Sentences with phrase «tame inflation»

«Mortgage rates were little changed and near record lows this week amid indicators of stronger economic growth and signs of tame inflation,» says Frank Nothaft, Freddie Mac's chief economist.

Our Federal Reserve is not in a murderous mentality given tame inflation and moderate economic growth.

Vietnam continues to deliver 6 % + GDP growth & tame inflation (at 2.4 %), bank NPLs have been partially resolved & property prices are climbing again, and its labour market dynamics continue to attract supply chain relocation within Asia.

It acts as a control to tame inflation.

When inflation is too low, the Fed may move the fed funds rate lower to spur lending, but when the economy is moving too fast, the Fed will often raise the fed funds rate as needed to tame inflation.

Typical of the media reports at the time, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine warned investors to «Protect your bonds from the coming storm» as the Federal Reserve raised rates to tame inflation.

America is going from bad to worse... Fed chairman Ben Bernanke knows that the crunch will tame inflation over time.....

Major hoped that joining the ERM would help tame inflation.

Another set of measures aim to tame inflation.

The backdrop that set the stage for these results, and for the ongoing bull market in stocks more generally, has been in place since the global financial crisis — tame inflation, historically low interest rates and moderate economic growth in the United States have all been supportive for growth investing.

The best wage growth since 2009 sparked speculation that incoming Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell may have to raise interest rates more than the three times the central bank has forecast in order to tame inflation this year.

Gold rose even after the latest data pointed to tame inflation.

The Bank of Canada would have to tame inflation by raising rates aggressively, choking off the flow of credit to consumers and businesses, and potentially sending the economy into a recession.

U.S. indexes were mainly lower amid earnings reports from the American banking sector and data showing a continuing decline in jobless insurance claims and tame inflation.

The Volcker Fed aggressively raised rates, taming inflation in the process.

Not exact matches

For now, relatively tame commodities prices are «keeping longer term inflation at bay,» and pressuring gold, said Rob Lutts, chief investment officer of Cabot Wealth Management.

With inflation tame, the Bank of Canada will feel comfortable taking a break from raising interest rates.

The logic against raising rates, as the IMF and others have outlined, is that inflation remains tame and that economic growth is still below potential.

The extent to which inflation is a matter of perspective was made plain in a July 8 Scotiabank report, in which economists Karen Cordes Woods and Derek Holt assert that core inflation «is tamer than than the hawks are arguing.»

Yet «low» inflation remains in the spotlight for Fed policymakers, with government price data remaining tame over the past five years.

Central bankers view inflation as a beast to tame into submission.

Last week's news that economic growth slowed in the first quarter supports the tame - inflation narrative.

Morgan Stanley's forecast also assumes that growth picks up, while headline inflation stays tame.

Even the tame July inflation numbers did little to reverse the unrelenting upward trend in core inflation, and wage inflation is still very strong.

A surge in new home construction was expected to instigate growth and job creation throughout the economy, even as inflation remained reasonably tame.

By the start of 1973, inflation had been tamed to 3.2 % and the S&P 500 Index had snapped back higher, confirming the bottom with higher - lows.

Inflation has seemed tame or even non-existent in recent years.

However, we expect the gains to be moderate over the short term, as Fed rate rises will likely be slower than in past cycles given relatively tame U.S. inflation.

Much like last Friday's companion report from the U.S. Department of Labor on producer (wholesale) prices, this morning's release of consumer prices for the month of June made for another tame reading on inflation.

Some analysts have expressed concern the Fed's policies could spark inflation, but prices increases have remained tame so far.

The latest tame reading on inflation may give the Federal Reserve more wiggle room, if it is deemed necessary, to enact another round of stimulus, especially with recent economic data on the U.S. economy a bit disconcerting.

If nothing else, the latest tame reading on inflation puts no pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

U.S. producer prices rose more than expected in January, recording their largest gain in more than four years amid increases in the cost of energy products and some services, but a strong dollar continued to keep underlying inflation tame.

This time, the cycle is getting old — very old — but inflation remains surprisingly tame, running well behind previous US cycles.

Ronald Reagan Since inflation has been tame in recent years, it's easy to forget about it's violent impact.

The trade - offs in this scenario are that market fears of inflation running too hot would be assuaged, alongside a higher risk of policy accident if the Fed becomes too aggressive in attempting to exorcise inflation before secular forces tame it organically.

Paul Volcker is known for taming high inflation in the 1980s.

And she sought to assure lawmakers that the Fed would take care not to choke off any extra growth generated by tax cuts as long as inflation stayed tame.

«It's been so crazy — to see that people are willing to bid and pay such a high inflation price for them, that was what was mind - blowing,» says Hamish Tame, creative director of Le Specs.

Inflation hasn't been front - of - mind lately probably because it's been quiescent in recent years, cruising along with some variations at a relatively tame pace of less than 2 % a year over the past decade.

For now inflation remains tame, but work by the BlackRock Investment Institute suggests some mean reversion in U.S. core inflation during the course of the year.

But inflation is tame in many countries and data out earlier this week showed the U.S. consumer price index rising at an annual rate of only 1.2 per cent, significantly below the Fed's inflation target of two per cent.

Sure, the inflation beast has been tame in recent years — it's averaged 2 % for the last decade — but as bond guru Bill Gross recently commented: «While they are not likely to breathe fire in 2013, the inflationary dragons lurk in the «out» years towards which long - term bond yields are measured.»

Many of these just did not happen in 2017; inflation remains tame, the 10 - Year Treasury rate barely budged year over year, value did not make a comeback and dispersion was lower on average in 2017 compared to 2016.

When inflation is relatively tame, people often ask why they should think about TIPS.

As inflation was tamed and interest rates descended from an eye - popping 15.8 % in 1981, the value of high - yielding investment - grade bonds increased dramatically.

A softening dollar will drive foreign investors elsewhere (US maybe) because of the apparent devaluation of their investment as inflation remained tame and BoC showed no sign of movement anytime soon.

Makes my article at RealMoney on understating inflation look positively tame.

One example: inflation, which has been relatively tame the past 20 years, could awake from its slumber.

And with inflation relatively tame over the last few years, that's made cash holdings somewhat attractive, despite the low growth prospects.