Sentences with phrase «than the rate of inflation for»

It is no secret that college costs have been increasing faster than the rate of inflation for several decades.

In his seven years as president, President Houshmand has implemented many programs and initiatives to decrease the cost of higher education, including creating a $ 25,000, four - year bachelor's degree program, awarding more than $ 27 million annually in scholarship funds and waivers, and committing to capping tuition and fee increases at or lower than the rate of inflation for his tenure.

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As they won wage increases higher than the current rate of inflation they would, for a short time, gain real wage increases.

But it should be paying a brand - name product rate of at least 23.1 percent, as well as an extra rebate because it has hiked the price of the device faster than the rate of inflation, according to the letter from acting Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Andy Slavitt to the Senate Finance Committee ranking member Wyden.

However, post - 9/11, the dynamics began to shift and ticket prices rose faster than the rate of inflation as demand for the seats increased and the industry was reorganized.

Then... this is the best part... he made it clear that a 6.5 percent unemployment rate would not necessarily be the threshold for raising rates, then went on a long discussion of the conditions under which he would NOT raise rates, including if the unemployment rate dropped mostly due to cyclical declines in the labor force participation rate rather than gains in unemployment, as well as persistently low inflation.

For four consecutive months, core inflation has hovered below 2 % and it has not visibly overshot 2 % for more than 20 years, even during periods of unemployment, falling well below the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRFor four consecutive months, core inflation has hovered below 2 % and it has not visibly overshot 2 % for more than 20 years, even during periods of unemployment, falling well below the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRfor more than 20 years, even during periods of unemployment, falling well below the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU).

World growth will remain low on average but negative in the UK and Europe; price inflation will remain sufficiently subdued for a while longer so as to impose no constraint on monetary expansion; central banks will sustain a regime of negative real interest rates and rapid monetary expansion; the risk of a eurozone collapse is off the table for now; finally, stock markets should continue to perform better than expected, even though the four - year old cyclical bull market is long by historical standards.

«A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would return to 2 per cent over the medium term, implied that the appropriate path for the federal funds rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.

However, the intent of this language is that the target is a «thick point» rather than a range, or in other words, the desirable rate of inflation for the Australian economy is «2 point something» (Stevens and Debelle 1995).

Persistently low interest rates, weak inflation and a lack of supply relative to demand for bonds leaves Rieder advocating for equities rather than the fixed income market.

Higher wages, inflation fears and the prospect of faster than expected rate hikes are posing challenges market players haven't seen for years.

Early on, we had some indication that she would be highly emphasizing the plight of the underemployed, for example, and also there were some chances she would think about approaching the inflation target from above rather than below, essentially delaying rates until it was clear that inflation was above target.

The idea that real interest rates — that is, adjusted for inflation — will be lower than they have been historically is reflected in the pronouncements of policymakers such as Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen, the medium - term forecasts of official agencies such as the Congressional Budget Office and the International Monetary Fund and the pricing of government bonds whose payments are tied to inflation.

To test DR - CAPM on currencies, they rank a sample of 53 currencies by interest rates into six portfolios, excluding for some analyses those currencies in highest interest rate portfolio with annual inflation at least 10 % higher than contemporaneous U.S. inflation.

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.

This could include setting targets for nominal GDP growth rather than inflation, investing in a wider range of risk assets, making plans to allow base rates to turn negative, and underscoring the importance of avoiding a new recession.

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In September, the rate of unemployment in the single - currency area dipped below 9 %, a level not seen since 2009, but the initial estimate of inflation for October was weaker than widely expected.

«A number of participants indicated that the stronger outlook for economic activity, along with their increased confidence that inflation would return to 2 percent over the medium term, implied that the appropriate path for the federal funds rate over the next few years would likely be slightly steeper than they had previously expected,» the Federal Open Market Committee said in the records of its March 20 - 21 meeting.

For another example, a 1 % decline in inflation expectations would not result in a more bearish backdrop for gold if it were accompanied by a decline of more than 1 % in the nominal interest raFor another example, a 1 % decline in inflation expectations would not result in a more bearish backdrop for gold if it were accompanied by a decline of more than 1 % in the nominal interest rafor gold if it were accompanied by a decline of more than 1 % in the nominal interest rate.

For example, a 2 % rise in inflation expectations would only result in a more bullish backdrop for gold if it were accompanied by a rise of less than 2 % in the nominal interest raFor example, a 2 % rise in inflation expectations would only result in a more bullish backdrop for gold if it were accompanied by a rise of less than 2 % in the nominal interest rafor gold if it were accompanied by a rise of less than 2 % in the nominal interest rate.

This podcast covers a range of topics, including the outlook for inflation, the future of interest rates, and reasons why we are experiencing a very different macroeconomic environment than we ever have before.

According to this theory, if, for example, the U.S. inflation rate is higher than the Canadian inflation rate, then the purchasing power of Americans will erode compared to that of Canadians, and the value of the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar will be adjusted in the markets to balance the purchasing power of the two currencies.

Despite a small decline in May, consumer confidence for the first five months of 2015 has been at a higher average level than at any time since May 2004.2 A relatively low unemployment rate and moderate inflation have helped maintain consumers» upbeat mood.

This latest evidence for «inflation» supports the expansion of space in the early universe at a rate much faster than the speed of light.

Those in receipt of working - age benefits including - child benefit, child tax credit, income support, universal credit and jobseekers» allowance - have more reason than most to worry about inflation as all of these have just been frozen for four years, along with local housing allowances which determine housing benefit rates.

In practice it is slightly more complex than this as inflation can reduce the effective size of a debt and you can borrow money to pay off debts to get better interest rates, and for a whole country the value of the currency has a significant effect,

The state's tax cap, which exempts New York City, makes it difficult for localities and school districts to raise property taxes by more than 2 percent or the rate of inflation, whichever is lower.

«The table on the screen shows that contrary to the claims by the president, except for the fiscal deficit, on virtually every single indicator such as GDP growth, inflation, exchange rates, exports, Eurobond interest rates, debt to GDP ratio, and so on, the performance of the economy in 2013 was better than 2014 and 2015.

The year - on - year inflation rate for imported items also hit 15 percent, 2.8 percentage points higher than that of locally produced items of 12.2 percent.

Contrary to the claims by the President, except for the fiscal deficit, on virtually every single indicator such as GDP growth, inflation, exchange rate, exports, Eurobond interest rates, debt / GDP ratio, etc. the performance of the economy in 2013 was better than in 2014 and 2015.

If the initial cap is set high enough, and allows for a rate of inflation based on actual medical costs, which is higher than the average rate of inflation, then the state could be able to meet its costs to cover health care for people on Medicaid who obtained coverage under Obamacare.

According to the law, property taxes are capped at 2 % per year, or the rate of inflation, whichever is less, and the projected rate of inflation for the 2016 calendar year is less than 1 %, at.73 %, says Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

The new law, which has been kicked around the state government for more than 15 years, caps property tax increases at 2 percent, or the rate of inflation, whichever is less.

If the initial cap is set high enough, and allows for a rate of inflation based on actual medical costs (which is higher than the average rate of inflation), New York could cover health care for Medicaid patients who obtained coverage under Obamacare.

But the projected increases, from # 1.025 billion in 2011 - 12 to # 1.089 billion in 2014 - 15, will not keep up with the higher than expected rate of inflation (forecast to be around 4 % for 2011).

When Congress increases the maximum Pell Grant faster than the rate of inflation (which it tends to do over long periods of time because college prices rise faster than inflation) but does not make commensurate changes to the eligibility formula, more middle - income families qualify for a grant.

So if the maximum Pell Grant increases faster than the rate of inflation over time, but the EFC for a middle - income family increases at only the rate of inflation, more families will qualify for a grant at the margin.

Over the past 10 years, Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that the price for medical care increased at roughly 3.3 % a year, or about 70 % more than the overall rate of inflation.

But whatever initial rate you choose, you need to remain flexible, say, forgoing an inflation increase or even paring your withdrawal for a few years if a big market setback or higher - than - expected spending puts a big dent in the value of your nest egg or spending more if a string of stellar returns causes your nest egg's value to balloon.

The value of inflation - protected securities generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, and the market for these securities may be less developed or liquid, and more volatile, than other securities markets.

The median nursing home cost for a private room, for instance, now runs more than $ 91,000 a year and could rise to over $ 141,000 per year by 2030, assuming an annual inflation rate of 3 %.2

For example, when a finance professor at Spain's IESE Business School examined how a 90 % stocks - 10 % bonds portfolio would have performed over 86 rolling 30 - year periods between 1900 and 2014 following the 4 % rule — i.e., withdrawing 4 % initially and then subsequently boosting withdrawals by the inflation rate — he found not only that the Buffett portfolio survived almost 98 % of the time, but that it had a significantly higher balance after 30 years than more traditional retirement portfolios with say, 50 % or 60 % invested in stocks.

Overall, the regulator says the costs for telephone, television and Internet services went up between 1.6 per cent and 3.7 per cent last year, higher than the rate of inflation of 0.9 per cent.

Keep in mind, though, that the average annual rate of return for a balanced portfolio is 4 % after inflation — that's only a percentage point and a bit more than most mortgage rates these days.

The committee also noted that overall inflation sand inflation for items other than food and energy have moved closer to the target rate of 2 percent.

• The value of inflation - protected securities (IPS) generally fluctuates with changes in real interest rates, and the market for IPSs may be less developed or liquid, and more volatile, than other securities markets.

In my 20 years of professional experience, interest rates on credit card and installment debt have never been lower than the inflation rate except for very short periods.

For example, California's Prop 12 limits property tax increases to 2 percent per year or a rate of inflation if it is less than 2 percent.