For the equity division we forecast this yield should reach around 2.6% and remain stable through the forecast period.

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We forecast the Yield on Fixed-Income Trading Securities to stay around the 6% mark during our forecast period.

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Remember, you may have made the best decisions in your business by going with your gut, but having great metrics to help your gut decisions become more accurate and easier to forecast will yield much better results.

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In its September Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook, the USDA notes an overall milk production reduction for 2012 based on a lower forecast for milk yield per cow.

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On three occasions, including last May, the consensus was unanimous: The average forecast was for a yield of 2.4%.

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The German yield curve initially steepened following a higher than forecast reading of consumer prices during March, but as selling picked up around the periphery of the Eurozone, even the inflation-sensitive two year schatz reversed course sending yields lower along the yield horizon.

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The bank has now cut its second quarter GDP forecast from 2% to 1.5%, and expects the yield on 10-year Treasuries to end the year at 2.1%.

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We forecast earnings for the equity division by looking at the assets deployed for trading and an estimated yield on these businesses.

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Yield declines were arrested earlier in the session following a rebound for stock prices and a stronger-than-forecast reading for housing starts in July.

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