Rates Quotes

Against the backdrop of low interest rates, many first-time home buyers have poured into the market, leading to changes in the size of the new housing products offered.

The whole market expects rates to fall further.

It shows you the importance of interest rates and what the Fed thinks. This gives us hope that the Fed will be sensitive to the economy and we can get back to that nice 'Goldilocks' economy where growth is just right.

Investors are reassured zero interest rates will continue for some time, and given Japan's strengthening economic growth, companies stand to profit.

It's becoming harder to believe that the ECB will only raises rates once with confidence high and policy makers sounding hawkish. The short end of the bond market will remain under pressure.

So far it's been an easy roll, with interest rates rising at a steady gradual pace.

More sluggish economic growth combined with success in reducing inflation provides a potent mix for the authorities to cut rates.

We have the highest STD rates of any industrialized nation. It's not working the way we are addressing this, it's not working, what it is doing is shifting [HIV] from population to population.

The Fed's raising rates is highly doubtful, ... The road to recovery will be very difficult and very uncertain. Inflation will continue working its way lower.

Sound economic fundamentals coupled with a number of positive factors have partially offset the psychological impact of rising interest rates in Hong Kong.

I think the dollar would need to see some good economic news and sustained upward pressure on interest rates for it to really gather much momentum.

This is wonderful news, and an important measure of progress toward reducing overall smoking rates in the state. Every teen we are able to prevent from smoking today will become an adult who will very likely remain tobacco-free.

We roughly have death rates that are about 150 percent higher in the United States for 15- to 19-year-old females and males than those nations that have the lowest rates.

Housing starts appear to have peaked in the second quarter of 2005. Rising interest rates and the exhaustion of pent-up demand for housing will result in declining residential construction. Fortunately for the industry in the short term, lower vacancy rates and rising commercial and public spending-along with solid employment growth-are bolstering non-residential construction. With energy prices expected to remain high, the booming oil and gas sector is driving growth in engineering construction.

These rates clearly show that active employees had more convenient access to programs and took advantage of those opportunities.

Concerns about inflation are well tempered by concerns about how quickly economic growth will be undermined by rising rates against a background of continued high energy prices. When the evidence of that appears in the numbers, the bond market's low long-end yields will look justified.

As long as U.S. rates are rising you've got this double-whammy effect of spare cash looking for yield and yield is there (in the U.S.).

Investors are starting to think the central bank may raise interest rates sooner than expected. That has pushed shares of real-estate companies lower as they usually borrow heavily to expand their property holdings.

The report will probably prompt investors to imagine the era of low rates is going change soon.

An exchange rate below 10.60 gives the central bank margin to cut interest rates by 50 basis points.

You want to talk about Keating? 17% interest rates.

[But a weak economy also means job loss and relocation are more likely.] Mortgage rates have dropped, yes, but a weak economy means people lose jobs or feel insecure in their jobs. Some potential buyers may end up backing off from a purchase, ... When the economy picks up after a slowdown, interest rates usually rise, but that doesn't stop people from buying.

Mortgage rates have dropped, yes, but a weak economy means people lose jobs or feel insecure in their jobs. Some potential buyers may end up backing off from a purchase. When the economy picks up after a slowdown, interest rates usually rise, but that doesn't stop people from buying.

There's a general feeling of optimism over the fall in interest rates and that's helping to boost the value of shares.

Rates here are the lowest in the Lincoln Trail A.D.D. region.