According to industry data, there is a 20 -
year low on national housing inventory.
There have been warning signs flashing such as 5
year low on the VIX, extremely low volume, and a triple top.
Bullion fell to a fresh five -
year low on Friday, while stock in Barrick Gold, the world's largest producer, plunged to a level not seen since the Bush Administration — the elder Bush, that is.
Viacom's shares plunged as much as 18 percent to a near four -
year low on Thursday.
A 14 -
year low on jobless claims reinforced expectations that slack in the labor market was being reduced.
The British pound plunged to a 2 1/2 -
year low on the treasury's new - found appetite for inflation and monetary easing.
Natural - gas prices had slumped to three -
year lows on worries that moderate weather will limit indoor - heating demand and keep the market oversupplied.
Not exact matches
The loonie has hit its
lowest low in two
years, but as far as economists are concerned, Canadians have little to fret about — unless some State - side shopping is
on your to - do list.
Wall Street expects another huge jump in Amazon's revenue, but
lower profits, compared with last
year, when the company reports its first - quarter earnings
on Thursday.
NEW YORK, April 23 - The U.S. dollar rallied to a four - month high
on Monday as the 10 -
year Treasury yield's climb toward the psychologically important 3 percent level spurred buying of the greenback, leaving the euro and yen
lower.
The Canadian dollar has been very volatile so far this
year, jumping from a
low of 68 cents (U.S.)
on Jan. 20 to a short - lived 80 cents
on April 29.
Since then, retail caps
on voice calls and short text messages have been
lowered each
year according to a schedule in the original legislation.
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.
By contrast, while the cost of older, branded pharmaceuticals continue to rise and contribute to increased spending, when discounting is considered, prices of these drugs increased,
on average, 2.8 % in 2015, the
lowest growth rate in
years.
According to an FAQ page
on the CAQ website, Quebec spends about $ 4 billion
on business tax credits every
year, «and the results are not forthcoming: private investment in Quebec is significantly
lower than the Canadian average.»
On Thursday, it announced it would reduce its production guidance for the
year by about 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day to an average of about 315,000 boe / d, with exit production of about 335,000 boe / d, to account for
lower heavy oil production, an advanced schedule for maintenance at its Tucker oilsands project and a slower ramp up in liquids - rich natural gas output from its BD Project in Indonesia.
But in recent
years, as the Bank of Canada held interest rates to historically
low levels and consumer debt skyrocketed, the federal government tightened mortgage restrictions
on regulated financial institutions, including HCG.
During a public webcast
on January 14 when the 10 -
year yield was at around 3.0 % and when Wall Street said it would climb to 3.4 %, Gundlach predicted that it could fall as
low as 2.5 % in the near - term.
The decreases are largely the result of the oil glut and all - time
lows for crude prices — last
year, mining, oil producers, and metal companies lost a combined $ 70 billion
on $ 1.3 trillion in revenue.
Although last
year was favorable for developing countries, investors remember the painful «taper tantrum» that ensued several
years ago, when the Fed signaled it would begin pulling back
on its massive bond purchases that kept rates
low while injecting liquidity in markets.
Amy Poehler starred in and executive produced «Parks and Recreation,» which ended its seven season run
on NBC earlier this
year, always under the threat of cancellation due to
low Nielsen ratings.
On Thursday, the U.S. Labor Department announced that the number of new jobless claims had hit its
lowest mark in five and a half
years, down 19,000 to 326,000.
With Memorial Day weekend
on the horizon, the overall domestic summer box office is ten percentage points
lower than it was at this time last
year.
Hyundai Motor
on Wednesday said it expected competition and protectionist measures to increase, after posting its
lowest quarterly profit in about five
years.
U.S. health insurer Aetna, which has agreed to be bought by CVS Health, reported a better - than - expected first - quarter profit
on Tuesday as an adjustment for
low healthcare spending late last
year offset a rise in flu - related costs.
According to Congress's Joint Committee
on Taxation, the Tax Cuts act, signed in December, will decrease expected revenues by a total of $ 1 trillion over the next 10
years, an average of $ 100 billion annually, even after any boost to growth and incomes from
lower taxes.
Stronger Ties: CETA Tariff Elimination and the Impact
on Canadian Exports shows that average tariffs
on merchandise in Canada and Europe are
low, thanks to
years of successive bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations.
The same goes for business owners, who also may have a
lower impact
on their business income next
year, Steffen said.
If you rent, then paying for renters insurance, which tends to be very
low cost (prices often start at around $ 100 a
year, depending
on location and other factors), is a must - have.
He also illustrates how in the past
year the stock has held a series of
lows around the $ 300 level before finally breaking «
on heavy volume» down to $ 252 earlier in April.
Airlines posted
lower profits
on the
year in the past quarter, but both profits and margins will likely stabilize in 2018, said Jonathan Root, a senior credit officer at Moody's.
Ten
years later in 2017, the marginal tax rate for the
lowest tax bracket (up to $ 42,200 of taxable income) has fallen to 20.1 percent while the marginal tax rate
on highest tax bracket (above $ 220,000 of taxable income) has risen to 53.5 percent.
As for «peak earnings,» Michael Wilson, chief U.S. equity strategist and CIO of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, said in a note to clients
on Sunday that» [W] e think the market is digesting the fact that the tax cut last
year has created a
lower quality increase in US earnings growth that almost guarantees a peak rate of change by 3Q.»
Naturally, his forecasts were derailed by a combination of a deluge in mortgage costs from the disastrous acquisition of Countrywide Financial, and
years of extremely
low rates that shrank the margins the bank earns
on its giant loan portfolios.
Canadians ignored warnings from policymakers about piling
on debt for
years because
low interest rates were too enticing.
The federal government is also adding restrictions
on when it will insure
low - ratio mortgages, stipulating that such loans must have an amortization period of less than 25
years and that the property must be owner - occupied, among other criteria.
A pair of forest companies post the
lowest PEG ratios
on our list this
year.
Over the next 19 months, its price dropped more than 70 %, to a 13 -
year low of $ 28
on Jan. 20, 2016.
The yield
on the benchmark 10 -
year Treasury note was
lower at around 2.998 percent at 1:07 p.m. ET, while the yield
on the 30 -
year Treasury bond was
lower at 3.18 percent.
Perth - based Automotive Holdings Group has delivered a
lower full -
year net profit result
on the back of restructures and one - off costs associated with its refrigerated logistics business.
This recommendation comes
on a morning when stocks are selling off and the 10 -
year is pushing to a fresh
year - to - date
low of 1.528 %, its
lowest level since 2012.
On Friday, the dollar index was up 4 % from its lows of the year hit on February 16, as traders found it increasingly expensive to bet against the dollar's declin
On Friday, the dollar index was up 4 % from its
lows of the
year hit
on February 16, as traders found it increasingly expensive to bet against the dollar's declin
on February 16, as traders found it increasingly expensive to bet against the dollar's decline.
One of my constant points
on this blog for the last several
years has been that households» refinancing of their mortgage debt at
lower and
lower rates has put more money in their pockets for spending and for paying down debt.
The Baltimore - based athletic gear maker said that while it still expects to hit $ 7.5 billion in revenue by 2018, sales growth over the next two
years would be within the range of the «
low 20s»
on a percentage basis.
Option grants end up being worth more and more every
year — simply because an option
on a share with a high nominal value is more potentially lucrative than an option
on a share with a
low nominal value.
Buying bonds
on an unlimited basis while indicating that rates will be kept
low for
years requires some «splaining.
On the data front, fourth - quarter current account figures showed the deficit fell, hitting its
lowest level in more than a
year, as an increase in the primary income surplus offset a soybean - driven drop in exports.
Greece's 10 -
year borrowing cost fell to their
lowest level since 2009
on Monday after a rating upgrade from Moody's.
BP disappointed analysts
on Tuesday morning, reporting
lower - than - expected net income in the fourth quarter and annual earnings that dipped to at least a 10 -
year low.
August 14 - The ringgit, which had been
on a downward trend, plunges to a 17 -
year low, losing as much as 2.6 percent to 4.1180 per dollar, in part due to concerns about the Federal Reserve's expected rate hike, and also because outside investors are concerned about the turmoil surrounding Najib.