Sentences with phrase «slower pace of rate increases»

The turbulence coursing through markets has raised speculation that Fed officials might decide to slow their pace of rate increases out of fear of upsetting the markets and possibly harming the economy.

The one thing that could slow the pace of rate increases would be to tame housing costs through an increased supply of new homes.

Not exact matches

With unemployment falling steadily through the year, there has been less justification for crisis - era policy, and a sense among policymakers that they could balance the higher rates sought by «hawks» with a slow pace of subsequent increases.

«Beyond the near - term, a return to a more cautious communication strategy and pace of interest rate increases is expected in light of the headwinds facing Canada,» including slow inflation growth, Toronto - Dominion Bank Senior Economist Brian DePratto said in a research note.

By that I mean the Fed will keep raising rates, but if things go bad, it will definitely slow the pace of increases.

Although their growth rates have slowed, their share of GDP has continued to increase and the importance of these countries to the pace of global growth has also increased.

We expect the Fed to continue a slow, patient pace of short - term rate increases, not because the economy is overheating, but in order to get rates back to more normal levels.

Local government wages have also increased at a slower pace than the overall average (industrial aggregate) since 2000: by an annual average rate of 2.5 % compared to 2.9 % for the overall average.

A major contributor to the weakening has been a drop - off in the pace of household spending, as wages growth and the rate of increase in housing prices have both slowed.

Such pollution has already doubled just since 1970 and the rates of pollution have been increasing by roughly 1 billion metric tons per year in recent years, a pace that must slow and stop soon.

Unfortunately, although more teachers of color are being recruited across the nation, the pace of increase is slow and attrition rates are high, leaving growing gaps between the demand for such teachers and the supply.

E-book sales continue to soar, although at a slight slower pace than in the first two months of the year (for January and February, sales increased at a rate of 169 % while for March it was a «relatively modest» increase of 145.7 %).

The pace of inflation slowed somewhat in July due to easing of gas price increases, allowing the Bank of Canada to keep interest rates at their rock - bottom levels.

If the Fed opts to broadcast a slow and small pace of monetary policy tightening (one or two rate increases), Marks expects the market will digest this well.

Recently, there have been concerns that softer inflation might force the Fed to slow down the pace of planned interest rate increases.

Simply put, more housing supply means a lower inflation rate, and potentially a slower pace of interest rate increases by the Fed.»

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.

We expect multifamily starts to continue to increase but at a slower pace than the 200 + percent growth rate in the fourth quarter as starts move steadily toward the annual pace of 350 thousand that we consider sustainable.