Sentences with phrase «substantial rates of»

Given the fundamental uncertainty of the future, Lawrence Russell and Company generally favors proactively increasing income and moderating consumption when necessary to insure substantial rates of savings and rates of debt reduction during working years.

In a shocker, the public is betting the underdog at a substantial rate of 67 percent -LSB-...]

The problem is that we have a hard time figuring out which are which, so we tolerate a substantial rate of cesarean delivery to ensure a very low intrapartum death rate.

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About the only time interest rates pose a substantial risk of precipitating a crash is when central banks become concerned about overheating in the economy and are willing to provoke a recession to cool things off.

Such rates will generally be higher than what home buyers currently pay, not only because banks now offer substantial discounts from posted rates, but also because many buyers (40 % according to a July 2011 TD Bank report) take mortgages with variable rates, which are lower than fixed rates at least 85 % of the time.

To me, and obviously to a substantial number of U.S. businesses both big and small, it is clear that unless America cuts its high business tax rate it will struggle to maintain a competitive edge and remain attractive for investment.

The point is that at near zero interest rates, the U.S. has a lot of buffer on this front, so if there is a reduction in the economy, it will be because of a substantial disconnect between supply and demand.

Beyond the requirements that liquidity and regulators impose on us, we will purchase currency - related securities only if they offer the possibility of unusual gain — either because a particular credit is mispriced, as can occur in periodic junk - bond debacles, or because rates rise to a level that offers the possibility of realizing substantial capital gains on high - grade bonds when rates fall.

There are some signs that inflation could come out of hiding in the next 18 months, but I would be very surprised if we saw a substantial increase in long rates in the coming couple of years just because there are too many disinflationary macro headwinds.

Lyons contrasted the previous government's approach to that of the Bank of England, which prepared substantial contingency plans to deal with any market fallout from the initial shock of the referendum outcome, and then quickly implemented a sweeping programme of new monetary easing, cutting interest rates to a record low of 0.25 %, and extending quantitative easing.

Ever since the bank introduced that extraordinary forward guidance in December of last year, Fed Chair Ben Bernanke has been at pains to explain to investors and reporters that the 6.5 % target is a «threshold» and not a «trigger,» meaning that the bank could decide to keep rates low for longer if it is not satisfied that 6.5 % really indicates a substantial improvement.

A decade ago, residents of northern European countries such as the Netherlands and Sweden were going online at a faster rate than in just about any other area in the world, thanks in part to substantial investments in broadband infrastructure.

It adds that «approval or denial of the proposed project is unlikely to have a substantial impact on the rate of development in the oil sands, or on the amount of heavy crude oil refined in the Gulf Coast area.»

«To have the lack of more substantial wage gains at this point probably helps to alleviate some of the immediacy on the four - interest - rate - hikes - in - 2018 question,» said Hamrick, the Bankrate.com analyst.

The new company expects to create substantial value for T - Mobile and Sprint shareholders through an expected $ 6 + billion in run rate cost synergies, representing a net present value (NPV) of $ 43 + billion, net of expected costs to achieve such cost synergies.

In the 23rd Actuarial Report on the Canada Pension Plan (OCA, 2007), the Office of the Chief Actuary (OCA) certified that, in spite of the substantial increase in CPP benefit payments that would result from the retirement of the baby boom generation, the current legislated contribution rate of 9.9 per cent for employers and employees combined would be more than enough to pay for benefits through 2075.

Shoppers Drug Mart shareholders, who will own approximately 29 % of the combined company, stand to benefit from substantial upside over the long - term, driven by the combined company's strategic position and achievement of full run - rate synergies.

In addition, low interest rates minimize the cost to the United States of our substantial negative net debt position.

There are a number of countries — China not least among them — whose prospective rates of productivity growth over the decades ahead will surely mean a substantial increase in their real exchange rate.

There is also a view that the exchange rate arrangements that exist in the present context — the substantial share of the world economy that shadows the dollar — should increase our confidence that this pattern of imbalances could be financed without stress for some time.

No analysis on how systematic wage arbitrage allowed by trade globalization between countries of very different income level within an exchange rate system allowing massive an persistent trade imbalances led to a massive opening up of compensation scales in developed countries, as well as substantial under - employment.

At the same time, the current level of the exchange rate represents a big shift in relative prices, which should provide substantial ongoing assistance for the export sector (and the import - competing sector).

First, substantial direct or indirect wealth transfers from the state sector to Chinese households will unleash a surge in household consumption as household income rises (and because the interest on bank deposits is an important source of income for most middle and lower middle class households, if the authorities reduce interest rates, as struggling borrowers are demanding, China actually moves in the wrong direction).

Because I think China's nominal GDP growth has been overstated by a substantial amount because of its systematic failure to write down bad loans, I usually have subtracted 2 - 4 percentage points from the nominal GDP growth rate before I did my very rough calculation.

Substantial continued reductions in Fed estimates of the real neutral rate lie ahead.

In Australia, the lifting of interest rates and credit controls, and increased competition from foreign banks, contributed to a surge in credit growth, and a substantial increase in risk taking in the financial sector, and in the community generally.

China's huge portfolio of NPLs at the end of the 1990s (perhaps as much as 40 % of total loans) was resolved by a decade of severe financial repression, so that lending rates of around 7 % — in an economy in which GDP grew nominally by 18 - 20 % and the GDP deflator usually exceed 8 % — implied substantial debt forgiveness.

All told, though, the plan is, like its House counterpart, a proposal to dramatically slash corporate tax rates, open up a big new loophole for wealthy individuals, and pay for the cuts by dramatically expanding the national debt and ending a number of tax deductions that could leave a substantial share of middle - and upper - middle - class people paying more.

Second, the actual exchange rate is quite volatile, with periods of substantial appreciation in the late 1980s and throughout the 2000s, and a decade of depreciation during the 1990s.

And given how low rates are and the political aversion to the use of fiscal policy a substantial slowdown could have very severe consequences.

It is difficult to understand why the record burden of consumer debt will be impervious to a rising unemployment rate, particularly when companies are facing a substantial acceleration in wage inflation in recent months as they try to shore up profit margins - making substantial new layoffs inevitable.

To some extent, stock market action also implies expectations for slower economic growth, though interest rate signals, such as a flat yield curve, are more suggestive of slow growth than stock market action is, and we've yet to see a substantial widening of credit spreads that would suggest imminent recession.

Moreover, to support a stronger economic recovery, the FOMC is purchasing long - term Treasury securities at a rate of $ 45 billion per month and agency mortgage - backed securities (MBS) at a rate of $ 40 billion per month, and will continue purchasing assets until it sees substantial improvement in the outlook for the labor market, conditional on ongoing assessment of benefits and costs.

Second, there is at least a significant risk that as the rest of the world struggles there will be substantial inflows of capital into the US leading to downward pressure on rates and upward pressure on the dollar, which in turn reduces demand for traded goods.

Downward pressure would be exerted on the rating if (1) there is a significant deterioration in the government's balance sheet (2) a substantial erosion of official financial buffers that undermines confidence in the country's external stability; (3) the manifestation of significant political and / or social tensions that could hinder the country's medium - term growth prospects beyond Moody's current expectations.

This can take up to three business days and requires you to submit a substantial amount of personal information, but it's easily the most thorough source of information about the rate and fees you can expect.

The increased earnings consumers will make on their savings can be an overlooked, and substantial, aspect of a rate hike.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

These may sound too similar to make any substantial difference, but in reality, the higher rate will cost you an additional $ 2,160 over the life of the loan.

Conversely, substantial interest rate reductions have been followed by periods of significantly faster growth.

Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to selll to Berkshire at reasonable prices with managers who stay on and become substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.

With interest rates still hovering near the lowest levels they've ever been in 5,000 + years of recorded human history, it's very difficult to achieve a significant investment return without taking on substantial risk.

In the long run both types of investment create capital that can yield substantial positive rates of return (above the current 30 and 50 year real bond rate) and result in both higher productivity and stronger labour force growth.

Thus, the stock doesn't have to grow wildly in order for you to turn a good profit; even a modest rate of growth gives you substantial profits.

Takeaways include features of the Berkshire System from the shareholders» viewpoint: (1) Berkshire is unusually congenial to taxable shareholders, enhancing compounding rates considerably; (2) Berkshire's internal cultural features such as autonomy, decentralization, and permanence help attract sellers of high - quality companies to sell to Berkshire at reasonable prices with managers who stay on and become substantial shareholders; and (3) There is a close symbiotic connection between features (1) and (2) that reinforces Berkshire's high compounding rate and long time horizon.

They expect you to have reviewed a substantial number of random files to confirm that all documents have been properly prepared, signed and filed and that you have also considered other factors, including whether your firm deals with properties that are close to the U.S. border, whether your agents are part - time or full - time and the general crime rate in your own area.

So does the Accord, which I believe has been a substantial contributor to the low rate of inflation we now see in Australia: the Accord processes are not perfect but that is the nature of compromise and human affairs generally.

Implementing a BAT should bolster the competitiveness of US firms, eliminate the existing incentive to keep profits offshore, and raise the revenue needed to fund a substantial cut in the statutory corporate income tax rate (currently the highest in the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development [OECD]-RRB-.

Stating that the risk of a substantial fall in inflation was greater than the risk of a substantial rise, the Fed lowered the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 1 per cent in June.

Raising the growth rate of the economy by 0.3 per cent (the difference between the underlying productivity growth rate in the 1990s cycle and the average of the earlier cycles) makes little difference over a year or two; over a decade or two, however, the cumulated effect on living standards is substantial.