Sentences with phrase «sharp rise in interest rates»

The recent rise in the debt - servicing ratio is largely a result of households increasing their debt levels, rather than an unexpected sharp rise in interest rates, as occurred in the late 1980s.

The beginning of the year's sharp rise in interest rates has finally given a jolt to stocks.

But I can not lever up as much as I would like on this trade, as a sharp rise in interest rates could de-rail it at any moment.

Nothing would be more fatal for an economy as indebted as ours than a sharp rise in interest rates.

The bank said the biggest risk to maintaining manageable affordability levels would be a sharp rise in interest rates, but many analysts believe that is unlikely to occur as long as global economic growth remains moderate and inflation pressures soft.

You should also pay off the loan as quickly as possible to reduce the risk of a sharp rise in the interest rate.

(Reuters)- The New York Fed is examining banks» exposure to a type of mortgage - backed security that is vulnerable to a sharp rise in interest rates, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter.