Sentences with phrase «raising global interest rates»

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That's important because the ECB's liquidity is one of the biggest remaining supporting factors behind the global stock market rally, now that the Federal Reserve has ended its own «quantitative easing» program and has started to raise official U.S. interest rates.

Finally, Lane indicated that stronger global demand might actually allow the central bank to pause from raising interest rates.

The central bank offered a gloomier than expected statement about the global economy when it decided to hold off on raising interest rates.

While the Fed has indicated it plans to raise short - term interest rates, the uncertain domestic and global economies and the still - loosening monetary policy of central bankers in other countries suggests that rates could remain very low for a long time still.

Overall, Treasury yields, which influence the interest rates that borrowers pay on mortgages and other loans, have been «remarkably stable» given the Fed could raise rates against the backdrop of ongoing turmoil in global markets, said Kathy Jones, chief fixed income strategist at Schwab.

Higher income consumers are also expected to rein in spending after seeing their stock portfolios oscillate, due to the turmoil in the global stock markets following the devaluation of the Chinese yuan and the Federal Reserve's decision to hold off raising interest rates.

Global turmoil last summer, stemming from China, prompted the United States to delay raising interest rates until the end of last year.

With inflation under control and renewed risks to the global economy, there is little rationale for the central bank to raise interest rates anytime soon.

I published this piece in today's WaPo arguing that based on recent global dynamics — very low interest rates, strengthening dollar, capital flows, larger US trade deficit — the Fed must be very careful about raising rates.

Global growth could be impeded by a central bank making a policy mistake, such as raising interest rates too aggressively with regard to timing or frequency.

Global headwinds will slow U.S. economic momentum, complicating the Fed's plan to raise interest rates.

Since the global financial crisis in 2008 - 09, a combination of low inflation expectations and a bond - buying program by the Federal Reserve have helped keep bond yields low but they have climbed this year as inflation has picked up and the Federal Reserve raised interest rates.

Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says Canada will face global pressure to raise interest rates in 2014, as the United States begins to step back from its policy of extraordinary economic stimulus through intervention in bond markets.

The tumult that saw global equity markets begin to fall at the beginning of February was triggered by U.S. jobs data that showed wages grew more than anticipated, raising worries that signs of higher inflation might push the U.S. Federal Reserve to increase interest rates more quickly.

The volatility of recent weeks would seem to make it a less - than - auspicious time for the Fed to consider raising interest rates, at least from a global perspective.

As the Federal Reserve lays the ground to raise U.S. interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade, it should weigh the effects of its decisions on global economies and expect some bouts of volatility in financial markets, a top Fed official said on Tuesday.

After a summer of heavy turbulence in global financial markets, the new season starts with the seemingly endless story of when the Federal Reserve Board will raise interest rates.

Banks and other financial companies slumped as investors speculated that the global economic uncertainty caused by Britain's decision to leave the EU will prompt the Federal Reserve to hold off on raising its benchmark interest rate.

In another well - flagged move, the Bank of England (BoE) raised interest rates in the United Kingdom (UK) for the first time since the global financial crisis, following data showing third - quarter UK growth was a little higher than consensus forecasts.

The economy is in decent shape so decent that the Fed will have to raise interest rates later this year,» Greg Valliere, chief global strategist at Horizon Investments, told me Friday.

The FOMC decided last week against raising interest rates given its concerns about the global economy and financial conditions.

The Federal Reserve will announce this week whether it will raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade — a highly anticipated decision that has implications for global financial markets and household budgets.

The U.S. markets respond to to the global economy, and central banks worldwide are also raising interest rates.

Earlier this month, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty gave his interest rate forecast, stating Canada will face global pressure to raise interest rates in 2014, as the United States begins to step back from its policy of extraordinary economic stimulus through intervention in bond markets.

Commodities traders got more optimistic on the global economic outlook in December after the Federal Reserve decided to raise interest rates for the first time in 2016 and indicated it would likely do so multiple more times in 2017.

Markets were already jittery over the health of the global economy and worries over when the US may start raising interest rates.

To return to an earlier point I raised that a linear lapse rate mathematically translates a temperature change at any altitude to other altitudes including the surface, I remain interested in observational data on linearity is terms of a flux - weighted global average.

«The Federal Reserve raised interest rates [this week]-- a much - anticipated move that comes as both U.S. and global economic fundamentals continue to strengthen,» says Len Kiefer, deputy chief economist at Freddie Mac.

At the start of the year, volatility in the global economy and anticipation that the Fed would start raising rates weighed down the stock market as a whole and REITs in particular due to perceived interest rate risk.

Ryan and Louis discuss the direction of interest rates and inflation, the reluctance of the Fed to recognize the inflation threat, the impact of foreign countries raising their interest rates to combat inflation; the Fed's Vice Chairman Janis Yellen's view that inflation and the rise of commodities won't impact the «recovery», blaming rising global demand and disruptions of supply, not the easy money policy of the Fed; encouraging consumer confidence so they borrow more money to buy things they don't need to stimulate the economy, loan officer compensation, banks» use of Fed loans and banks» preference of trading operations over mortgage lending; credit squeeze; increased lending standards; the advantage of getting a low interest loan now before interest rates and inflation rates rise; the problems with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac; the Democrats, Republicans and President avoid a government shutdown and what might have happened if it did; the $ 10 ′ s of billions of dollars saved in light of a $ 1.3 trillion defecit; the disconnect between buyers and sellers article in the Chicago Tribune; the HomeGain first quarter 2011 home values survey; the value of a quality Realtor in buying and selling a home; the HomeGain FSBO vs. REALTOR survey

Blackstone earlier this month took advantage of low global interest rates by issuing 1 percent senior notes, raising 600 million euros ($ 655 million).

«The Federal Reserve raised interest rates [this week]-- a much - anticipated move that comes as both U.S. and global economic fundamentals continue to strengthen,» says Len Kiefer, Freddie Mac's deputy chief economist.