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The last one here should come as no surprise given central banks have anchored short - term interest rates at zero and long - term rates continue to be suppressed by massive asset - purchase programs and the generally sluggish nature of the global recovery.

Fixing rates at near historic lows seems to be a prudent decision that leaves HASI's earnings profile in a much stronger position as short - term rates continue to rise in 2018.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 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13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

I mean we're going to see this continued back and forth between the Fed talking about raising interest rates and therefore markets trying to absorb that higher term structure of rates, that's going to continue.

A few things stand out about this particular rate change: first, the magnitude of influence that just a quarter percentage - point change had on the stock market; second, the current rate with an upper range of.50 % compared to the various long - term averages of about 5 %; and third, the rate remains historically low, with only minute incremental changes, despite the relatively good news we continue to read about the economy.

It pointed to the continued presence of fragile fixed - income market liquidity as a key vulnerability in the overall financial system, while it repeats the risks of a sharp increase in long - term interest rates, stress from emerging markets like China and prolonged weakness in commodity prices.

As universally expected, the Federal Reserve left things as they were after yesterday's Federal Open Market Committee meeting: the target for the Fed funds rate stays between 0 and 0.25 per cent and the bank will continue to buy $ 40 billion - worth of mortgage - backed securities, plus $ 45 billion of longer - term treasuries per month.

Others have noted that if the Fed continues raising short - term rates while long - term rates remain stalled, it could turn the shape of the bond yield curve upside down, a typical signal of recession.

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«If the Fed continues to raise rates according to our forecast and the term premium does not recover, the yield curve would invert by the end of 2019, potentially as early as June of next year,» they write in a note.

Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook have all but thumbed their nose at short - term shareholders and continue to invest in research at very high rates.

China fears, along with expectations related to the Fed's interest rate plans, will continue to dominate near - term market moves.

Less clear is the impact on long term rates, but they are likely to continue to move higher.

With a long - term growth rate of 27.6 percent, the company is expected to continue its rise.

Rate - sensitive utility stocks advanced as long - term interest rates continue a two - day decline.

A dramatic reduction in short term rates packs a big punch when it first happens, but the jolt wears off as rates continue to stay low.

Citing persistent weak labor - market conditions and continued global financial turmoil, the Fed says its monetary easing «should put downward pressure on longer - term interest rates, support mortgage markets and help to make broader financial conditions more accommodative.»

Although the rate could continue to trend down in the near term, it shows that the US workforce is fairly well utilized.

Mr. Draghi said Thursday that the bond buying would continue through September 2016 or «until we see a sustained adjustment in the path of inflation which is consistent with our aim of achieving inflation rates below, but close to, 2 percent over the medium term.»

I had expected that longer - term rates would be held somewhat in check by continued strong overseas demand.

We certainly don't see 30 + % growth continuing for the long - term, but the company looks able to sustain a low double - digit growth rate for some time to come.

Long bonds will end up being a very volatile investment at some point once rates or inflation rise from current levels, but intermediate - term bonds should continue to dampen stock market volatility.

However, as the global economic recovery continues, long - term interest rates in Canada and elsewhere will nonetheless start to slowly rise.

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.

On the positive side, long - term interest rates continue to act well.

For example, from: 1) the replenishment of foreign exchange buffers large enough to protect the economy against a protracted shock; 2) a significant reduction in government debt metrics; 3) a successful diversification of the economy and government revenues that will become less dependent on oil receipts; 4) continued improvements in governance and institutional strength which act as long — term constraints on Angola's rating.

Interest rates have continued to be pushed lower and lower and lower and most of this is because the Fed keeps on adjusting that federal fund's rate and adjusting interest rates down in the way that they do that is by putting cash into the market and buying back bonds or short - term bonds with the federal fund's rate.

The group continues to face a series of headwinds, including higher short - term rates, a flatter yield curve, and a housing market that looks to be cooling.

Finally, in our view, opportunities do continue to present themselves over the short - to - intermediate term in fixed income; longer term, we are cognizant that there could well be some rate risk down the line driven by inflation.

The Fed continues to hike, though, causing the difference between short - and long - term rates to converge and then even invert (meaning short rates go above long rates).

Add - in the market «comfort» of knowing that both the BoJ (Iwata reiterating that they can accelerate / expand purchases overnight) and the ECB (extension expectations tomorrow) will continue providing a QE - monetary policy «backstop» to keep the grind higher in rates from getting «disorderly» in the medium - term.

We continue to have a very positive fundamental intermediate - term view, but believe (1) the improved economic data, (2) fear of higher interest rates, (3) a less dovish Fed, (4) historically low volatility, and extreme overbought condition creates an environment ripe for a correction.

In terms of equities, the S&P 500 had its best month in four years in October, while booming corporate bond sales continued to meet high demand, appearing to reflect confidence in the strength of the US corporate sector as well as the persistence of low market interest rates.

His preferred strategy was for the Fed to publish a detailed plan for shrinking its balance sheet, allow some time to gauge the market reaction, and then continue to use short term rates as the primary policy lever.

In contrast, loans to investors for both new construction and existing houses (a sector likely to have been less affected by the introduction of the GST) have continued to grow at double - digit rates in year - ended terms.

Surveys of investment intentions point to continued growth in business investment in real terms, albeit at lower rates than the robust growth seen through 2003.

All in all, the Fed continues to expect inflation to rise gradually toward 2 % over the medium term as the labor market improves further and the transitory effects of energy price declines and other factors dissipate, but the pace for hikes in interest rates could well be moderate, as the Fed has been indicating.

By continuing along its current course (which involves MBS purchases and keeping the funds rate near zero), the Federal Reserve is having an indirect effect on long - term mortgage rates.

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.

Such low long - term rates suggest that markets currently expect both low inflation and low real interest rates to continue for many years.

He believes the Fed will continue to lower its long term interest rate outlook, and he does not see big increases in interest rates over the next few years.

Given our expectation for slowly increasing longer - term rates, we expect these rates to continue climbing over time.

Prolonged curve flattening from the aforementioned easy financial conditions (low long - term rates) despite rising short - term rates would steadily increase institutions» vulnerability to potential balance sheet shocks, as investors continue to add low quality and illiquid assets to «enhance returns.»

The Fed is expected to continue raising short - term interest rates in 2018, and is also shrinking its enormous balance sheet resulting from the quantitative easing programs it undertook during the financial crisis.

That said, there is currently little sign of any acceleration in activity or inflation, and any potential stimulus from the Trump administration still seems some way off, so the trend growth rate of around 2 % looks set to continue in the near term.

There is no doubt in homebuyers» minds that interest rates will continue higher (76 %) but 53 % said they are not stress - testing their mortgages to ensure long - term affordability; although those in Ontario and BC are more likely to do so (53 % and 51 % respectively).

The Federal Reserve can stay patient and continue to raise short - term interest rates at a slow pace, extending this expansion.

The more general forces that have influenced the exchange rate over the past year or so have been the relative strength of the Australian economy, the associated yield differential in favour of Australian dollar assets, and the continued improvement in Australia's terms of trade, which are now at their highest level in more than 25 years.

But as Bernanke noted: «Despite this improvement, the job market remains weak overall: The unemployment rate is still well above its longer - run normal level, rates of long - term unemployment are historically high, and the labor force participation rate has continued to move down.

The favourable near - term outlook for inflation is being underpinned by continued help from the exchange rate in holding down import prices.