On the one hand, a combination earnings growth and liquid capital markets will depress default activity across the general leveraged loan population, keeping the rate inside the historical average of 3.4%.
After five sessions, the video gamers were significantly better at keeping their heart rate down.
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Only the flood of petrodollars coming into the government's coffers is keeping the exchange rate stable.
That medical progress masks an increase in violence by keeping the homicide rate lower on a per shooting basis.
Labour's two Eds are instinctively in favour of keeping the 50p rate and are sure to oppose it being scrapped.
The central bank steered a careful course between providing liquidity for banks whose deposits were fleeing, and keeping the exchange rate stable.
The main goal will be to expand London's economy beyond the financial sector while keeping the jobless rate down and meeting housing needs.
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Silver illustrates this disconnect with a helpful table, which shows that by keeping the maximum rate at 35% but requiring a minimum 35% tax on all income at a certain threshold, the tax burden is shifted to those earning close to the threshold and away from those earning significantly in excess of the threshold.
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Keeping the totemic refi rate above zero may be seen as necessary to prevent inflation expectations from drifting up.
This allows monetary policy to lower the unemployment rate while keeping inflation steady.
The UK's Bank of England also announced on Thursday that it would be keeping its main interest rate on hold at 0.5%.
Keeping pace with the rate of change is the biggest challenge.
On the other hand, too lax policy, such as keeping the real deposit rate deeply negative, could fuel asset price bubbles that, by definition, eventually burst.
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Ben Bernanke and Co. are keeping the federal funds rate between zero and 0.25%, and still expect to keep it that way for an extended period.
By keeping the federal funds rate close to zero for three more years, and switching from shorter to longer-term securities, the Fed hopes to spur investment and growth.
They should remember, though, that there are other ways of keeping down the murder rate that are less costly in terms of race relations and the good name of the police.
The new leaders, who take charge in March, will now have to find the right balance between trying to prevent the formation of a property bubble and keeping a healthy growth rate going.
Late Thursday afternoon, it surprised the markets by raising the discount rate it charges though its emergency window to 0.75% from 0.50% while keeping its targeted Federal funds rate at between zero and 0.25%.
An accommodative monetary policy would involve keeping the fed funds rate (the short-term rate at which banks lend to each other) at historic lows so as to encourage consumption and provide cheaper credit to consumers and businesses.
The good news is that the Federal Reserve is committed to keeping the Fed Funds rate low through 2013 (and possibly beyond) so dividend and EPS estimates for 2013 have been increased from late-2010 or early-2011 forecasts when expectations were that the Fed would be tightening.
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The Fed remained committed to keeping ZIRP (zero interest rate policy) in place.
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For a developing country like Vietnam, maintaining a healthy growth rate, while keeping inflation at bay, is seen as vital to keep the society stable.
So I think this is a long process that will involve stakeholders at all levels with both political parties weighing in on their ideas about how we meet the goal of reforming the way corporate taxes are done, lowering that rate, but keeping it deficit neutral.
Several are burning hot and trying to manage their inflation rate by tightening while keeping their currencies from rising in response.
That's the lowest fatality rate since the government started keeping track of those stats in 1992.
So how to strike the tenuous balance between keeping employees happy and paying them a reasonable rate?
The unemployment rate actually rose, to 9.1%, in May: the rate of job creation is barely keeping track with the natural increase in the working-age population.
While tax rates should not be the sole impetus for investment decisions, keeping an eye on policies and potential tax rate changes can help you make sound decisions, particularly with the potential for increased rates in the future.
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The OECD does not foresee supply keeping up, even if it surpassed its discovery rate in the past decade, and that's despite the evidence of America's shale oil boom.
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