The reasoning behind this is that a loan with a 5 % down payment is considered high - risk, and they'll cover
that risk by raising the interest rate accordingly.
Not exact matches
All three of these reasons — evidence that U.S. monetary policy is currently only moderately accommodative, the fact that U.S. financial conditions have been influenced
by economic and financial market developments abroad, and
risk management considerations — argue, at the moment, for caution in
raising U.S. short - term
interest rates.
In «The Dangers of an Extended Period of Low
Interest Rates: Why the Bank of Canada Should Start Raising Them Now,» published by the C.D. Howe Institute, Masson argues there is urgency for the Bank to act in view of the economic distortions and financial risks low interest rates pose for
Interest Rates: Why the Bank of Canada Should Start Raising Them Now,» published by the C.D. Howe Institute, Masson argues there is urgency for the Bank to act in view of the economic distortions and financial risks low interest rates pose for Ca
Rates: Why the Bank of Canada Should Start
Raising Them Now,» published
by the C.D. Howe Institute, Masson argues there is urgency for the Bank to act in view of the economic distortions and financial
risks low
interest rates pose for
interest rates pose for Ca
rates pose for Canada.
Other
risks mentioned
by the Report include fluctuations of
interest rate and exchange
rate; instable oil and commodity prices; deepening credit crisis;
raising Sino - Canada trade friction; unfamiliar investment restrictions, laws and policies; crime and public safety, etc..
It would avoid the
risk of a tax giveaway that hurts the economy
by raising interest rates and magnifying the deficit.
To be sure, you have comported yourself as a consistent moderate, backing the consensus crafted
by Janet Yellen that
interest rates should be
raised slowly so that labor markets can recover, that
risks to financial stability are muted, and that new regulations make the economy safer.
This outperformance is expected to continue as the Fed appears reluctant to
risk choking off the nascent economic recovery
by prematurely
raising interest rates.
The federal government needed to
raise the $ 14.3 trillion debt ceiling
by an Aug. 2 deadline or
risk defaulting on its debts, which would send
interest rates soaring — and continuing to soar since a higher debt ceiling could devalue the U.S. dollar, analysts have said.