Sentences with phrase «yields means rates»

Not exact matches

A sale and leaseback would mean «Goldman can extract the capital now in case there is a Brexit wobble or interest rate rise, which expands yields,» Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Sue Munden said.

The firm's rates - strategy team says a «slow unwind of globalization» means yields will move higher in the medium to long term.

Federal reserve will not notch them rates until next year (this is consensus, i think), additionally they are only targeting short term rates, not long term rates, we could end up with a flatter yield curve, meaning short term rates equal long term rates.

yields will hit the highs on close end of the day... equity markets setting up to be slammed tomorrow maybe but today they have run over weak shorts in the face of rates... the federal reserve see's this and again will wonder if they are behind on hikes, strong data, major expansion in credit, lack of wage growth rising bond yields and ballooning debt... rates will go much higher and equities will have revelations as to what that means for valuations

Weigh your options: High - yield savings with rates that beat money market accounts mean you'll come out ahead in the long run, and the best savings accounts have low to no minimum deposits.

Achievement of these goals was considered by the HRC as very challenging, even aggressive, given the expected modest economic growth for 2007 for the financial services industry, the impact and duration of the on - going flat / inverted yield curve (meaning short - term interest rates that are virtually equal to or exceed long - term interest rates, thus lowering profit margins for financial services companies that borrow cash at short - term rates and lend at long - term rates), potentially higher credit losses, fewer available high - quality, high - yielding loans and investment opportunities, and a consumer shift from non-interest to interest - bearing deposits.

Most CDs come with fixed rates, meaning annual percentage yields are locked in for the duration of the term.

Banks plunged as bond yields continued to fall, which will mean lower interest rates on loans.

That helped bank stocks because rising yields mean banks can charge higher interest rates on loans.

Bond market geeks refer to this as a «flattening of the yield curve,» meaning that shorter - term interest rates rose while longer - term interest rates fell.

But once rates rise it will also mean a higher yield for investors as well.

Just because interest rates are at 1.5 % doesn't mean we like an investment that yields 2 - 3 %.

They have to be because interest rates can only fall so much further and lower yields means less interest income.

Moreover, if these extremely defensive and rate - protected securities drop slightly in price, it almost assuredly means that other corporate yield securities have been clocked, creating a stellar buying opportunity.

As yields have fallen, duration, or rate sensitivity, has risen, meaning that the risk associated with a change in rates has generally risen for most bond benchmarks and traditional funds.

The earnings yield (earnings per share divided by the share price, or the inverse of the price - to - earnings ratio) still looks attractive versus real (after inflation) bond yields, meaning stocks may be cheaper than they look in a low - rate world.

At the same time, the carry between Chinese interest rates and U.S. Treasury yields has now turned negative, meaning that there is no longer a favorable interest rate differential to encourage Chinese investment in U.S. government debt.

Even so, that doesn't mean mortgage rates will go up because mortgage rates are more tied to the 10 - year bond yield which has been declining due to all the risk in the markets.

The headlines generated hinting that a breach of 3 percent is tantamount to a dam - busting that can only mean dramatically higher yields is, I think, more about a slow news day when it comes to interest rate influences.

All in all, the combination of these services and a strong interest rate mean that CIT Premier High Yield Savings remains our choice for best high - yield savings option for another Yield Savings remains our choice for best high - yield savings option for another yield savings option for another year.

The relative cost of mortgage interest is only part of this equation, which means lower mortgage rates based on a falling 10 yr yield would likely not stimulate home buying at this point.

This also means that triple net lease REITs, which are often used by yield - hungry investors in a low interest rate environment as bond alternatives, can be thought of as very long - term duration bond proxies.

This is because higher interest rates generally mean that property prices could temporarily decline, and thus the cash yield on investment increases.

That could mean some yielding by the president on issues like school choice and college ratings, McCluskey said.

What this means in this case, for example, is that for every teacher who is rated highly effective there should be a teacher rated as highly ineffective, more or less, to yield a symmetrical distribution of teacher observational scores across the spectrum.

Otherwise, all of this effort to ultimately attempt to terminate five of a total 5,685 certified teachers in the district (0.09 %) seems awfully inefficient, and costly, and quite frankly absurd given this is a «new and improved» system meant to be much better than a prior system that likely yielded a similar termination rate, not including, however, those who left voluntarily prior.

This should yield a fuel - economy rating that's comparable to the industry's best hybrids, which most likely means the Toyota Prius.

Even though the Yield Pledge guarantees that EverBank's rates will stay in the highest 5 % of «Competitive Accounts», this promise means little because it only considers rates offered at the largest banks, which tend to be very low.

All savings rates are variable, which means the dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time as determined by the Board of Directors.

This means the 52bp pick up in yield that one gets today would result in a lower total return later, as bond prices would decrease in a rising interest rate environment.

Yield Spread Premium An increased fee or interest rate that is meant to counterbalance the costs incurred by a broker.

Since low interest rates generally go hand - in - hand with a weak economy, why were Treasury yields moving higher, and what might this mean for mortgage rates?

When you start to see the yield curve flatten or even invert, meaning short - term rates become equal to or higher than long - term rates, and the line either becomes flat or sloped lower from left to right, then that usually signals trouble ahead in terms of a recession and lower market prices.

If you're concerned that rates will move higher, you may want to keep your duration short, but that usually means accepting lower yield.

«exceptionally low levels for the federal funds rate for an extended period» means that the short end of the yield curve will stay flat as a pancake.

As expectations have increased that the U.S. Federal Reserve will start raising interest rates, bond yields have ticked higher and that means the same bond prices have headed south.

And if interest rates do start to rise, that will mean good news for investors looking for income for the portfolios because it will mean that they don't have to take on as much risk to obtain the same yield from their investments.

It means that people have invested so heavily in low yielding debt, that if rates return to «normal» higher levels, people will take large losses on «principal» to compensate for this fact.

By sticking to companies that have the means to pay high dividend yields, you not only get the added bonus of a regular paycheque from your portfolio (now electronically deposited in your investing account), but studies show that you'll likely enjoy a higher rate of return over the long run than the market typically provides.

If anything, it meant we would earn less because we would reinvest excess cash flows at rates lower than the market yield of the bonds.

** All savings rates are variable, this means the dividend rate and annual percentage yield may change at any time as determined by the Board of Directors.

As we had seen following the BoJ announcement on September 24, the movement away from signaling ever increasing amounts of QE and negative interest rate policy (NIRP) means a better environment for bank stocks, as steeper yield curves imply better margins and higher profits for banks.

Combining multiple credit account balances into a single monthly payment can yield a lower interest rate, meaning more of your payment goes toward the initial loan amount.

A flattening of the yield curve means longer - term rates are falling in comparison to short - term rates, which could have implications for a recession.

The possibility of interest rates remaining low means investors will continue to search for yield while also looking to diversify market exposures.

Well, that means our safe money, parked in cash accounts, can expect some rate changes; so I'd like to explore and review some updates on our high yield savings accounts at our favorite online banks and financial institutions:

Since prepayments typically rise as interest rates fall and vice versa, the basic (pass - through) MBS typically has negative bond convexity (second derivative of price over yield), meaning that the price has more downside than upside as interest rates vary.

This to me means stocks rate to offer low returns, combined with a low dividend yield.

Before the start of every economic recession in the United States since the mid-1970s, the difference in yields between 10 - year and 2 - year U.S. Treasury bonds turned negative — meaning that the 10 - year bond offered a lower interest rate than the 2 - year bond (see chart).

Weigh your options: High - yield savings with rates that beat money market accounts mean you'll come out ahead in the long run, and the best savings accounts have low to no minimum deposits.