to adjust to stricter mortgage rules, recent Bank of Canada rate hikes and some provincial policy moves,» said BMO Capital Markets» senior economist Robert Kavcic in a research note Friday.

The Swedish crown hit a six - day high after the country's central bank said it saw an interest rate hike coming in the second half of the year, but the currency quickly gave up those gains.

And in the U.S., Fed chair Janet Yellen hiked rates by 25 points on Wednesday evening but signaled no pick - up in the pace of normalization of rates.

Some investors had anticipated the Fed would also take a more hawkish tone on future rate hikes on expectations of stronger growth.

The Swiss bank UBS has updated its call on the number of rate hikes that the U.S. Federal Reserve will announce this year.

Citi analysts predict two rate hikes this year (including Wednesday's hike) but no more until the second half of next year.

«The fact that they stuck with the three rate - hike forecast sends a signal that at this point they're not ready to adopt a potentially more aggressive stance that a number of people have been talking about for next year,» said Craig Bishop, lead strategist for U.S. fixed income at RBC Wealth Management.

Schultz: If you put in a hawk such as [former Fed governor Kevin] Warsh, the possibility of a quicker pace of Fed funds rate hikes will increase.

And it also means that bond market traders believe we're likely to see at least a quarter point hike in interest rates by the middle of next year.