The Federal Open Market Committee meets Tuesday to discuss its record-low interest rate policy.
So taking out a loan against the property at a relatively low interest rate is an option.
In a low interest rate environment, prospects for substantial profits growth at Co-op bank are limited.
However, since the banking crisis, we have been in a low interest rate regime.
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Fixed-income fund investors are seeking any advantage they can find in this low interest rate environment.
Unfortunately, in our present low interest rate environment the demand for income producing products is high.
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In a low interest rate environment like we have now, high yield is a Godsend.
What are the unforeseen consequences of a low interest rate policy for years to come?
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The U.S. has swapped its relatively long-term expensive debts for short-term ones with a low interest rate.
In the current low interest rate environment, intergenerational sales of family businesses are particularly easy to structure.
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The low interest rate environment is also cutting into investment income which is resulting in further cost cuts.
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The current low interest rate environment is ideally suited for Unilever to take advantage of cheap credit available.
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If they falter, the market must lose some motive power even in a prolonged low interest rate setting.
Refinancing your mortgage: The low interest rate environment has made it very appealing to refinance your mortgage.
This was partly fueled by the low interest rate policies of the ECB.
As their name suggests, these securities have yields high enough to remain interesting in a low interest rate environment.
The answer for most people is that paying it off slowly is preferable, particularly given the low interest rate.
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New regulations have made banking a challenge, but the low interest rate environment has been even worse for profits.
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Another comment from the audience had to do with the pain caused savers by the low interest rate environment.
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First, address the low interest rate environment by looking carefully at fee opportunities.
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At that meeting, most analysts expect the Fed to maintain its low interest rate policies but take no new steps.
Sure, it pays a nice low interest rate because all the big countries like France and Germany are guaranteeing it.
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The low interest rate environment also makes holding gold funds better than holding cash or money market funds, he says.
As an example with a low interest rate environment adding long bonds may not be appropriate when interest rates go up.
But now we are in a very low interest rate, potentially deflationary world, Wadhwani says the relationship now works the other way.
These burdens are occurring amid tepid loan growth and in a low interest rate environment that contributes to net interest margin contraction.
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An persistent low interest rate environment is another issue facing the industry.
Quantitative easing and its low interest rate byproduct has increased the global carry-trade out of low yielding countries and into higher yielding ones.
As a result of the sell-off in the quarter, Sherman thinks high yield is now undervalued given the current low interest rate environment.
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The bad news is that the very low interest rate that has produced record high payouts is also producing record low distribution rates.
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