One way would be to announce that it will hold short-term rates at zero for an extended period.
In the first scenario of a steady, extended climb in rates, the firm found that investors would likely see the value of investments in mutual funds that hold short-term or medium-term bonds decline over a three-year period, while holders of stable-value accounts would see their balances continue to grow steadily.
For many people a payday loan is a quick and efficient legal way of getting hold of short-term credit.
At its meeting on May 6th, the Federal Reserve's policymaking committee decided to keep short-term interest rates on hold.
As investors speculated that it was putting short-term interest rates on hold for a while, the dollar rallied against the euro during European trading hours on Thursday.
He said that rebels couldn't confirm whether either rocket one a Luna rocket, from the Soviet short-range artillery series, and another short-range rocket of unidentified make could hold a chemical warhead.
Parochial and short-term interests are sure to hold up the drafting of a new constitution leading to free elections.
Teves said that should hold in the short-term.
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It is true that bond yields usually start to rise once recoveries are firmly under way, because investors expect central banks to raise short-term interest rates in order to hold down inflation.
Marc Chandler, head of currency strategy with Brown Brothers Harriman, pointed out that large speculators hold a record net-short position in euro futures.
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That latter level must hold near term to keep the short-term bullish technical bias intact.
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Last week, Barclays Capital recommended an equal weight position on Petrobras, citing its prospects as a good long-term hold, but warned of short term depression in the stock.
Every spare dime goes into a short-term bond fund, where it is certain to hold its value and be available when the tuition bill arrives.
Premiums pocketed from expired options are considered short-term capital gain (never mind how long you hold the position), and that gain could be taxed at high rates.
Finally, to make a difference portfolio-wise trading IPOs, you typically have to be a darn good short-term market timer (tough to do) and hold a large enough allocation to make a difference (not typically a wise thing to do).
U.S. money-market funds that provide short-term credit to European banks will suffer major losses (about one third of their bank loans are in Europe.) And the operations of big U.S. companies that hold European bonds, or rely on short-term credit, will screech to a halt.
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For a player to hold "average cards"--for the short-term fluctuations of randomness to even out completely--the universe of hands must be greater than most players see in several years.
That member withdrew his consent, forcing Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) to recess the hearing for a short time until the hold was released.
The action in Tesla is the latest illustration of the power of short-term traders known as "day traders, " even though some hold positions for days or even weeks before moving on.
In fact, dropping the drug at this point may end up saving Nucryst money in the short-term, a silver lining (no pun intended) that could hold it over until it recovers fully from the long-term revenue loss.
Now the SEC said it might repropose amendments to the so-called options market-maker exemptions, which allow options firms to hold open short positions in stocks to hedge their options positions in ways that aren't allowed for other traders.
Investors are going to have to shorten their focus to short-term and intermediate-term trading rather than long-term buy and hold if they want to make profits in this type of trader-controlled market.
Mortgage REITs, which use short-term debt to buy longer-term mortgage securities, also are at the greatest risk if interest rates rise because that would increase their short-term borrowing costs and cut the value of the mortgage bonds that they hold, possibly resulting in losses and reduced dividends.
Rather than diversifying into dozens of stocks, the firms funds typically hold a paltry 5-7 companies, with no leverage and no short positions.
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Only a few short years ago, many financial planners insisted that stocks become virtually risk-free if you just hold on to them long enough, guaranteeing you a higher return than any other asset.
The 48-game schedule is filled with back-to-backs, which leave no time to practice, or short turnarounds that cause coaches to hold optional skates instead of full practices to make sure their players are rested.
Although vehicles approaching the space station, such as the shuttle, will frequently hold their position just metres away from the platform, this formation flying is very short-lived.
Three years ago Eric Holder, the attorney-general, proposed to hold the trial in a federal court in New York, a short walk away from Ground Zero.
As a result of these different incentives, Baupost would be more likely to hold on to winning investments for the long-run rather than selling them quickly to spike short-term performance statistics.
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If you're looking for growth and you want to hold a bunch of actively managed stock funds that turn over their holdings a lot, generating short-term taxable gains, stash them in a 529.
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