Second, the spread between
product headline rates and interest rates increases when interest rates are low, as do product complexity and risk.
Not exact matches
«Leading indicators suggest that domestic demand will continue to perform strongly in the second half of the year, but we think the quarter - on - quarter run -
rate in
headline GDP (gross domestic
product) growth will slow to 0.4 percent - to - 0.5 percent quarter - on - quarter,» Claus Vistesen, chief euro zone economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said in an email.
The results of our study are consistent with financial complexity being a by -
product of banks catering to yield - seeking investors: we found that
products offering high
headline rates and
products exposing investors to complete losses are more complex.
The marketing for these
products typically focuses on the return they offer under the best - case scenario, which is known as the «
headline rate».