Sentences with phrase «rising global rates»

Since this move, UK bond yields have tightened back to levels seen just before the rate increase, indicating that despite rising global rates and inflationary fears, UK bond markets may still have room to rise.

Rising global rates and a stronger U.S. dollar are creating additional challenges for China.

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Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

«Our «rational exuberance» rests on a combination of above - trend US and global economic growth, low albeit slowly rising interest rates, and profit growth aided by corporate tax reform likely to be adopted by early next year,» Kostin said in a report for clients.

The report said one potential danger to greater global financial stability is the possibility that long - term interest rates could rise more sharply than anticipated.

All 14 economists surveyed by Reuters predicted the central bank would keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged while assessing the effects of its November rate rise and global

A combination of rising inflation and interest rates, global trade tensions and emerging skepticism toward the tech sector pushed most asset classes into negative territory year - to - date.

However following the latest meeting, when the Fed decided to hold rates on rising concerns about the global economy, analysts increasingly expect the central bank to delay a hike until next year.

The reasons behind the move include expected Fed interest rate hikes, rising inflation and global growth.

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

A number of factors — such as rising US interest rates, the recurrence of big fluctuations in global currencies, and the widening dispersion of equity returns across sectors and regions — may have helped to create an increasingly conducive environment for hedge - fund strategies, which have seen a positive turnaround in performance in recent quarters.

These conditions plus a weak global economy, all argue forcefully against any inflation threat or rate rise.

On the other side of the ledger, periods of rising interest rates globally have, historically, exposed over-borrowing somewhere in the global system.

As a result, the Canada-U.S. exchange rate tends to appreciate when global commodity prices rise (Chart 7).

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.

Another unusual aspect of current global interest rates is that long - term rates, which are set by the demand for and supply of funds in capital markets, have remained quite low in the face of rising official interest rates.

We believe a step - up in risk aversion has led to a structural rise in precautionary savings, further dragging down bond yields across the curve — a trend that won't quickly change, as we write in our Global macro outlook The safety premium driving low rates.

For equity markets, the combination of low interest rates, strong economic growth and low inflation has proved very beneficial, with global share markets rising solidly in each of the past three years.

Concerns over global growth and rising interest rates have pushed many out of this space, but our research indicates that there are pockets within the EM landscape that have been growing.

However, as the global economic recovery continues, long - term interest rates in Canada and elsewhere will nonetheless start to slowly rise.

Among the factors that could drive prices higher: strong global growth, rising interest rates, and peak globalization.

However, by September 2013, the IMF had done a 360 - degree turn and had the U.S leading a global recovery (albeit not very strongly) and the emerging market economies struggling with rising interest rates, capital flight and falling exchange rates, resulting from the possibility of a tapering of Federal Reserve Board monetary stimulus.

Global interest rates seem poised to rise further as major central banks strike increasingly hawkish tones.

Against this global backdrop, demand for higher yields is strong which will keep US interest rates from rising too fast.

A very important recent study from two Bank of England economists suggests that on a global basis neutral real rates are unlikely to rise much if at all in the next few years.

Meanwhile, capital continues to leave domestic equity funds as investors de-risk in the face of global macroeconomic uncertainty and the possibility of rising interest rates in the U.S. this year.

When U.S. interest rates started to rise, however, frightened global banks pulled credit lines and net capital inflows reversed, leading to lower investment, soaring unemployment, and currency devaluations.

Scott Mather, CIO U.S. core strategies, Joachim Fels, global economic advisor, and Olivia Albrecht, fixed income strategist, discuss PIMCO's view on the stock / bond relationship, value in U.S. assets, the Fed's inflation target and rising rates in 2018.

They don't want to give the impression of a very rapid rise of interest rates because they don't think that a rapid rise in interest rates is justified given the current global environment.

There are other forces acting, of course, including rising global savings rates as developing countries grow to represent a bigger share of global GDP.

The dollar bond market has turned cold for Indian firms after a record 2017, with rising global interest rates, geopolitical concerns and market volatility prompting would - be financiers to demand either a higher yield or invest only in short - term paper maturing in two years.

Long - term treasuries will likely still work as ballast when it matters most (global risk - off events), but we see short - term U.S. debt now offering compelling income, along with a healthy buffer against the risk of further interest rate rises.

That tantrum refers to the potential reaction of investors and global markets — accustomed to years of easy money — in the face of a simultaneous rise in interest rates and yields in the US, Europe and Japan.

On the other hand, were an economic shock to cause a faster - than - anticipated rise in global policy rates, these positions could be reversed very sharply, causing dislocation in financial markets.

Brazil and South Africa market values are set to rise most in 2014, according to the Global Housing and Mortgage Outlook, from Fitch Ratings, but interest rate rises will hit values, it predicts

The global stock market rout of the past week was sparked by concerns over a possible interest rate rise by the U.S. Federal Reserve and not by the devaluation of China's yuan currency, a senior Chinese central bank official told Reuters on Thursday.

The Bank of England governor might have sent mixed signals on rate rises, but the global economic forecast is so harsh that we can't really b...

How can it be if the global savings rate is still rising, expected to hit a fresh record of 25.5 pc this year?

As we covered this spring (WILTW May 25, 2017), the International Monetary Fund's annual Global Financial Stability report included a stark warning about the health of the U.S. economy: 22 % of U.S. corporations are at risk of default if interest rates rise.

The demographic shifts taking place in the world at large — both the continued rise in life expectancy and the fall in fertility rates — are a global megatrend with important implications for investment behavior.

Rising interest rates at the same time as global financial distress can be a potent combination, as they were in 2006 and 2007.

The organization cited slower growth in emerging markets, especially in China, falling commodity prices, and rising interest rates in the U.S. as potential risks to global growth.

ANSWER: - Morgan Stanley's Global Investment Committee supports that interest rate normalization will provide headwind for investors using bonds for principal preservation, as rates rise its likely longer duration bonds will fall.

Now, as many investors worry about a global growth slowdown, rising rates and higher volatility in U.S. equity markets, dividend growers offer potential opportunities due to their healthy balance sheets, as well as better valuations, and lower volatility.

There is a rise in government agency regulation to protect the people from external monetary factors that might hurt the economy, for instance, global inflation rates and financial trade.

Despite another interest - rate rise in the US, residential sales rose 44 % month - on - month, with a comeback of both sellers and buyers, says leading global agency,...

We expect rates to rise, but plentiful global savings to help limit the extent.

In the first quarter, the yellow metal rose 16.5 percent, its best three - month performance since 1986, mostly on fears of negative interest rates and other global central bank policies.

«The flip side is that when interest rates rise, some of that appetite might be lower over time,» says Axel Merk, chief investment officer of Merk Investments, which manages mutual funds that invest directly in global currencies.

Dollar index rebounded (stronger dollar, if persisted, will weigh on global funding conditions), and rate hike expectations rose.