Sentences with phrase «remained near their lowest»

On the data front, initial jobless claims increased to 211,000 in the prior week, but remain near the lowest level since 1973.

Home construction per household a decade after the bust remains near the lowest level in 60 years of record - keeping, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.

Still, rates remain near the lowest levels because low supply of mortgage - backed securities and high investor demand has helped fill the FOMC's place.

But don't get used to that big payout; this exchange - traded fund has cut its distribution by 43 % in the past decade, and since corporate bond yields remain near their lowest levels in history, most analysts see further cuts in the future.

Not exact matches

NEW YORK / LONDON, May 2 - Gold prices hovered near four - month lows on Wednesday as the dollar advanced, and were expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and weak investment demand.

Despite the recent softness in data — the Citi economic surprise index for the eurozone is now at its lowest since June 2012 — markets remain stubbornly bullish on the euro with overall bets still near record highs as longer - term expectations remain optimistic.

Fuel prices remain relatively low, the jobs report continues to show that we are near full employment, and small business lending has rebounded from the depths of the credit crunch to record levels by some measures.

LONDON, May 2 - Gold steadied on Wednesday near 4 - month lows as the dollar's uptrend paused, but prices of the precious metal are expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and weak investment demand.

(New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments; adds second byline and NEW YORK) NEW YORK / LONDON, May 2 (Reuters)- Gold prices hovered near four - month lows on Wednesday as the dollar advanced, and were expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and weak investment demand.

Claims had fallen to 229,000 in the prior week, near a 44-1/2 - year low, and remain well below the 300,000 level generally regarded as signaling a healthy labor market.

When the scientists modeled disease transmission, they found that while an «infected person's 11 nearest neighbors faced a greater than 80 percent chance of infection,» Wired reports, «all the remaining passengers, however, had a lower than 3 percent risk.»

This will offset the impact of market conditions which remain challenging in the near term, contributing to lower (year - on - year) underlying revenue.

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged Wednesday but noted that inflation is nearing its 2 percent target rate after years of remaining undesirably low.

Seasonal adjustments tend to be more difficult around holidays, and claims remain near a 45 - year low, indicating a persistent shortage of qualified workers is keeping employers reluctant to fire staff.

The count of companies that did not take part in buybacks or dividends remained at a low level (20 companies), right near the average for the past three years.»

However, so far, it remains near this year's lows despite the widening of the spread.

Yet the VIX remains comfortably below its long - term average of around 20, after a stretch of near - record lows.

The Brennan Center for Justice, a nonpartisan policy institute at the NYU School of Law, reports that overall crime rates in the nation's 30 largest cities remain at or near historic lows.

The Fed noted that rental vacancy rates in northern New Jersey and upstate New York remained near multiyear lows, while rents rose by about 4 % year - on - year.

The continuing highlighting of household imbalances, despite noting that the risks have in fact lessened somewhat in the past six months, suggests the central bank remains worried that with interest rates likely to continue at near emergency low levels, the dangers of something going off the rails intensifies.

Total CPI inflation remains near the bottom of the Bank's target range as the disinflationary effects of economic slack and low consumer energy prices are only partially offset by the inflationary impact of the lower Canadian dollar on the prices of imported goods.

Even though I recently added to my D, I still might buy more especially if it remains near its 52 week low.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- Slightly more Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, but the overall levels still remain near historic lows in a positive sign for the job market.

Claims remained near a more than 48 - year low of 209,000 touched during the week ended April 21.

This ETF is poised to remain near the top of the rankings based on its superior holdings quality and low total annual costs (TAC).

Yields on U.S. Treasuries continue to defy expectations, remaining near multi-decade lows.

It is poised to remain near the top of the rankings based on its superior holdings and low total annual costs.

Oil prices fell to a two - week low Tuesday on concerns that the global market remains too oversupplied to support prices near $ 40 a barrel.

There are certainly areas of desperation, including unemployment among minority youth and individuals with disabilities, but at the current unemployment rate of 4.6 %, my impression is that the «jobs crisis» in this country is actually better described as an income crisis, because wages and salaries as a share of total income remain near record lows.

In the short - term, we could look to buy on another retrace lower, to near the low of the aforementioned pin bar (2610 area), or we could wait for another price action confirmation buy signal whilst the market remains above the major support at 2530.

Only equity market investors are convinced that volatility will remain low in the near term.

Ethereum Classic showed some strength near the lower boundary of its crucial support zone around the $ 14 level, but the coin remains well inside its correction pattern.

It remains to be seen if oil prices will remain low for a long period of time, but the Federal Reserve's actions, which have kept lending rates near record lows since 2009, have allowed airlines like Alaska access to capital at a reasonably cheap cost.

They have remained at or near historically low levels for many months, largely in response to the Federal Reserve's stimulus program.

At the annual shareholders meeting this year, Buffett explained that he thought Berkshire Hathaway's intrinsic value grew at an average annual rate of about 10 % over the last decade, but he warned that future returns would be lower if interest rates remained near generational lows.

While yields remain near historic lows, they are widely expected to go up next year as the Federal Reserve continues raising rates to keep the economy from overheating.

However, the lowest interest rates in human history broke that correlation, and today, the divergence remains near its post-crisis extreme.

Mortgage rates remain near all - time lows and this week's momentum has opened a new window for refinancing.

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With some mortgage experts projecting rates to remain near historically low numbers, it's no surprise that refinancing continues to be a popular home loan option.

Interest rates for mortgages remain near historical lows, so locking into a 30 year fixed rate mortgage will secure affordable repayments.

The Greenback bounced back after Friday's CPI surprise, but it remains near its long - term lows, as the «weak - US - growth» trade is still on, underlined by the strength in US Treasuries.

Inflation over a 12 - month period is below the central bank's target of 2 percent and is expected to remain low in the near - term.

The combination of low levels of ES funds and the cash rate remaining close to its target suggests a couple of conclusions: first, the market players involved with RTGS have adapted well to operating in the new environment; and second, participants have reasonable confidence about the availability of cash near the interest rate announced by the Reserve Bank as its policy target.

Nevertheless, consumer confidence remains high and the unemployment rate remains near generational lows.

Australian government bonds gainedon Fridayafter the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) provided no hint of near - term interest rate hike, also, hinting that inflation is about to remain low for some time.

Measures of equity and bond volatility remain at or near all - time lows.

Interest rates remain low across the yield curve; credit is freely available and is growing at a solid pace; and the exchange rate is near the low end of historical experience against most countries.

Housing inventories are near historic lows and median home prices are near historic highs, yet supply growth in starter homes remains insufficient to lure young buyers.

To be sure, Selot pointed out «consumer credit quality seems benign,» with charge - offs — or recognized losses — remaining near cyclical lows.