Sentences with phrase «rates move down»

Relative to corporate bonds this segment of the municipal bond market has longer durations and higher coupons which both contribute to positive price movement as rates move down.

And so, over the long term — rates move up, rates move down — the net effect of currency differences should wash out over longer periods of time.

If interest rates move between locking the interest rate and your loan closing, you DO NOT get a lower rate if rates move down.

Modifications on the engine and the drivetrain reduce the average fuel consumption of the BMW 730d determined in the EU test cycle to 6.8 litres / 100 kilometres (equal to 41.5 mpg imp), with the CO2 emission rating moving down to 178 grams per kilometre.

The first mortgage default rate moved down to 1.48 % in February, from 1.58 % in January.

«The first mortgage and bank card default rates moved down, the second mortgage and auto loans were marginally up in February.

The 15 - year fixed rate moved down, as well, from 3.44 percent last week to 3.39 percent this week, while the 5 - year Treasury - indexed hybrid adjustable mortgage rate ticked down from 3.24 percent to 3.18 percent.

Not exact matches

Controlling inflation is as much about confidence as it is about moving interest rates up and down.

The common assumption is that one day, interest rates will move higher and never come back down.

Since then, it has raised rates in incremental 25 - basis - point moves, and begun to slowly wind down a balance sheet that exceeds $ 4 trillion.

The number of Buy ratings on the stock — four compared with five Holds, according to data from Bloomberg — shows analysts have confidence in finances down the road, while others would rather wait and see if Cott can move past its erratic history.

With the elimination of Reg Q decades ago, bank deposit rates now tend to move up and down with open - market interest rates.

CalPERS says the move will help «smooth out» risk over the long term, and that the target rate eventually could move down to as low as 6.5 percent annually.

«Waiting too long to begin moving toward the neutral rate could risk a nasty surprise down the road — either too much inflation, financial instability, or both,» Yellen told the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco.

The Fed is helping the process of moving toward more normal interest rate levels by winding down its balance sheet, slowly releasing the air from the balloon, he said.

The NAV (net asset value) of a bond fund will move up or down based on a number of factors such as changes in interest rates, credit quality, and currency values (for international bonds) for the different bond holdings in the fund.

At the same time, however, rates have been unable to move down much due to firming global growth and gradually rising wages.

The deterioration in operational performance, profit margins and financial strength of weaker listed companies could weigh down their stock prices when interest rates are moving higher.

Variable rates are based upon the above index rates and will fluctuate with the rate as it moves up or down.

Some possible ideas for the United States include Social Security and income tax rates that move up or down in relation to the national unemployment rate, or federal grants to states that operate in the same way.

Looking ahead, however, it felt that on balance, based on the considerations I have outlined here today, it is more likely that the next move in interest rates would be up rather than down.

With volatility backing down, we «ll see if rates start to move up.

The Bank of Canada firmly nailed down its position on this issue throughout the 80s, 90s and 00s; a succession of governors and deputy governors were of the view that shifts in the relative price of resources played a big role in moving the CAD / USD exchange rate.

Fourth, even if unconventional policy could be highly efficacious in moving long term rates and even if QE induced moves in long rates were potent, there is the question of how much room there is to bring down long rates.

While mortgage rates everywhere tend to move up or down in unison, they do show slight differences based on location.

On the other hand, if rates are raised and it proves to be a mistake there are likely to be substantial costs as inflation expectations move down, financial turbulence ensues, and the economy possibly tips towards recession.

That could mean investors are moving money out of stocks and into bonds in anticipation of disappointing earnings; or that foreigners who are worried about their own economies are looking for a safer haven in the U.S.; or that expectations of future inflation have declined, allowing long - term interest rates to come down a little.

And that increases your bounce rate which in turn will cause Google to start moving your page down the SERPs (search engine results page).

«In 1981 the public should have seen Volcker's jacking up of short - term rates to 21 percent as a very positive move, which would bring down long - term inflation and push up bond and stock prices.»

Now a consensus is emerging that the Bank's next move will be to cut rates even further, as slumping oil drags down the economy.

Just as ultra-low rates drove down volatility, the same economic forces of substitution should work in reverse, lifting volatility as rates normalize and investors move away from selling volatility.

Nonetheless, 1) the rates move lower on positioning excess being unwound due to YTD performance pain and reversing technicals, along with 2) the potential «watering down» of the tax policy's USD - drivers need be monitored going - forward for all portfolios due to the high likelihood of causing a similar turn lower in the US Dollar.

The country's central banking system brought interest rates down to zero and then kept them near zero, hoping to get the economy moving again.

He says this can move up and down regardless of the level of market interest rates.

Cash out refinance rates move up and down in the same way «regular» mortgage rates do, but they are not the same.

Therefore, paying down your mortgage faster when your interest rate is fixed is a suboptimal move.

Comments from the Fed which suggest future rate hikes or economic expansion tend to have a negative effect on low mortgage rates; and dovish comments help to move rates down.

Of course, mortgage rates could move lower if investors head to the relative safety of the bond market and drive yields down.

If you're a repeat homebuyer looking to move within Illinois you may still be able to get a HomeIllinois mortgage, complete with a 30 - year fixed - rate loan, lender - paid mortgage insurance and up to $ 5,000 to use for your down payment or closing costs.

But as Bernanke noted: «Despite this improvement, the job market remains weak overall: The unemployment rate is still well above its longer - run normal level, rates of long - term unemployment are historically high, and the labor force participation rate has continued to move down.

Adjusted on a predetermined basis, usually monthly, the mortgage rate can be set below, equal to or above the trend setting rate and will move up and down accordingly with that rate.

Short - term security yields in the money market moved down generally in line with the cash rate as policy was eased.

After one year of earning at this strong bonus rate, your rate with this account will move down to 1.01 % — still above - average compared with other options.

The unemployment rate ticked back down to 4.3 %, matching the lowest level for 16 years seen in May, and there was further evidence that the solid demand from employers was helping to attract more entrants into the workforce, as the labor participation rate moved up a tenth to 62.9 %, close to the top of its recent range.

The unemployment rate has moved up and down modestly in the last six months, and consumer attitudes have oscillated similarly.

Less than a third of firms said moves of up to 200 basis points in key borrowing rates up or down would affect their investment plans at all.

Even in a world where short - term interest rates will continue to rise as the Federal Reserve raises policy interest rates (most likely 2 — 3 times next year) and where long - term rates should rise slowly as the Fed lets its balance sheet shrink, tax - free yields should either stay the same or move down as the municipal bond world confronts a market with much less issuance.

When I moved there in April, 1985, people were jubilant that the unemployment rate for the county had gone down to 17 %!

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is willing to wait until next summer before making a move to sign # 90M - rated Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale, with the player set to go down in Zinedine Zidane's pecking order at the Bernabeu following the potential arrival of 18 - year - old Monaco wonder - kid Kylian Mbappe, as reported by the Sunday Express.

The fact that the sum mentioned by this source is still some way below Palermo's valuation of the youngster goes some way to showing how highly they rate the player so any move may be a year or two down the road.