Sentences with phrase «slower pace of rate hikes»

Not only will more home construction lead to a slower pace of rate hikes, it will also lead to faster economic growth.

1) No change in the dot - plot: If the Fed does not change the projection for a total of three hikes in 2018, this means a slower pace of rate hikes and a better environment for alternative assets such as cryptocurrencies.

The Fed has introduced a new wrinkle to the equation by suggesting that they may consider reducing their balance sheet later this year which raises the possibility that they may slow the pace of rate hikes.

Potential U.S. withdrawal from NAFTA and higher interest - rate sensitivity among consumers could slow the pace of rate hikes.

Rather than the slow pace of rate hikes so far that has kept interest income at a low level, increase rates by a half or three - quarters of a percentage point in one shot.

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Most analysts expect the first rate hike to come in September of this year, but that the pace of subsequent rate hikes will be slow, taking into account continued middling economic growth and below - target inflation.

World shares and bonds rallied on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve left U.S. interest rates unchanged and slowed the pace of future hikes, weakening the dollar and lifting commodity prices.

Fed officials have variously described the subsequent pace of rate hikes as «gradual,» «shallow,» «slow,» «halting» and even «crawling,» noted economists at Goldman Sachs.

For now, these factors suggest that the Fed will remain on pause for the next few months at least, the pace of rate normalization will be slow and the central bank will probably be limited to one, or even no, hikes this year.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will told a Congressional committee in December the U.S. economy faces a number of global threats that could derail growth and compel the Fed to slow the pace of future interest rate hikes.