Sentences with phrase «rate as indicator»

Peterson's team also monitored fetal heart rate as an indicator for nervous system development.

In the end, the Fed should stop treating the unemployment rate as an indicator of whether we need more stimulus.

This issue relates directly to an inherent limitation in the use of data from health service usage: The ambiguous nature of medical treatment rates as an indicator of health.

Not exact matches

Branco constantly reviews the sales pipeline, monitors the profitability of each ongoing project, and tracks a few key performance indicators (KPIs) such as customer call response times and customer satisfaction ratings.

I'm glad you brought it up, because it shows how unreliable interest rates can be as an indicator of appropriate monetary policy.

First the line about «it shows how unreliable interest rates can be as an indicator of appropriate monetary policy» means that low interest rates do not necessarily mean loose policy.

Lesetja Kganyago of the South African Reserve Bank says the country's sovereign rating and monetary indicators such as the rand have all benefited from the change in political leadership.

Net returns, also known as the net internal rate of return (IRR) and an indicator of investors» actual profits, deduct private equity fund investors» fees and expenses from a fund's gross profits.

As I said last month, housing construction is a long leading indicator, indeed along with interest rates probably the most important one.

Now as economic indicators like low unemployment and increased consumer spending tick toward the positive, many economists are pointing to a limited rate hike as a way to move the economy towards normalcy after the volatility of the past decade.

BlackRock's «Yellen Index» (our gauge of 10 key labor market indicators closely followed by the Fed) has picked up, but it's well below the level before the Fed's December rate rise, as the chart above shows.

It is difficult to rate an indicator as «reliable» when it has literally zero statistical correlation with subsequent returns.

NEW YORK (Reuters)- U.S. stocks closed higher on Monday as investors prepared for an expected Federal Reserve rate hike later in the week, while stocks rose around the world on continued solid global economic growth indicators.

Moreover, about 60 % of the weight in the LEI is based on monetary indicators such as M2 growth and interest rates.

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On the one hand numerous indicators point to solid economic conditions, or at least buoyant economic confidence, and lending conditions are very easy, as are credit spreads and borrowing rates.

The BlackRock GPS — which combines traditional economic indicators with big data signals such as web searches and text mining of corporate conference calls — suggests a higher growth rate over the coming 12 months than currently reflected in consensus estimates.

As was explained in «Box C» in the February 2004 Statement, the level of loan approvals is a leading indicator of the growth rate of credit, though the relationship from month to month is not very precise.

These types of play make the copper / gold ratio less valuable as an economic indicator, especially as the ultra-low interest rates have provided the backdrop for potential commodity squeezes.

As the indicator in Chart 4 suggests, even as the Fed has recently raised interest rates under their control, monetary conditions remain a long way from being sufficiently «tight» to restrict financial system liquidity and putting the economic expansion at risAs the indicator in Chart 4 suggests, even as the Fed has recently raised interest rates under their control, monetary conditions remain a long way from being sufficiently «tight» to restrict financial system liquidity and putting the economic expansion at risas the Fed has recently raised interest rates under their control, monetary conditions remain a long way from being sufficiently «tight» to restrict financial system liquidity and putting the economic expansion at risk.

Influenced by the weakness in financial markets and indicators such as «financial conditions», the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) postponed a widely anticipated interest rate hike in March.

Rises in other indicator rates on loans to small businesses have, on average, tended to be larger than this as some banks have raised some rates independent of monetary policy moves (including by some banks to recoup the costs of the GST).

However, as I explained in December, the key indicator to watch was the rate of growth of bank credit.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weaknesAs usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weaknesas measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weaknesas measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

This may give rise to critical transitions in the system that will be reflected in shifts in interest rates, as key indicators of supply and demand conditions in financial markets.»

Today, I hear and read about the PMI on the radio and in newspapers as often as I do more common economic indicators such as GDP and unemployment rates.

The bad news is that it certainly could happen again, and that it probably will happen so long as many Fed officials insist on treating the inflation rate as an all - purpose indicator of the stance of monetary policy.

As mentioned, most of these binary auto traders rely on technical indicators with an average win - rate of 60 - 75 %.

Credit - rating agencies, for example, are looking at ESG performance as an indicator of risk.

The GTFM is determined mainly by confidence indicators such as credit spreads, the yield curve, the relative strength of the banking sector and inflation expectations, although it also takes into account the US dollar's exchange rate and the general commodity - price trend.

Our analysis shows that wage growth, as estimated by our composite measure of wage pressures, is beginning to accelerate; we also show that labor market indicators most closely correlated with wage growth, such as the quit rate, continue to improve.

As we know, past performance is no indicator of future success, which is why the backbone of our ETF and mutual fund ratings is the quality of the holdings.

Indicators of upstream price pressures, such as producer price data and business surveys, continue to suggest moderate rates of inflation.

Consistent with this, indicators of financial stress for the household sector, such as loan arrears and personal bankruptcy rates, remain at relatively low levels.

One useful indicator is the auction clearance rate — that is, the number of properties sold as a proportion of properties offered (including those withdrawn prior to sale).

However, in the short term bonds are likely to benefit from lower CPI inflation rates as my leading indicator, the absolute change in oil prices from a year ago, is pointing to the U.S. CPI ex shelter declining to between 2 and 2.5 % in February / March.

Banks» margins on small business lending, which have narrowed since mid 1997, might narrow further in figures for the June quarter and beyond as recent reductions in indicator rates begin to affect the figures.

Researchers interested in exploring the relationship between macroeconomic performance and the quality of monetary institutions should consider augmenting the Fraser and Heritage data with additional institutional indicators, such as measures of central bank independence, the use of monetary policy rules, freedom to use competing forms of money, and exchange rate regimes.

Another indicator of financial conditions is the slope of the yield curve, as measured by the spread between the yield on 10 - year bonds and the target cash rate.

The unemployment rate has edged lower over the past few months to 6.1 per cent in September, and other indicators, such as new claims for unemployment benefits, are also showing signs of stronger labour demand.

Although Greater Vancouver also earns an «A» grade on KPMG's Total Tax Index, as local businesses enjoy relatively low statutory labour costs, the region is much less competitive when it comes to the marginal effective tax rate on capital, an indicator specifically designed to measure incentives for business investment.

Wein Views Byron Wein shares his thoughts in Barron's about indicators that could disrupt the economy, including the narrow yield curve, the Fed's interest rate moves, and an exogenous event such as military conflict.

Using the blog also gives you access to its rating system that you may use as a guidance to interpret important stock market indicators.

Rising commodity prices often act as leading indicators of rising property values provided the outlook is also favourable in terms of interest rates, rainfall outlook and water availability.

The indicator then shows the player's rating as a clutch hitter for that particular trip to the plate.

I usually don't take stats as a good indicator from a player's performance, but the difference in effectiveness of Pablo's home and away can be seen by his average performance rating.

It has in addition a top rated car seat (the SnugRide Click Connect 35), built standard with energy absorbing foam, 5 - point harness and level indicators as an extra measure.

According to studies across three countries, The Atlantic reports, the primary physiological indicator that a young person will become a violent criminal as an adult is a low resting heart rate.

Breastfeeding did not consistently reduce changes in physiological indicators, such as heart rate.

Meanwhile, there is some evidence that high rates of child stunting (low height for age) can co-exist with relatively high values for positive indicators of child health, such as immunization coverage [34].