Sentences with phrase «term rates lower»

This is ironic though b / c the last Fed Funds rate increase strengthened the dollar and paradoxically brought long - term rates lower.

The «usual shape» of the yield curve is positive; that is, with short term rates lower than long term.

The «usual shape» of the yield curve is positive; that is, with short term rates lower than long term.

A decomposition of 10 - year US Treasury yields into a future rate expectations component and a term premium suggests that declining term premia drove long - term rates lower both now and during the mid-2000s «conundrum» episode.

That data raised a fresh round of questions about how the Federal Reserve will proceed on further cutting back on its massive monthly bond purchases, which have kept long - term rates low and encouraged a strong rally on equity markets.

Stocks surged after the Fed's policy statement was released, signalling investors approved of the modest tapering and the stronger pledge to keep short - term rates low for an extended time.

The Fed has been using quantitative easing since the financial crises of 2008, with the latest instalment, which began in September 2012, having kept long - term rates low and supporting strong gains on equity markets.

In my opinion, this Fed is the most dovish ever and will err on the side of keeping short - term rates low.

The Fed will make its next announcement on interest rates and provide some clarity on the end of quantitative easing, the stimulus program of massive bond buying that kept long - term rates low and encouraged a rally on stock markets.

Not exact matches

Interest rates on 15 - year mortgage terms are typically lower than those on longer - term loans because the shorter duration of the loan makes it less of a risk to the lender.

Improving your credit score can mean qualifying for lower interest rates and better terms.

Or, do the economic positives we hear each day about low interest rates, low unemployment, low inflation, a healthy banking sector, rising real - estate prices, technology improvements, protection of resources, renewable energy and the rise of India — among others — suggest that any downturn or crisis will merely be a short - term market correction, with the kind of economic rebound we saw following the 2008 crisis?

Companies with high - energy inputs, like airlines, railways and miners, should also be trying to lock in long - term fuel contracts at current low rates, says Janice Plumstead, senior economist at the Canada West Foundation.

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.

Private equity returns remained strong but were lower than the prior year quarter, while income from our fixed income investment portfolio increased due to a higher average level of fixed maturity investments and higher short - term interest rates.

That being said, there's a pretty good chance that last summer's low in long term interest rates may be the lowest you will ever have seen in your whole life.

In the category of communications policy, we also extended our estimate of how long we expect to keep the short - term interest rate at exceptionally low levels to at least mid-2015.

Today, the rate is 3.4 percent, the lowest since long - term mortgages began in the 1950s.

While the new law is expected to be a long - term positive for most companies, several announced they would have to take one - time charges because the lower rate reduced the value of their deferred tax assets, which represent taxes already paid.

Nominal interest rates, both short and long term, have been much lower and more stable.

At least in the short term, the bank was expected to be the most affected by the new law, which lowered the corporate tax rate and introduced measures designed to encourage companies to bring overseas profits back to the US.

Even though our activities are likely to result in a lower national debt over the long term, I sometimes hear the complaint that the Federal Reserve is enabling bad fiscal policy by keeping interest rates very low and thereby making it cheaper for the federal government to borrow.

Given the average inflation rate of -0.2 percent during that interval, real short - and long - term interest rates of 0.5 percent and 1.7 percent indicate an easy credit stance and a low cost of capital.

But, «the U.S. and the Bank of England have gone to more extremes because they have interest rates below the Bank of Canada's, and they've also been buying bonds to lower longer term interest rates,» Shenfeld added.

Still, combine the indications of the short - term bond market with today's 5 % GDP news and you get the sense that stock traders betting on low interest rates for longer periods of time may soon have to bail out.

If the Fed is indeed putting off raising short - term interest rates — perhaps because of an economic slowdown overseas, economic turmoil in Russia, or because of lower oil prices — then that's potentially good news for the stock market.

The mounting pessimism about the U.S. economy's long - term growth argues for keeping rates lower than has been usual.

«And with interest rates so low, these equities are a very powerful alternative for income, long - term inflation protection and price appreciation.»

The theory is that these purchases lower long - term interest rates, thus encouraging businesses and consumers to spend.

«We do not expect these factors to change in the medium term, keeping the homeownership rate low for young adults.»

«Even during the Great Depression of the 1930s, policy rates and longer - term rates in the most affected countries (like the U.S.) were never reduced to such low levels,» wrote William White, chairman of the Economic Development and Review Committee at the OECD in Paris, in a recent paper.

After all, these were clients who were already locked into mortgages with even lower rates and better terms than BMO's.

With low credit scores and no access to collateral, you might not qualify for an SBA loan, which is longer term and has lower interest rates.

An older population, a low birth rate and much outmigration could constrain Ohio's long - term prospects, Moody's says.

While the Fed has indicated it plans to raise short - term interest rates, the uncertain domestic and global economies and the still - loosening monetary policy of central bankers in other countries suggests that rates could remain very low for a long time still.

Long - term low interest rates have added further complexity to the issue of superannuation and the aged pension.

In October, the company announced a partnership with Hertz that will provide very short - term car rentals to Lyft drivers at rates it claims are low enough that they can still make money after they pay the fees.

Falling interest rates and lower equity markets ruined long - term return assumptions, while guaranteed products became increasingly harder to fund.

So, putting the two together, we want to own short - term high - coupon bonds when rates are rising, and low - coupon long - term bonds when rates are trending down.

«We welcome any video provider that wishes to sponsor its content in the same «data free» way for AT&T Mobility customers and we'll do so on equal terms at our lowest wholesale rates,» Quinn said.

With approval rating in the low teens just five months into her second term, Rousseff's also struggling to win back the public trust amid Brazil's biggest corruption investigation, an inquiry into a massive kickback scheme at state - run oil company Petrobras.

His evidence: rising short rates, low long - term rates (suggestive of little inflation), the rise in value stocks, and outperformance in emerging markets relative to U.S. equities.

This connotes a likely period of low short - term interest rates.»

«We refinanced our debt, de-leveraged our balance sheet and locked in long - term debt capital at current historically low rates,» he said in the company's 2014 annual report.

While you won't be able to lower your rate, extending your term from 10 to 25 years will reduce the amount you owe each month by 40 percent, from $ 402 to $ 267 per month.

«Increased losses are emanating from weaker collateral pools in the 2013 - 2015 transactions, which have weaker credit quality including lower FICO scores, higher amounts of extended term loans (over 60 months) and higher LTVs [loan to value ratios],» Fitch Ratings analysts wrote Thursday.

They have relatively low default rates and terms that are often better than traditional banks, according to the NCUA and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC).

Similarly, FROB's short - term rating was lowered to P - 3 from P - 2.

Vanguard's team of economists still think stocks will grow, but at a lower rate of return in the medium term, and U.S. stocks will trail international stocks.

Granted, owners at the low end aren't paying big bucks, but in terms of the percentage of the home's value, property tax rates represent a disproportionate burden.