Sentences with phrase «pace of rate hikes»

Futures contracts are pricing in a slower pace of rate hikes, to about 1 %.

Not only will more home construction lead to a slower pace of rate hikes, it will also lead to faster economic growth.

Expectations for a faster pace of rate hikes tend to be bearish for gold, which struggles to compete with yield bearing assets when interest rates rise.

Fed officials have variously described the subsequent pace of rate hikes as «gradual,» «shallow,» «slow,» «halting» and even «crawling,» noted economists at Goldman Sachs.

Some investors had speculated that Powell might move to impose his mark on the Fed by signalling a faster pace of rate hikes for 2018.

We believe the Federal Reserve (Fed) would likely delay any pre-emptive action, keeping to a moderate pace of rate hikes in 2018.

However, if the recovery in the global private - investment cycle, particularly in the U.S., proves stronger than we currently expect, it would support productivity growth, lift neutral real rates and encourage the Fed to take up an even faster pace of rate hikes than we currently pencil into our base case.

The yield curve is pricing in a very slow pace of rate hikes, with a 50 % chance of one more hike this year, and a total of three more hikes this cycle.

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.

Among Williams» chief responsibilities as New York Fed president will be the oversight of large financial firms as current Fed chairman Jerome Powell weighs the pace of rate hikes.

Other Fed policymakers have suggested fiscal stimulus, with the unemployment rate now at a healthy 4.7 %, could lead to a faster pace of rate hikes than currently anticipated.

Though it's anyone's guess how the data might influence the Fed's thinking about the pace of rate hikes, the contrasting views of policymakers suggest that now may be time for investors to model the impact of the three scenarios on their portfolios.

Investors would likely interpret any new worries about inflation to mean the pace of rate hikes could quicken.

«There is no reason to think the Fed will accelerate the pace of rate hikes as a result.»

The Fed has introduced a new wrinkle to the equation by suggesting that they may consider reducing their balance sheet later this year which raises the possibility that they may slow the pace of rate hikes.

Many economists think a Powell - led Fed may step up the pace of rate hikes if economic growth accelerates this year, boosted by the new $ 1.5 trillion tax cut package.

The Federal Reserve, in particular, could embrace a faster pace of rate hikes — with as many as six increases between now and the end of 2018, Morgan Stanley Chief U.S. Economist Ellen Zentner predicts.

Potential U.S. withdrawal from NAFTA and higher interest - rate sensitivity among consumers could slow the pace of rate hikes.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- 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.

Many influential voices are urging the Fed to tighten extremely slowly, and recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statements indicate that the Fed wants to see a significant pickup in inflation before it steps up the pace of rate hikes.

But few analysts expect any aggressive pickup in the pace of rate hikes.

Stocks drove up, then pulled back, as investors puzzled over the minutes and bond yields climbed on the prospect of a faster pace of rate hikes.

NEW YORK 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 Fed also made suggestions that inflation is near target but that there is no need to accelerate the pace of rate hikes.

1) No change in the dot - plot: If the Fed does not change the projection for a total of three hikes in 2018, this means a slower pace of rate hikes and a better environment for alternative assets such as cryptocurrencies.