Not exact matches
The tepid
confidence level is somewhat at odds with how business owners view their current financial situations — 67
percent gave their situation a
rating of good, the same as the prior quarter and an increase of two percentage points compared with the second quarter of 2015.
With a mail drop of 10,000 pieces, he would be able to read his close
rate to within ± 0.33
percent; and with a mail drop of 100,000 pieces, his
confidence interval would shrink to ± 0.11
percent.
The move is a vote of
confidence in the U.S. economy — a signal that consumers and businesses don't need quite as much help via monetary policy now that the unemployment
rate has fallen to 4.6
percent, close to what economists call full employment.
PwC's Agile Project Delivery
Confidence report found that success
rates improved by 28
percent for businesses taking an Agile approach to team projects.
«A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased
confidence that inflation would return to 2
percent over the medium term, implied that the appropriate path for the federal funds
rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.
For the second year, B2C marketers have
rated in - person events as the most effective tactic, with
confidence in effectiveness increasing substantially (from 62
percent last year to 74
percent this year).
As consumer
confidence rises, people are spending more and saving less, pushing the consumer savings
rate to a 10 - year low of 2.9
percent.
A recent Gallup poll found that out of 15 institutions, only three — the military, organized religion and the police — garnered
confidence ratings of either a «great deal» or «quite a lot» higher than 50
percent.
The 99
percent estimated pass
rate is very similar to the last few years, and we think it's a vote of
confidence.
In 1973, 58
percent of Americans felt confident about the public schools, but by 2012 their approval
rating had dropped to only 29
percent (which still was higher than public
confidence in banks and big business, which stood at 21
percent, or Congress at 13
percent).
There's more body roll than I'd expected, considering spring
rates are up by 33
percent at the front and 38
percent out back over the Focus ST.. But that only enhances the feedback that pours back through to the driver's seat, allowing you to use the weight transfer in combination with the agility and balance created by the all - wheel - drive system to dissect a corner with
confidence and pinpoint accuracy.
In the post-Brexit referendum UK, the consumer
confidence rating was positive, at +7
percent and a +4.1 -
percent gain in volume sales.
As the unemployment
rate continues to drop (fell to 7.4
percent this month from 7.6
percent in July), coupled with the fact the Federal Reserve could end its cycle of quantitative easing (purchasing of mortgage securities keeping
rates low),
confidence in credit products will slowly start to expand, especially if the mortgage market as we know it ceases to exist with the exit of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Continued good economic news, increasing Millennial demand and
confidence that buyers will remain in the market even if
rates exceed 5
percent bode well for 2017 real estate.»
It is no surprise to anyone that the Bank of Canada maintained its target overnight
rate at 1/2
percent today, judging that although the global economy has strengthened, uncertainty continues and is damaging business
confidence and dampening investment in Canada's major trading partners.
(2) From the group of borrowers identified under paragraph (d)(1) of this section, the data manager identifies a sample that is large enough to derive an estimate, acceptable at a 95
percent confidence level with a plus or minus 5
percent confidence interval, for use in determining the number of borrowers who should be excluded from the calculation of the program cohort default
rate due to improper loan servicing or collection.
y = HSWR80 Calculated
Rate (
percent) and x = percentage earnings yield = 100 / [P / E10] 1941 - 1950 y = 0.7318 x + 2.3723 1941 - 1960 y = 0.9635 x + 0.3354 1941 - 1970 y = 1.0644 x - 0.5469 1941 - 1980 y = 0.7842 x + 0.9624 y = HSWR80 Calculated
Rate (
percent) and x = percentage earnings yield = 100 / [P / E10] 1951 - 1960 y = 1.201 x - 1.2943 1951 - 1970 y = 1.1936 x — 1.2958 1951 - 1980 y = 0.649 x + 1.562 y = HSWR80 Calculated
Rate (
percent) and x = percentage earnings yield = 100 / [P / E10] 1961 - 1970 y = 0.6831 x + 1.1174 1961 - 1980 y = 0.5835 x + 1.5399
Confidence Limits (approximately 90 %, add and subtract these values) Degrees of freedom...
Confidence Limits 10... 1.71 % 20... 1.63 % 30... 1.60 % 40... 1.59 % 50... 1.58 % 60... 1.58 % January 2000 Results January 2000
Rates (Safe, Calculated and High Risk) 1941 - 1950 2.33 % 4.04 % 5.75 % 1941 - 1960 0.91 % 2.54 % 4.17 % 1941 - 1970 0.28 % 1.88 % 3.48 % 1941 - 1980 1.16 % 2.75 % 4.34 % More January 2000
Rates (Safe, Calculated and High Risk) 1951 - 1960 (0.26) % 1.45 % 3.16 % 1951 - 1970 (0.20) % 1.43 % 3.06 % 1951 - 1980 1.44 % 3.04 % 4.64 % Even More January 2000
Rates (Safe, Calculated and High Risk) 1961 - 1970 0.97 % 2.68 % 4.39 % 1961 - 1980 1.24 % 2.87 % 4.50 % January 2003 Results January 2003
Rates (Safe, Calculated and High Risk) 1941 - 1950 3.86 % 5.57 % 7.28 % 1941 - 1960 2.91 % 4.54 % 6.17 % 1941 - 1970 2.50 % 4.10 % 5.70 % 1941 - 1980 2.80 % 4.39 % 5.98 % More January 2003
Rates (Safe, Calculated and High Risk) 1951 - 1960 2.24 % 3.95 % 5.66 % 1951 - 1970 2.29 % 3.92 % 5.55 % 1951 - 1980 2.80 % 4.40 % 6.00 % Even More January 2003
Rates (Safe, Calculated and High Risk) 1961 - 1970 2.39 % 4.10 % 5.81 % 1961 - 1980 2.44 % 4.07 % 5.70 % This Week's 2004 Results This Week's 2004
Rates (Safe, Calculated and High Risk) 1941 - 1950 3.29 % 5.00 % 6.71 % 1941 - 1960 2.16 % 3.79 % 5.42 % 1941 - 1970 1.67 % 3.27 % 4.87 % 1941 - 1980 2.19 % 3.78 % 5.37 % More of This Week's 2004
Rates (Safe, Calculated and High Risk) 1951 - 1960 1.31 % 3.02 % 4.73 % 1951 - 1970 1.36 % 2.99 % 4.62 % 1951 - 1980 2.29 % 3.89 % 5.49 % Even More of This Week's 2004
Rates (Safe, Calculated and High Risk) 1961 - 1970 1.86 % 3.57 % 5.28 % 1961 - 1980 2.00 % 3.63 % 5.26 % Safe Withdrawal
Rate Comparisons January 2000 1941-1950 2.33 % 1941 - 1960 0.91 % 1941 - 1970 0.28 % 1941 - 1980 1.16 % 1951 - 1960 (0.26) % 1951 - 1970 (0.20) % 1951 - 1980 1.44 % 1961 - 1970 0.97 % 1961 - 1980 1.24 % January 2003 1941-1950 3.86 % 1941 - 1960 2.91 % 1941 - 1970 2.50 % 1941 - 1980 2.80 % 1951 - 1960 2.24 % 1951 - 1970 2.29 % 1951 - 1980 2.80 % 1961 - 1970 2.39 % 1961 - 1980 2.44 % This Week 2004 1941-1950 3.29 % 1941 - 1960 2.16 % 1941 - 1970 1.67 % 1941 - 1980 2.19 % 1951 - 1960 1.31 % 1951 - 1970 1.36 % 1951 - 1980 2.29 % 1961 - 1970 1.86 % 1961 - 1980 2.00 % Calculated
Rate Comparisons January 2000 1941-1950 4.04 % 1941 - 1960 2.54 % 1941 - 1970 1.88 % 1941 - 1980 2.75 % 1951 - 1960 1.45 % 1951 - 1970 1.43 % 1951 - 1980 3.04 % 1961 - 1970 2.68 % 1961 - 1980 2.87 % January 2003 1941-1950 5.57 % 1941 - 1960 4.54 % 1941 - 1970 4.10 % 1941 - 1980 4.39 % 1951 - 1960 3.95 % 1951 - 1970 3.92 % 1951 - 1980 4.40 % 1961 - 1970 4.10 % 1961 - 1980 4.07 % This Week 2004 1941-1950 5.00 % 1941 - 1960 3.79 % 1941 - 1970 3.27 % 1941 - 1980 3.87 % 1951 - 1960 3.02 % 1951 - 1970 2.99 % 1951 - 1980 3.89 % 1961 - 1970 3.57 % 1961 - 1980 3.63 % High Risk
Rate Comparisons January 2000 1941-1950 5.75 % 1941 - 1960 4.17 % 1941 - 1970 3.48 % 1941 - 1980 4.34 % 1951 - 1960 3.16 % 1951 - 1970 3.06 % 1951 - 1980 4.64 % 1961 - 1970 4.39 % 1961 - 1980 4.50 % January 2003 1941-1950 7.28 % 1941 - 1960 6.17 % 1941 - 1970 5.70 % 1941 - 1980 5.98 % 1951 - 1960 5.66 % 1951 - 1970 5.55 % 1951 - 1980 6.00 % 1961 - 1970 5.81 % 1961 - 1980 5.70 % This Week 2004 1941-1950 6.71 % 1941 - 1960 5.42 % 1941 - 1970 4.87 % 1941 - 1980 5.37 % 1951 - 1960 4.73 % 1951 - 1970 4.62 % 1951 - 1980 5.49 % 1961 - 1970 5.28 % 1961 - 1980 5.26 % Analysis: Calculated
Rates There are two effects that cause these predictions to vary.
y = HSWR80 Calculated
Rate (
percent) and x = percentage earnings yield = 100 / [P / E10] 1923 - 1930 y = 0.5515 x + 2.5346 1923 - 1940 y = 0.5274 x + 2.3765 1923 - 1950 y = 0.6276 x + 2.2028 1923 - 1960 y = 0.6473 x + 2.1637 1923 - 1970 y = 0.7312 x + 1.379 1923 - 1980 y = 0.6685 x + 1.6424 y = HSWR80 Calculated
Rate (
percent) and x = percentage earnings yield = 100 / [P / E10] 1931 - 1940 y = 0.4456 x + 2.7071 1931 - 1950 y = 0.7189 x + 1.5714 1931 - 1960 y = 0.7459 x + 1.5098 1931 - 1970 y = 0.8419 x + 0.6639 1931 - 1980 y = 0.7117 x + 1.3346 I scaled my previous
confidence limits of 1.58 % (for HSWR80) by taking the ratio of the Student t test
confidence limit for a given number of freedom to that with 60 degrees of freedom.
The adjusted mortality -
rate ratio for the most polluted of the cities as compared with the least polluted was 1.26 (95
percent confidence interval, 1.08 to 1.47).
Eight
percent of participants became pregnant and 12 % acquired an STI; compared with controls, women in the pharmacy access and advance provision groups did not experience a significant reduction in pregnancy
rate (pharmacy access group: adjusted odds ratio [OR], 0.98; 95 %
confidence interval [CI], 0.58 - 1.64; P =.93; advance provision group: OR, 1.10; 95 % CI, 0.66 - 1.84, P =.71) or increase in STIs (pharmacy access group: adjusted OR, 1.08, 95 % CI, 0.71 - 1.63, P =.73; advance provision group: OR, 0.94, 95 % CI, 0.62 - 1.44, P =.79).
Lawrence Yun, NAR chief economist, says a slight moderation in home prices in some markets and mortgage
rates remaining below 4
percent gave more households the
confidence to close on a home last month.
In 2008, the Federal Reserve set
rates at 0.25
percent because of the recession and the lack of buyer
confidence or demand.
With low
rates, conditions are right for sustained home sales — as long as the economy keeps growing at that same 3
percent to 4
percent pace and households possess the financial wherewithal and
confidence to buy.
While 1.0
percent is weaker in comparison to more recent
rates of quarterly growth, the positive trend continues to support homebuyer
confidence and is on par with the new normal.
In this week's economic review, the 30 - year average mortgage
rate climbed past 4
percent for the first time in 26 weeks, housing starts ended the year with a steep drop, and home builders continue to express
confidence in the market as homebuyer traffic builds.
Economic
confidence is waning, even though the economy has expanded more than 3
percent over the last two quarters, with strong job gains and mortgage
rates that remain historically low.
The first consumer
confidence survey conducted in January and released post-inauguration reveals nearly seven - in - 10 Americans (69
percent) believe 2017 will be a better year for the housing market than 2016, despite rising interest
rates and a new administration.
Stable interest
rates, higher levels of consumer
confidence, and improved home prices in most markets, according to the survey, which noted that move - up buyers had a market share of 55
percent last year, up 2
percent from 1995.
The quit
rate is on the rise, up 3.1
percent in the month, signaling
confidence amongst workers to switch jobs.