The resulting high level of interest rates in the wholesale money market, the main source of funds for lenders such as mortgage managers, made it difficult for potential new lenders to compete with banks, who had access to low - cost retail funding.
Not exact matches
Profits after
interest have tended to decline over the past couple
of years, reflecting the impact
of the 1994
interest rate increases and a tendency for corporate leverage to increase, but they remain at
high levels compared with historical averages; they can be expected to receive a further modest boost as
interest - rate reductions in the second half
of last year begin to feed through into profit
results.
«The very strong start to the year
resulted from a period
of relatively volatile markets and
high levels of interest in the company's cryptocurrency CFDs offering, and in turn encouraged
high levels of new customer sign ups and record trading in Q1 2018.»
Specifically, for fathers,
higher expectations about their children's educational
level, and greater
level / frequency
of interest and direct involvement in children's learning, education and schools, are associated strongly with better educational outcomes for their children, including: • better exam / test / class
results •
higher level of educational qualification • greater progress at school • better attitudes towards school (e.g. enjoyment) •
higher educational expectations • better behaviour at school (e.g. reduced risk
of suspension or expulsion)(for discussion / review
of all this research, see Goldman, 2005).
Media releases, distributed at the commencement
of the project as well as at the launch
of the information kit,
resulted in a
high level of media
interest.
These
results are obviously useful for the campaigns themselves, but they can also help issue advocacy groups that are trying to piggyback off
of the
high level of political
interest this year.
These
results are
interesting because galaxin was first found due to its
high levels in the organic matrix
of scleractinian coral, and it was characterized as a soluble protein (Watanabe et al., 2003) and localized along the calcifying septa (Reyes - Bermudez et al., 2009).
One
interesting idea raised in the paper is the proposal that night owls have a
higher morbidity rate due to greater exposure to artificial light and, as a
result, lower
levels of melatonin.
Talking about eggs, an
interesting study funded by the American Egg Board found that choosing two eggs for breakfast over a bagel
resulted in more weight loss and
higher energy
levels, even though both breakfasts consisted
of the same number
of calories.
You'll receive a
higher level of interest and a more open
level of communication with a verified status —
resulting in more dates!
Luketic does keep the energy
level high enough to save the film from action - comedy lulls, but the lack
of an
interesting plot and a screenplay that lacks the snarky wit required
of a character - driven comedy
results in a leaden, forgettable entry in the romantic action genre.
In other words, allowing students to pursue topics
of strong and sometimes even passionate
interest often
results in
high levels of achievement...
If the Germans had decided to issue bonds to striking workers instead
of money, bond prices would have been driven to ridiculously low
levels, driving
interest rates to extremely
high levels, creating an unwillingness to hold currency (which does not bear
interest),
resulting in a rapid deterioration in the value
of money, and hyperinflation just the same.
However, debt / derivatives are far too
high at EUR 3.7 bio (
resulting in a net EUR 245
interest bill)-- vs. the latest operating free cashflow
of EUR 697 mio, a 57 % reduction in debt would bring
interest coverage back to reasonable
levels.
If the Germans had decided to issue bonds to striking workers instead
of money, bond prices would have been driven to ridiculously low
levels, driving
interest rates to extremely
high levels, creating an unwillingness to hold non-
interest bearing money,
resulting in a rapid deterioration in the value
of money, and hyperinflation just the same.
While
high levels of debt may
result in increased stock returns for some companies, it can also lead to blowups during credit tightening periods or economic slow downs if
interest payments can not be maintained.
Total Consumer Debt as %
of Discretionary Income (Send me email for the chart) The problem with the «consumer debt as percentage
of discretionary income» measure (the above chart) is that it ignores the true cost
of debt since
higher debt
levels in a low -
interest - rate environment may not
result in a
high debt service burden (
interest and principal payments) on the consumer.
These
levels high of interest have
resulted in increases in the number
of transactions and overall values throughout all market segments.
It is the
result of several factors including low
interest rates,
high levels of interest, low vacancy rates, and
of course — lots
of buyer demand.