Sentences with phrase «sudden rise in interest rates»

«Recently, with the sudden rise in interest rates, up one half point, we have seen a mini power surge of sales activity,» reports Scott.

4) What does will the rest of our investment portfolio look like in case of a sudden rise in interest rates?

All this debt makes companies even more vulnerable to a sudden rise in interest rates.

And as the Fed's bond holdings keep growing, the portfolio becomes more and more vulnerable to a sudden rise in interest rates (despite Bernanke's confidence that the Fed can manage any potential losses).

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The Bank of Canada and the federal government have long worried about Canada's housing market continuing to expand beyond fundamental levels because of the potential for a sudden and steep crash once interest rates start to rise, which would not only put many homeowners» finances in jeopardy, but could also sideswipe the economy.

It makes sense that in the uncertainty of a sudden rise in rates that lenders would widen their spreads to create a little breathing room but since then things have gotten quite interesting... in a good way.

Rising house prices can not compensate for second or even third mortgages to refinance credit card debt or HELOC balances that increase when homeowners default or miss payments due to a sudden financial hardship like a job loss or increase in interest rates.