| 单词 | discount rate |
| 例句 | If our problems are the result of high discount rates, so that we make decisions that leave us worse off, then procrastination is an evil and we should make every effort to stop. Procrastination rules 2012-07-02T01:00:00Z How long a person is willing to wait for the larger amount of money can be used to calculate a "discount rate" that shows how much the waiting time reduces the value of the money. Deprivation in childhood linked to impulsive behavior in adulthood: study 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z Pension accounting is a volatile business, and depends on market returns, discount rates and worker mortality rates. GM Unloads $26 Billion in White-Collar Pensions; Could Union Workers Be Next? 2012-06-01T21:17:58Z The chic pea coat is also available in black, camel and gray, but the items are subject to different discount rates. Black Friday: Hottest coat deals for women 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z That’s because many of the agencies are consolidators, meaning they negotiate discount rates with airlines on specific routes in exchange for a promise of volume sales. Frugal Traveler Blog: Is the Best Travel Search Engine Around the Corner? 2012-02-14T19:04:29Z This discount rate is a measure of how impulsive someone is. Deprivation in childhood linked to impulsive behavior in adulthood: study 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z The net loss was also impacted by accounting for its underfunded retirements caused by actuarial revaluation and discount rate changes. US Postal Service reports $6.5 billion net loss for 2023 fiscal year 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z The 10-year yield, which can hit stock prices when it rises by varying the discount rate investors use to value companies' future cashflows, has climbed from around 4% in early August. Global shares cautiously higher ahead of U.S. core inflation data 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z This function takes into account discount rates, payments that will need to be made in the future, and income that will be received. Calculating Net Present Value for Investment Success 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z Department of Water and Power is offering $225 rebates on portable and window A/C units to customers enrolled in certain discount rate programs. No air conditioning in the heat wave? Here are some tips for cooling off 2023-07-14T04:00:00Z While they vote for changes on a formerly important interest rate at the Fed — called the discount rate — that role has become much less critical over time. San Francisco Fed Ties to S.V.B. Chief Attracts Scrutiny to Century-Old Setup 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Their votes for an increase in the discount rate - what the Fed charges to commercial banks for emergency loans - were taken on March 9, the minutes show. Three Fed bank boards wanted bigger rate hike in March 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Fed bank directors don't vote on monetary policy, but they do express their views through non-binding votes on the discount rate, which is what the Fed charges to commercial banks for emergency loans. Four Fed bank boards wanted different policy decision ahead of March hike 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z The discount rate is annualized, the payments are negative and the income received is positive. Calculating Net Present Value for Investment Success 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z It also argued that because the staff canteen was upstairs he should have been allowed to use the public café on the ground floor at discount rates. Matthew Gunn death: Morrisons supermarket fined £3.5m 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Although the discount rate is not as important today, directors at some regional banks are given economic briefings as they make their decisions. San Francisco Fed Ties to S.V.B. Chief Attracts Scrutiny to Century-Old Setup 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Even at a one-year, discount rate, Martinez looked at his opportunity with the Dodgers and decided: “This is where I wanted to be.” Friendship with Mookie Betts wasn’t only factor in J.D. Martinez signing with Dodgers 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z After discounts and financial aid — what higher education insiders call the discount rate — most Colby-Sawyer students were already paying the new lower price. As enrollment falls and skepticism grows, some colleges are cutting prices 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z In most cases, the annual discount rate will be the projected inflation rate set by the Federal Reserve or by foreign central banks for international investments. Calculating Net Present Value for Investment Success 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z At meetings held a week or two before the Fed policy-rate decision, directors on the Kansas City, Philadelphia and New York Fed boards sought a half-percentage-point increase in the discount rate, the minutes showed. Three Fed bank boards wanted smaller discount rate hike 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z “There’s no gain to having them vote on discount rates.” San Francisco Fed Ties to S.V.B. Chief Attracts Scrutiny to Century-Old Setup 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z In Thursday’s analysis, researchers also lowered the “discount rate” — a method of measuring future costs and benefits — on the dangers of sea level rise and other effects of climate change. Costs of climate change far surpass government estimates, study says 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Nationwide, last year’s discount rate was a record 55 percent for incoming students, according to NACUBO. As enrollment falls and skepticism grows, some colleges are cutting prices 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z The Fed's nine other regional bank boards had already backed a 75-basis-point increase in the discount rate. Two Fed bank boards wanted 100-basis-point discount rate rise in July 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z Fed bank boards do not set the policy rate, but do meet regularly to vote on the discount rate, which moves in tandem with the policy rate. Three Fed bank boards wanted smaller discount rate hike 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z Thus, when economic times were challenging, such as during a recession, the Fed could lower this “discount rate” and encourage more borrowing, which put more currency in circulation for people to spend or invest. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z A lower discount rate implies a higher cost to inaction. Costs of climate change far surpass government estimates, study says 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z In the following exercises, find ⓐ the amount of discount and ⓑ the discount rate. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z To advance the money, financial institutions use the floor price of the range and apply a discount rate. Explainer: How will SoftBank cut its stake in Alibaba without selling shares? 2022-08-11T04:00:00Z “Although we think a US recession will be avoided, we still expect US equities to be weighed down by both rising discount rates and disappointing growth in corporate earnings.” Analysis: Strong U.S. jobs report does little to ease nerves on Wall Street 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z They would have control over reserve requirements, discount rates, board member selection, and more. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The rights, if approved, will let the shareholder buy the stock of the world's biggest airline at a 50% discount rate. American Airlines launches rights issue plan to protect $16.5 bln tax benefit 2021-12-22T05:00:00Z Find ⓐ the amount of discount and ⓑ the discount rate. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z Assuming an annual discount rate of 6.5%, compounded monthly, the present value of the contract is closest to: Only 35% Pass Wall St.’s Toughest Test. How Much Does That Matter? 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z But in their lawsuit, the Republican attorneys general expressed concern that "the task of selecting a discount rate is highly indeterminate" and "speculative." Experts Clash over Cost of Carbon 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The central bank is seen leaving the benchmark discount rate unchanged at 1.125% on Thursday at its quarterly meeting, all 14 economists in the poll said, after holding fire at its past four meetings. Taiwan central bank seen standing pat on rates again as economy booms: Reuters poll 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Another ongoing debate centers on how society values future costs and benefits, which is determined by what economists call the discount rate. The Biden administration increases the social cost of carbon 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z The discount rate, usually given as a percent, is used to determine the amount of the discount. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z Cost-benefit experts have long said the use of a 3% discount rate for cost-benefit analyses is due for a review because it no longer represents a risk-free return on investment. Cost of Carbon Pollution Pegged at $51 a Ton 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z They added that a lower discount rate could justify costly new climate regulations that affect every American. Experts Clash over Cost of Carbon 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z The Trump Administration also made controversial changes to the “discount rate” used to calculate the social cost of carbon. This single number could reshape our climate future 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z It also increased the discount rate to 7%—a level that devalued much future damage and drastically reduced the social cost figure. Trump downplayed the costs of carbon pollution. That’s about to change 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z There may be times when we know the original price and the sale price, and we want to know the discount rate. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z A more detailed technical guidance that accompanied the announcement showed that a 3% discount rate is still the basis for the interim figures. Cost of Carbon Pollution Pegged at $51 a Ton 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z "People make the moral argument that we should be using a lower discount rate to place a higher value on protecting future generations," he said. Experts Clash over Cost of Carbon 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z A higher discount rate means that society values future damages less. This single number could reshape our climate future 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z And many economists favor drastically reducing the discount rate. Trump downplayed the costs of carbon pollution. That’s about to change 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z Find the ⓐ amount of discount and ⓑ discount rate. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z The automaker also offered to raise discount rates on cars for employees and their families. GM's union in South Korea approves second tentative labour deal - union official 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z "But even if you don't add the ethical argument and you just look at the economic argument, you still get a lower discount rate." Experts Clash over Cost of Carbon 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Obama’s working group used a discount rate of three percent; the Trump Administration used both three and seven percent in its recalculation. This single number could reshape our climate future 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Up to 250,000 homeowners like Diane are "mortgage prisoners", forced to pay standard variable rate mortgages which typically charge more than double the most competitive fixed and discount rates on the mortgage market. ‘I’m trapped by my mortgage – let me escape’ 2020-11-10T05:00:00Z In the following exercises, find ⓐ the amount of discount and ⓑ the discount rate. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z It requires the selection of an appropriate discount rate. Marching Orders for the Next Investment Chief of CalPERS: More Private Equity 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Another debate flaring over the social cost of carbon — both in academic circles and in court — is whether to tweak a wonky tool called a discount rate. Experts Clash over Cost of Carbon 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z In a recent white paper, she recommended lowering the discount rate to two percent based on changes in global capital markets. This single number could reshape our climate future 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z “There will be no changes to NPV, unless the creditors realize that after the restructuring Argentina merits a discount rate of less than 10%.” Exclusive: Argentina may cede ground on legal terms in debt offer, not on cash flow - sources 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z To determine the amount of discount, we multiply the discount rate by the original price. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z But by replacing just that one assumption with what economists consider a valid discount rate, the institute showed that the funds were really $1 trillion short that year. Marching Orders for the Next Investment Chief of CalPERS: More Private Equity 2020-10-19T04:00:00Z Under a 3% discount rate, for instance, a dollar today would be worth 97 cents in a year. Experts Clash over Cost of Carbon 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Any decision involving costs and benefits that are separated in time requires a discount rate. How to Set a Price on Carbon Pollution 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Anyway, he volunteered to check on discount rates at the hotel where he worked. L.A. Affairs: How being alone during coronavirus helped me make a real connection 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z To find the discount rate, first we will find the amount of discount and then use it to compute the rate as a percent of the original price. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z It says most estimates of the likely economic and health costs are far too small because they fail to account for the loss of wealth, the discount rate and the possibility of increased natural disasters. JP Morgan economists warn climate crisis is threat to human race 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z When crafting climate regulations, federal agencies use discount rates to represent the value of avoiding future harms due to global warming. Experts Clash over Cost of Carbon 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z When governments need to choose a discount rate, they sometimes use the return people expect for investing in the marketplace. How to Set a Price on Carbon Pollution 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z The charge is largely related to a drop in discount rates, the company said, as that leads to an increase in the amount of money to be contributed for future pension benefits. Ford expects $2.2 billion pre-tax hit related to pension plans in fourth quarter 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The big change is a larger interest rate, called a discount rate, used to compute the value of expected income and spending for shallow-water wells. Feds: Royalty exemption for new shallow-water Gulf wells 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z President Lyndon Johnson pushed Fed Chairman William McChesney Martin against a wall after Martin dared to raise the discount rate half a percentage point. Opinion | Trump Isn’t the First President to Make War on the Federal Reserve 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z The lower the discount rate, the more value is placed on spending money today to prevent harms to future generations. Experts Clash over Cost of Carbon 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z Office of Management and Budget, for example, generally recommends a 7 percent discount rate for assessing government regulations because it is the approximate return on investment in the private sector in recent years. How to Set a Price on Carbon Pollution 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Most colleges address enrollment and revenue declines by simply increasing the discount rate to enroll more students. Here’s why colleges are being forced to close their doors—and what they can do to stay open 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z Kuwait cut its discount rate by 25 basis points to 2.75% from 3% after staying pat in July and September when other major Gulf central banks followed the Federal Reserve. Kuwait, Gulf central banks cut key rates following Fed 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z The US had earlier threatened to pull out, arguing that discount rates for countries such as China were putting the US at a massive disadvantage. World postal rates overhauled after US quit threat 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Electric utilities ran print, radio and film adverts promoting air conditioning, as well as offering financing and discount rates to construction companies that installed it. The air conditioning trap: how cold air is heating the world 2019-08-29T04:00:00Z The higher the discount rate, the less we should be spending today to reduce future emissions. How to Set a Price on Carbon Pollution 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Directors at the other six regional banks recommended a decrease to the so-called discount rate, records from the discussions showed on Tuesday. New York Fed among six banks voting in July for no change in... 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z The discount rate is paid by the merchant to banks, card payment networks, and other financial intermediaries for handling a digital transaction. Visa critical of India's move toward no-fee debit card transactions 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z “They are using the discount rate as a way to increase enrollment.” More Private Colleges Are Cutting Tuition, but Don’t Expect to Pay Less 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Kraft recorded charges of $474 million in the quarter, “primarily driven by the application of a higher discount rate to reflect the markets’ perceived risk” to the company’s value. Kraft Heinz takes another $1 billion hit, shares plunge 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z This leans toward a low discount rate, on the grounds that we should not treat future generations differently than we do our own. How to Set a Price on Carbon Pollution 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z Recommendations from regional Fed bank directors on the discount rate are not policy votes themselves, but often their votes reflect the view of their presidents. New York Fed among six banks voting in July for no change in... 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z Maryland’s pension plan overseers disguised this shortfall by assuming a 7.5 percent discount rate in calculating its liability figures, making the pension fund appear closer to being fully funded. Opinion | What Maryland can learn from Michigan’s successful public pension reform 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Boras’s team told Harper that, using a 6 percent discount rate, the new contract offer was worth just more than $107 million. How Bryce Harper went from ‘I’m going to be a National’ to ‘We’re going to Philly’ 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Vance, a Democrat elected in 2009, offered other places money to attack their own backlogs and negotiated discount rates with labs. Cash from NY, feds tests 100K rape kits, leads to 1K arrests 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z Uncertainties about the discount rate, damages, climate sensitivity and possible catastrophes mean that any estimate of the SCC is uncertain. How to Set a Price on Carbon Pollution 2020-06-09T04:00:00Z A survey last year of the National Association of College and University Business Officers across America found that the average tuition discount rate for freshmen was 49.9 percent. Private colleges close due to rising expenses, fix endowments 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Over the years, Michigan pension officials lowered the plan discount rate in response to weak investment returns, despite consistently earning higher returns compared with Maryland. Opinion | What Maryland can learn from Michigan’s successful public pension reform 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z Finance uses something called the discount rate to compare future value with present value. Climate Change’s Giant Impact on the Economy: 4 Key Issues 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Moody’s found that at two of every five private schools, the tuition discount rate for incoming students is at least 60 percent. Perspective | For U.S. colleges, playing the great expectations game comes at a cost 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z To understand the central bank, you need to understand the effect of reserve requirements, how buying and selling bonds affects the discount rates, and the quantity theory of money. Why most narrative history is wrong 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z The Fed also sets the “discount rate” — the rate banks pay it to borrow short-term funds. The Motley Fool: Inflation, debt market affect rates 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z Lowering the discount rate increases the projections of how much money government policymakers must add to pension plans today to pay for pensions tomorrow. Opinion | What Maryland can learn from Michigan’s successful public pension reform 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z And the Trump administration analyzed a discount rate of up to 7 percent — a rate at which even costs far into the future become trivial. Climate Change’s Giant Impact on the Economy: 4 Key Issues 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Next, the E.P.A. lowered its estimate of the social cost of carbon further by rethinking how it used an economic concept known as the discount rate. Trump Put a Low Cost on Carbon Emissions. Here’s Why It Matters. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The blooms join a range of misshapen produce sold by the retailer at discount rates, part of a program to reduce waste. The Latest: More risk of wildfires in scorched Sweden 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z The prime rate, mortgage interest rates and other interest rates are often directly or indirectly influenced by the federal funds rate or the discount rate. The Motley Fool: Inflation, debt market affect rates 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z The farmers sought to pin much of the blame for inflation on the Fed's high discount rates. The Farmers in the Fed 1979-03-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Greenstone favors substantially lower discount rates, based on evidence that financial markets also place high value on investments that protect against risk. Climate Change’s Giant Impact on the Economy: 4 Key Issues 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z The discount rate is how economists value costs and benefits across time. Trump Put a Low Cost on Carbon Emissions. Here’s Why It Matters. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z The company adopted a 40 percent discount rate for its electric vehicles in 2015, but other expenses continued to deter customers. Minnesota regulators approve Xcel electric car pilot program 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z But public plans in general have tended to lag private-sector pension plans in lowering those discount rates, according to data cited by New York’s Rockefeller Institute of Government last year. Battered by Great Recession, underfunded public pensions to persist 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z The discount rates on Treasury bills reflect that the bills sell for less than face value. Rate rises on 3-month US Treasury bills at weekly auction 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z Equities are priced as the discounted value of future profits; the lower the discount rate, the higher the price. Automation will drive interest rates higher, a new report concludes 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z A higher discount rate implies we shouldn’t pay as much today to avoid harms far in the future, which, in turn, produces a lower social cost of carbon. Trump Put a Low Cost on Carbon Emissions. Here’s Why It Matters. 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z Over the weekend, Delta said it would end its discount rates deal for NRA members’ group travel and requested it be removed from the organization’s website. Companies face mounting pressure to pick sides in gun debate 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z In a broader sense, it increases the discount rate investors apply to future profits, lowering the present value of shares. The markets still have plenty to fret about 2018-02-15T05:00:00Z The company’s average discount rate was 2.41 percent in the fourth quarter last year. Chenault dealt with crises, competition as head of AmEx 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z As employers compete for scarce workers, the discount rate would rise and profits would be squeezed. Automation will drive interest rates higher, a new report concludes 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z The classic method of pricing financial assets is to say they are worth the discounted value of future cashflows; since central banks have kept the discount rate steady, prices have been steady too. Market volatility has been low, encouraging risk-taking 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The industry blames a series of increases in Insurance Premium Tax, and changes to the so-called discount rate. Car insurance premiums hit new high 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z When they’re not talking to the families writing the tuition checks, they speak in business terms — of overall discount rates and net tuition revenue. Why It’s So Hard to Calculate What You’ll Pay for College 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Local news outlets report the zoo in Asheboro is offering the special discount rates through Saturday. The Latest: Snow flurries falling in Florida 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Local news outlets report the zoo is offering the special discount rates through Saturday. North Carolina Zoo cuts admission prices during cold snap 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z A higher discount rate, say, 5%, generates a lower SCC today, effectively giving ourselves a price break in exchange for future people paying more. The real cost of energy What might the discount rate be in 40 years' time? Reality Check: How do you work out the Brexit bill? 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z And by the 2016-17 school year, the 411 private nonprofit schools that the National Association of College and University Business Officers surveyed were reporting an average discount rate of 49 percent for first-time, full-time students. Why It’s So Hard to Calculate What You’ll Pay for College 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z The Trump administration is using higher discount rates of 3 to 7 percent. EPA Revises the Social Cost of a Potent Greenhouse Gas 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Another technique is to increase the discount rate. The EPA is rewriting the most important number in climate economics 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, the accounts of the England and Wales teachers’ pension scheme show a real discount rate of just 0.24%. Sauce for a Brussels goose 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Taking an average of the discount rate over a much longer period - say 20 years - would produce a much higher interest rate, and a much lower estimated pension liability. Reality Check: How do you work out the Brexit bill? 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z An equity is worth a stream of future cashflows, discounted to the present day; as long-term yields fall, so does the discount rate, and the present value of an equity rises. When investors get stuck in the past 2017-10-10T04:00:00Z Schwartz said that there was "virtually no support" among economists for using a 7 percent discount rate. EPA Revises the Social Cost of a Potent Greenhouse Gas 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Following consultation by the Ministry of Justice and the Scottish government, new draft legislation was published in September that would change the way the so-called discount rate is calculated. 'Short-lived dip' in car insurance costs 2017-10-09T04:00:00Z Then Britain would not be “punished” by the use of a historically low discount rate. Sauce for a Brussels goose 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z But this figure is based on an interest rate - the euro area discount rate - of 0.3%, which is a historically low level. Reality Check: How do you work out the Brexit bill? 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z The seemingly arcane debate about the discount rate on pension liabilities hinges around this point. Can you afford to retire? 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z It's also changing the discount rate—a calculation that considers how much society is willing to pay now to avoid future damage. EPA Revises the Social Cost of a Potent Greenhouse Gas 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Following consultation, the Ministry of Justice will outline new draft legislation that would change the way the so-called discount rate is calculated. Insurers' victory in battle over accident compensation - BBC News 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z Bruegel, a think-tank in Brussels, concluded that, if this more generous discount rate were used, the British pensions bill would fall by between a third and more than half. Sauce for a Brussels goose 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z Repatriation at a discount rate “is a tax break,” he said. Trump Tax Plan May Free Up Corporate Dollars, but Then What? 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z In wanting to keep the discount rate unchanged, directors of the regional banks cited recent soft readings on inflation. Fed banks unanimous in keeping discount rate unchanged in July: minutes 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z That is why the government reduced the discount rate to -0.75%. Car insurance premiums in another record rise, says ABI - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z The Ministry of Justice decided to reduce the discount rate from 2.5% to minus 0.75% - a move which it said was determined by existing law. Insurers' victory in battle over accident compensation - BBC News 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z But the cost estimate needed for Britain to pay its “fair share” will depend on what discount rate gets used. Sauce for a Brussels goose 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z There are two main areas of concern: the discount rate and the global focus of the current estimate. Despite Trump executive order, social cost of carbon still studied by federal agency 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z The U.S. central bank subsequently held its benchmark lending rate steady at its July 25-26 meeting and kept the discount rate unchanged at 1-3/4 percent. Fed banks unanimous in keeping discount rate unchanged in July: minutes 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The government reduced the discount rate - also known as the Ogden rate - from the start of April this year. Car insurance premiums in another record rise, says ABI - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z At the Board of Governors meeting that afternoon, he called for a vote to raise the discount rate a half-percentage point, to 4.5 percent. A President at War With His Fed Chief, 5 Decades Before Trump 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z And 20 years ago, the discount rate at most colleges was south of 25 percent. Perspective | Higher education’s Macy’s problem 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z The steadily growing tuition discount rate suggests that the price discrimination payoff is in decline. How Colleges Know What You Can Afford (and the Limits of That Tactic) 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z In wanting to keep the discount rate unchanged, directors of the regional banks cited recent soft readings on inflation. Fed banks unanimous in keeping discount rate unchanged in July: minutes 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The government's decision to cut the discount rate will also be criticised in the House of Lords on Tuesday. Car insurance premiums in another record rise, says ABI - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z The prospect of inflation prompted currency traders to dump the British pound, forcing the Bank of England to raise its discount rate to 7 percent from 5 percent, a huge jump. A President at War With His Fed Chief, 5 Decades Before Trump 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z This week we learned that the tuition discount rate for first-time, full-time freshmen hit a record 49.1 percent, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Perspective | Higher education’s Macy’s problem 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z In the 2005-06 academic year, the average freshman discount rate at private colleges was 38 percent. How Colleges Know What You Can Afford (and the Limits of That Tactic) 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z The U.S. central bank subsequently held its benchmark lending rate steady at its July 25-26 meeting and kept the discount rate unchanged at 1-3/4 percent. Fed banks unanimous in keeping discount rate unchanged in July: minutes 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z The news will put further pressure on the government to change its decision to reduce the so-called discount rate, which increased the size of insurance pay-outs. Car insurance premiums in another record rise, says ABI - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z But many argue that he was too slow to raise the discount rate. A President at War With His Fed Chief, 5 Decades Before Trump 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z "The change to the way in which compensation for serious personal injuries is calculated - the discount rate - will lead to massive additional costs for insurers." Car insurance premiums jumped by 8% in past year - BBC News 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The discount rate at Sweet Briar College in Virginia increased to 62 percent from 48 percent over six years before administrators tried to close it in 2015. How Colleges Know What You Can Afford (and the Limits of That Tactic) 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z With a discount rate of 3 percent, these damages are worth $5.20 today — that is, we would be willing to pay up to $5.20 to avoid them. What Financial Markets Can Teach Us About Managing Climate Risks 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The Trump order would direct regulators to use a "discount rate" that would dramatically reduce, or eliminate, that cost. Trump to roll back use of climate change in policy reviews: source 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z To account for this, economists use what’s known as the “discount rate.” Republican hearing calls for a lower carbon pollution price. It should be much higher | Dana Nuccitelli 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z However, it added: "The concern is that the discount rate change will see much of the money move from the pockets of motorists and into those of personal injury lawyers, who campaigned for it." Insurers shocked by reform to compensation payouts - BBC News 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z When the victim of an accident is awarded compensation in a lump sum, the discount rate reduces their payout. Insurance premiums 'to soar' after compensation changes - BBC News 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z At its core, using a lower discount rate to calculate the social cost of carbon means paying more to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions today. What Financial Markets Can Teach Us About Managing Climate Risks 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z In December, the board reduced the discount rate to reflect the new portfolio allocation. Despite risks, public pensions put faith in long-term returns 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z One problem is that climate change might disrupt the global economy and hamper economic growth, which would prevent future generations from actually being richer, as higher discount rates assume. Republican hearing calls for a lower carbon pollution price. It should be much higher | Dana Nuccitelli 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z The ABI warned that premiums were likely to increase further, if the government went ahead with plans to review the so-called discount rate. Motor insurance premiums hit record high, as cars go hi tech - BBC News 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z Initially he said he didn’t know the 2016 trade was at a discount rate, but he later told Franken, “By definition, I believe that’s the nature of a private placement offer.” HHS nominee Price pressed hard on health policy positions, financial dealings 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z Although this might seem like an arcane administrative debate, the discount rate is the critical ingredient for how we value the future. What Financial Markets Can Teach Us About Managing Climate Risks 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Jelincic proposed reducing expectations further to align the discount rate more closely with advisers’ forecasts. Despite risks, public pensions put faith in long-term returns 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z That’s certainly the case for climate change – many economists and scientists argue the discount rate should be much lower - even zero - when dealing with risks big enough to imperil human civilization. Republican hearing calls for a lower carbon pollution price. It should be much higher | Dana Nuccitelli 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z One way would be to reconsider the calculations known as the “discount rate.” The coming battle between economists and the Trump team over the true cost of climate change 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z One is to change the discount rate—a value, expressed as a percent, that attempts to quantify what society would spend today to avoid damage in the future. Trump team targets changes to key metric that calculates social cost of carbon 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Which discount rate best serves our interest in valuing climate risk? What Financial Markets Can Teach Us About Managing Climate Risks 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System expects an average 6.76 percent return over the next five to seven years, short of its 7.5 percent discount rate. Despite risks, public pensions put faith in long-term returns 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z That is a task to which economic tools are well-suited, and avoids the tricky judgments buried in discount rates and other modeling assumptions when assessing long-term choices. Republican hearing calls for a lower carbon pollution price. It should be much higher | Dana Nuccitelli 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z A higher discount rate results in a lower social cost of carbon. The coming battle between economists and the Trump team over the true cost of climate change 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Nine of the 12 banks voted to raise the discount rate in the last round of voting, in September. Fed Signals It’s on Track to Raise Interest Rates in December 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z But if the risk is potentially disruptive, like a severe recession or worse, then markets point to a lower discount rate, perhaps like gold’s annual average return or even lower. What Financial Markets Can Teach Us About Managing Climate Risks 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Wilshire estimated only a 17 percent probability that CalPERS would earn its new 7 percent discount rate over the next decade. Despite risks, public pensions put faith in long-term returns 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z The discount rate was also raised by 3 percentage points to 15.25%, the statement said. Egypt Free Floats Its Currency, Devaluing It Against the Dollar 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z “Interestingly, the economic consensus is actually moving in the direction that suggests the Obama discount rate is too high, not too low,” Revesz said. The coming battle between economists and the Trump team over the true cost of climate change 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z Then, they translate all those future payments into today’s dollars with a rate — often called a discount rate. A Sour Surprise for Public Pensions: Two Sets of Books 2016-09-17T04:00:00Z Our group chose to emphasize estimates based on a discount rate of 3 percent. What Financial Markets Can Teach Us About Managing Climate Risks 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Scotts Valley, a small city outside of Santa Cruz, expects its annual pension costs to jump by nearly 75 percent over three years under CalPERS’ new discount rate. Despite risks, public pensions put faith in long-term returns 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z A bond yield is thus the most appropriate discount rate. No love, actuary 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z Basically, the lower the discount rate, the bigger the increase to overall reserves and larger the hit to profits. Chinese Insurers Need Another Leg to Stand on 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z The higher the expected return, the higher the discount rate. Putting it all on red 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z But Mr. Trump’s executive order points to using a 7 percent discount rate. What Financial Markets Can Teach Us About Managing Climate Risks 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Private-sector and public plans in Canada and Europe lowered their discount rates over the past two decades. Despite risks, public pensions put faith in long-term returns 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Since government pension benefits are guaranteed, regardless of pension fund performance, those liabilities should be determined using a “riskless” discount rate. California Editorial Roundup 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z The discount rates at Monday’s auction reflect that the bills sell for less than face value. Interest rates soar at US Treasury weekly auction 2016-05-23T04:00:00Z Because the premiums these municipalities pay are relatively small, it is often infeasible for insurers to discount rates enough to compensate for the expense of loss prevention. Cops can ignore Black Lives Matter protesters. They can’t ignore their insurers. 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z When discounting future costs, the markets tell us to choose a discount rate that matches the risk profile of the investment. What Financial Markets Can Teach Us About Managing Climate Risks 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z Los Angeles Fire and Police Pensions expects compound returns of 6.33 percent over the next decade, considerably below its 7.5 percent discount rate. Despite risks, public pensions put faith in long-term returns 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z The higher debt estimates also result from using a lower discount rate to calculate liabilities. California Editorial Roundup 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Shifts in sentiment on the discount rate sometimes reflect changes in Fed officials’ views on the path of short-term interest rates in general. Two Fed Banks Wanted Discount Rate Increase in March, Minutes Show 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Then apply a discount rate of 10% to all these projections. Facebook and Google: The $230 Billion Question 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z The choice of a discount rate matters a great deal. What Financial Markets Can Teach Us About Managing Climate Risks 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z The discussion over discount rates preceded the Fed's policy meeting held last month. Two Fed bank presidents backed rate hike ahead of last meeting 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z And the Time Warner Cable discount rate is good for only one year. Dodgers channel price cut gets tepid response 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z The company attributed most of the fall to changes in actuarial assumption for discount rates on its insurance contracts. Rates Down, Risk Up at China Life 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z The high discount rates that predominate essentially assume that benefits to people in the future are much less important than benefits today. Economics: Current climate models are grossly misleading 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z After one year, the discount rate would increase by 2.5 percent every six months, the paper said. Spotify seeks $500 million from investors in convertible notes: SvD daily 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z The telecommunications company said the gain resulted from revisions to mortality assumptions and other changes, including higher discount rates used to measure its pension and post-employment benefits obligations. AT&T to Book $2.2 Billion Gain From Revised Pension Accounting 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z That part of the write-down stemmed from a higher discount rate. Oil-Price Pain for BHP Billiton: More Cuts to Come 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z China Life uses a 750-day moving average of what is effectively the 10-year Chinese government bond yield as its discount rate. Rates Down, Risk Up at China Life 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z These discount rates are central to any discussion of our hand in the fate of future generations. Economics: Current climate models are grossly misleading 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Third, they reduce asset prices by increasing the discount rate applied to future profits. The Federal Reserve has at last raised interest rates 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z The lower the discount rate, the greater the company’s pension liabilities. AT&T to Book $2.2 Billion Gain From Revised Pension Accounting 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z The appropriate discount rate to use when calculating public pension fund liabilities is hotly contested. Kentucky teacher's pension liabilities skyrocket under new rules 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z A low discount rate supports the case for a very high carbon tax now. Is there an economic case for tackling climate change? - BBC News 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z Ford’s Friends & Neighbors program extended the discount rate given to suppliers and other business partners to all customers. Ford Drops ‘Friends & Neighbors’ Sales Promotion That Falls Flat With Customers 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The Fed board opted to hold the discount rate steady last month, a decision that was backed by two other regional Fed banks. Nine Fed banks called for discount rate hike: minutes 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z As late as August, only five regional banks had been requesting an increase in the discount rate. Most Fed Regional Banks Wanted Discount-Rate Hike in October: Minutes 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Lower discount rates, which are based on the yield of high-quality corporate bonds, increase a pension plan's projected liabilities. Market losses, low yields sideswipe U.S. corporate pensions 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z The result is you get different views about the right discount rate to use. Is there an economic case for tackling climate change? - BBC News 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z The Fed also released minutes from its August meeting, which showed five regional banks in favor of hiking the discount rate, as was the case in July. Eight Fed banks call for discount rate hike: minutes 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z The average discount rate – tuition and fee revenue that a college forgoes by offering institutional money – is estimated at 48 percent for freshmen and 41.6 percent for all undergraduates. Explore the Colleges That Offer Students the Best Value 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z The Boston Fed in October joined the majority of regional reserve banks in requesting an increase in the discount rate, while the Minneapolis Fed continued to request a rate cut to 0.5%. Most Fed Regional Banks Wanted Discount-Rate Hike in October: Minutes 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z The savvier refugees get the discount rates, while the less sophisticated must rely on middlemen who charge more. The Cost of a New Life in Europe 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z He found statistically significant evidence of short-termism in the pricing of companies’ equities, with investors applying excessive discount rates to their estimates of future cashflows. A new contract for growth 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z Those that wanted to raise the discount rate saw it as "appropriate in light of improvements in economic and labor market conditions," the minutes said. Eight Fed banks call for discount rate hike: minutes 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Analysts and investors, particularly in the U.S. and Canada, routinely used a lower discount rate, of 5% or less, to value gold miners. Gold Miners’ Stocks Just Aren’t That Special 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Mounting support for a higher discount rate may signal growing support within the Fed system for raising the central bank’s primary policy interest rate, the federal-funds rate, as well. Most Fed Regional Banks Wanted Discount-Rate Hike in October: Minutes 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Suppose a city currently reports a $1 billion liability for its retiree health-care obligations, based on an average life of 20 years for benefit payments and a discount rate of 5%. Relief for Cities’ Budget-Busting Health-Care Costs 2015-07-26T04:00:00Z Calculating future pensions with a risk-free discount rate reflects the fact that they are backed by powerful constitutional and statutory pledges and that public workers bear little risk that they will not be paid. Standards Board Struggles With Pension Quagmire 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z But as long-term rates rise, so does the discount rate that must be applied to future earnings, depressing the value of long-term assets more than short-term liabilities. Aiming for the net 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Indeed, a low discount rate abets wasteful investment. Gold Miners’ Stocks Just Aren’t That Special 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Stocks “should” be less attractive when higher yields are available on competing investments, and the present value of future earnings and dividend payouts is reduced by a new higher discount rate. Skate Away From The Crowd Into These Three Stocks 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z The higher the discount rate, the smaller the liabilities seem. Wishful thinking 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z The leverage outlook is exacerbated by increase in pensions and post-retirement liabilities due to a lower discount rate, S&P noted. AT&T Eyes Benchmark Bond Offering Backing DirecTV Merger 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z Note: All lifetime benefits are expressed in present values, calculated using an inflation-adjusted discount rate and life expectancy of 89. FidelityVoice: Should You Take Social Security At 62? 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z Aficionados argue that gold is like money and tends not to be correlated with other assets, meriting a lower discount rate. Gold Miners’ Stocks Just Aren’t That Special 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Others are struggling with undergraduate recruiting or high discount rates, which lower their tuition revenue. Catholic University turns to buyouts and layoffs to cut spending 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z But if public plans used the same discount rate as private ones, the deficit would increase to $3.9 trillion and the funding ratio fall to 45%. Wishful thinking 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z “So the museum should be running a charity or providing residences at discount rates?” In Little Italy, an Eviction Fight With a Curious Twist 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The numbers are sensitive to, and would change with, the discount rate and life expectancy assumptions. FidelityVoice: Should You Take Social Security At 62? 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z According to the National Association of College and University Business Officers, the average tuition discount rate private schools offer first-time, full-time freshmen is 46.4 percent. As Industry Changes, Some Liberal Arts Colleges Still Thrive 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z Pakistan's central bank cuts its key discount rate to 8.5 percent from 9.5 percent, citing lower inflationary pressure because of falling global oil prices. Factbox: How low can they go? Central bank policy easing in 2015 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Secondly, it is very important to understand that the “time value of money” and the “discount rate” should matter very much to the analysis of stocks being cheap or expensive. Are U.S. Stocks Overvalued? 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z His hopes that the Taylor Rule would dictate a higher discount rate were dashed by lower inflation and a GDP still running well below its potential. The Fed Knew the Economy Was a Disaster in 2009. Here’s What They Talked About Instead. 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Jones said another factor in the decision is the unsustainability of the college’s tuition discount rate that it used to attract students. Planned closure of small Virginia college stirs alumnae 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Over the last six years, its overall discount rate for students grew from 40.8 percent to 57 percent. As Industry Changes, Some Liberal Arts Colleges Still Thrive 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z The other is the unsustainability of an increase in the college's tuition discount rate. Sweet Briar College Closing in August 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The question is, what is the risk free discount rate that they should be using when thinking about the capital reserves, investment aims and so on of their funds? Sven Giegold And The Scandal At EIOPA 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z So, the standard answer in the US currently is to use more than one discount rate: The United States Should Not Switch To A Declining Discount Rate 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The company took a charge of $1.36 billion related to post-employment benefit plans, mainly due to a combination of lower discount rates and updated mortality assumptions. Kraft Foods shakes up leadership, reports quarterly loss 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z It attributed the loss to its post-employment benefit plans, which have become more expensive due to lower discount rates and updated mortality assumptions of people living longer. Kraft Suffers A Loss On Rising Cost Of Benefit Plans 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The future earnings of small companies will be higher because of the stronger economy, which more than offsets the higher discount rate. Why Rising Rates Won’t Kill the Bull Market 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z There’s been an awful lot of macroeconomic work done on how we should deal with long term interest and discount rates. Sven Giegold And The Scandal At EIOPA 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z That is, we get interest and discount rates pretty much right in the short to medium term but set them way too high for the long term. The United States Should Not Switch To A Declining Discount Rate 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z To begin, what matters to consumers is not whether prices are expected to fall, but whether prices will fall faster than their incomes by at least as much as their intertemporal discount rate. Japan Proves We Should Stop Fearing Deflation 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z He calls it an “arms race in recruiting students,” and schools are trying to find ways to stop the discount rate from increasing. College sees small, big benefits with loan promise 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z In downtown Nogales, dozens of stores line Morley Avenue, selling clothing, toys, electronics and more, usually at discount rates and often in mass. Border cities hit hard by few Mexican shoppers 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z The reason for EIOPA’s high discount rates is the assumption that discount rates will converge for high maturities to an ultimate forward rate of 4.2%. Sven Giegold And The Scandal At EIOPA 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z A discount rate of zero would mean that we treat all costs and benefits as equivalent, no matter whether they occur in the present, the near-future, the middle-future, or the unimaginably distant future. The United States Should Not Switch To A Declining Discount Rate 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z Any discount rate for these risks under 15-20% is far too low. The Department Of Energy Is Not Going To Make An Economic Profit On The Greentech Program 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z All lifetime benefits are expressed in present values, calculated using an inflation-adjusted discount rate and life expectancy of 89. FidelityVoice: How Women Can Get The Most From Social Security 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z “They are targeting doctors and medical clinics and using these aggressive marketing tactics to offer medications at discount rates,” said Ilisa Bernstein, acting director of the Food and Drug Administration’s office of compliance. FDA warns doctors to beware fake drug distributors 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z It also arguably reflects a difference in “discount rates,” or the perception of time. Energy In Africa: Development And Environment 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Almost all economists argue that a positive discount rate is appropriate. The United States Should Not Switch To A Declining Discount Rate 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z The answer is contingent on the higher earner’s maximum age of life as well as the discount rate applied to future benefits. Social Security Q&A: Should My Lower Earning Spouse Claim Early Retirement Benefits and then Switch to Spousal Benefits at FRA? 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z The numbers are sensitive to, and will change with, the discount rate and life expectancy assumptions. FidelityVoice: How Women Can Get The Most From Social Security 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z In the absence of heavy discounts, buyers were reluctant to purchase the Silverado, instead opting for alternatives like Chrysler’s Dodge Ram, which was being sold at discount rates as high as 24%. GM's Turn to Aluminum Bodies For Its Pickups Might Come Too Late 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z By then, teams have captured more of their value at a discount rate and have a better sense of their future worth. NBA Might Just Pay Future Stars Real Money to Skip College 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z But I do: for I would much prefer to see such projects assessed with a variety of discount rates rather than move over to one system that prescribes a single, if declining, rate for all. The United States Should Not Switch To A Declining Discount Rate 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z It will also differ if you use a high discount rate in the valuation. Social Security Q&A: Should My Lower Earning Spouse Claim Early Retirement Benefits and then Switch to Spousal Benefits at FRA? 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z All lifetime benefits are expressed in present values, calculated using an inflation-adjusted discount rate and life expectancy of 89. FidelityVoice: How Women Can Get The Most From Social Security 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Another pitfall is skilfully evaded as Amazon negotiates an unheard-of discount rate with UPS. Amazon at 20: billions, bestsellers and legal battles 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z The low public discount rate is not a killer argument against private investment in public services. A U-turn over student loads sale? 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z How much that value differs is the discount rate. Why Lord Stern's Estimate Of The Carbon Tax Is Too High And Paul Krugman Is Wrong 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z This is understandable considering everyone is using unrealistically high discount rates on pension fund obligations. That Shifty S.O.B. Pied Piper Of Bonds 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The numbers are sensitive to, and will change with, the discount rate and life expectancy assumptions. FidelityVoice: How Women Can Get The Most From Social Security 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z In part, that’s because the studies use very different discount rates—an important variable when projecting costs over many years. Turning Carbon Tax Theory Into Reality 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z You then need to decide upon two discount rates. If There Should Be Reparations For American Slavery The Amount Should Be Around About Nothing 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z For the Stern Review assumes that the correct discount rate is 1.4%. Why Lord Stern's Estimate Of The Carbon Tax Is Too High And Paul Krugman Is Wrong 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Nicholas Tucker, prosecuting, said she would buy items such as sheets from the White Company's outlet in Bicester, Oxfordshire, at a discount rate. Ex-police inspector jailed for fraud 2014-05-06T17:34:37Z Fourth, the US analysis assumes a constant discount rate to translate future harms into today’s money. Global warming: Improve economic models of climate change 2014-04-09T17:20:29.403Z The real sin in the financial aid world is something called overawarding, lest the discount rate outpace the growth of net tuition revenue per student. Your Money: For Many Families, College Financial Aid Packages Are Worth an Appeal 2014-04-04T15:23:14Z But 1% was and is the correct discount rate to be using there. If There Should Be Reparations For American Slavery The Amount Should Be Around About Nothing 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z This isn’t entirely accurate but it’s a reasonable enough rule of thumb, doubling that discount rate halves the amount we’re willing to spend or invest now in order to avoid damages in the far future. Why Lord Stern's Estimate Of The Carbon Tax Is Too High And Paul Krugman Is Wrong 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Estimates vary strongly with the assumed damage function and discount rate. Dot Earth Blog: Climate Panel Sees Global Warming Impacts on All Continents, Worse to Come 2014-03-31T03:32:11Z Disclosing pension liabilities based on risk-free discount rates, however, is viewed with deep suspicion by plan trustees and the unions that represent public workers. DealBook: Panel Seeks Greater Disclosures on Pension Health 2014-02-24T05:07:02Z A strategy of driving down discount rates to inflate asset values benefits those who hold assets — very disproportionately the wealthy. Secular stagnation: The second best solution 2014-01-21T10:32:42Z Stern needs that very low discount rate to get his proposed carbon tax up to the $80 a tonne where he pegged it. If There Should Be Reparations For American Slavery The Amount Should Be Around About Nothing 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z It’s still possible of course, to insist that humans ought to apply a 1.4% discount rate, as Stern insists, but that is rather a matter of cultural imperialism. Why Lord Stern's Estimate Of The Carbon Tax Is Too High And Paul Krugman Is Wrong 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z The important point is that the higher the discount rate, the smaller the liabilities. An unholy pension hole 2014-01-21T06:05:47Z The discount rate is the amount the Fed charges banks who turn to the central bank for needed funds when they are unable to raise them in the private market. Fed banks split in December on what to do with discount rate 2014-01-14T19:18:11Z Betsy Fleming, Converse’s president, said the tuition discount rate would drop to 25 percent, well below the national average, from the current 56 percent. Getting Out of Discount Game, Small Colleges Lower the Price 2013-12-26T02:09:22Z Bill Nordhaus, hardly a squish on the issue, notably took the report for task for using a very low discount rate – effectively, just over 1% on average. If There Should Be Reparations For American Slavery The Amount Should Be Around About Nothing 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z And one of the great arguments about climate change is what should that discount rate be? Why Lord Stern's Estimate Of The Carbon Tax Is Too High And Paul Krugman Is Wrong 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z In these treacherous waters, the discount rate might be more like 40% or higher. 'Shark Tank': What Fans Should Know About Betting On Startups 2013-12-24T17:08:00Z The 46 donor countries decided on a discount rate that would count a small portion of each loan as a "grant equivalent," to enable comparison among the pools of cash. Britain top grant donor to World Bank fund for poor 2013-12-23T17:19:09Z Using the industry standard of an 8 or 9 percent discount rate and basing his calculation on the weighted cost of capital, he calculated that the deal brought a 41 percent or 50 percent premium. UPDATE 2-Statoil funds growth, OMV seals output with $2.65 bln North Sea deal 2013-08-19T09:56:40Z Something which pretty no one is suggesting at any point in the debate meaning that no one is, really, arguing with Stern’s low discount rate either. If There Should Be Reparations For American Slavery The Amount Should Be Around About Nothing 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z That’s what an interest rate is moving forwards in time and what a discount rate is moving backwards. Why Lord Stern's Estimate Of The Carbon Tax Is Too High And Paul Krugman Is Wrong 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z That opportunity cost—called the “discount rate”—is the minimum annual rate of return the shark expects to earn in order to justify taking a certain amount of risk. 'Shark Tank': What Fans Should Know About Betting On Startups 2013-12-24T17:08:00Z Instead of rewarding one of the most diligent, smartest guys in the game, the Lerners kept him under their thumb at a discount rate. Handling of Drew Storen tells us much more about the Nationals 2013-07-30T21:35:19Z The higher the discount rate, the lower the liability appears to be and the less the states have to contribute upfront. Retirement benefits: Who pays the bill? 2013-07-25T14:59:46Z Do also note the implication of opposing this low discount rate. If There Should Be Reparations For American Slavery The Amount Should Be Around About Nothing 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z In other words, will the elevated asset values caused by low discount rates suddenly reset downward at some point? Austerity v growth 2013-05-20T13:51:44Z The more risk the shark perceives, the higher discount rate he will assume. 'Shark Tank': What Fans Should Know About Betting On Startups 2013-12-24T17:08:00Z And insurance companies routinely negotiate discount rates with the hospitals. High hospital bills go public, but will it help? 2013-05-09T02:01:06Z Participation rates decline if the discount rate is lower. Analysis: Discount employee stock plans offer outsiders trading tips 2013-05-15T17:17:19Z Companies are required to calculate the present value of the future pension liabilities by using a so-called discount rate, based on corporate bond yields. Corporate pension funding down in 2012 on falling interest rates 2013-04-23T13:03:49Z Pension plans use a "discount rate" to gauge the size of their obligations. S&P sees pension funding burden on U.S. nonprofit healthcare 2013-04-22T15:19:02Z It doesn't think long-term very well because of high discount rate structure. Jeremy Grantham on how to feed the world and why he invests in oil 2013-04-16T08:00:00Z He also urged the Fed to increase the discount rate from the current 0.75 percent to "more normal, or non-crisis, levels." Plosser pitches his plan for a post-crisis Fed 2013-04-11T10:03:21Z This would apply to interest charged at more than 4 percent over the discount rate and it was not immediately clear how much this would cost. Kuwait's parliament approves personal debt relief law 2013-04-09T09:41:22Z She told me that providing courtesy discounts would get her in trouble; she could be sued for giving a discount rate to a cash client vs one with insurance. Watch Live: Journalist Steven Brill Chats About His 'Bitter Pill' Cover Story 2013-02-22T20:05:21Z When market forces dictate that they assume a lower discount rate, it can create a huge actuarial loss. Analysis: Rate pressures on pensions wipe out billions in profits 2013-01-31T23:58:37Z They rallied further the following day when the Fed lowered the discount rate it charges banks for loans and signaled growing chances of a cut in the federal funds rate, its main economic lever. Crisis questions linger as Geithner exits public stage 2013-01-25T01:31:51Z According to transcripts of the call released by the Fed on Friday, Geithner at the time denied that banks knew the Fed was considering cutting the discount rate. Fed official alleges Geithner may have alerted banks to rate cut 2013-01-19T05:10:15Z But while it decides to cut the discount rate to address bank-funding issues it leaves the federal funds rate unchanged. Central banking: Into the storm 2013-01-18T19:30:46Z He can read a balance sheet and knows that “discount rate” is not the price of something at Wal-Mart. Value Added: Fox Business reporter writes — and lives — his stories 2013-01-06T22:50:09Z As the firm noted, pension fund returns have exceeded expectations in three of the last four years, but lower discount rates meant the plans' funded status worsened anyway. Analysis: Rate pressures on pensions wipe out billions in profits 2013-01-31T23:58:37Z Unfortunately we are left to guess what those dividends might be, when they might occur, and what a reasonable discount rate might be. Why I Don't Care What Apple Is Worth 2012-11-19T21:10:04Z The central bank delivered a surprise cut in the discount rate, which governs direct loans it makes to banks, the day after the call. Fed official alleges Geithner may have alerted banks to rate cut 2013-01-19T05:10:15Z The company said on Tuesday that the £5.9bn impairment charge for Spain and Italy reflected lower projected cash flows and increased discount rates. Vodafone slides into the red after southern Europe slumps 2012-11-13T10:49:16Z The company said Tuesday the £5.9bn pounds impairment charge for Spain and reflected lower projected cash flows and increased discount rates. Vodafone takes big hit on Spanish and Italian operations 2012-11-13T09:06:58Z Not only are discount rates coming down, plan sponsors are lowering their expected rates of return too. Analysis: Rate pressures on pensions wipe out billions in profits 2013-01-31T23:58:37Z Moody's Investors Service said in July that the collective gap would be $2.2 trillion if funds used a 5.5 percent discount rate. Exclusive: Study shows $1.2 trillion gap for public pensions 2012-10-15T12:07:07Z "Did you say that they are unaware of what we're considering or what we might be doing with the discount rate?" Fed official alleges Geithner may have alerted banks to rate cut 2013-01-19T05:10:15Z Jarecki negotiated discount rates at places like The Plaza hotel in Manhattan, where he shot a key scene in the film. Against the Odds: How a First-Time Director Got His Wall Street Flick To the Big Screen 2012-10-08T14:39:30Z Or perhaps two birds in the hand next week -- it all depends on the discount rate. Green Blog: The Social Cost of Carbon: How to Do the Math? 2012-09-18T20:51:35Z In AT&T's case, for example, lowering its discount rate by 100 basis points led to a $12 billion loss, offset only in part by rising asset values. Analysis: Rate pressures on pensions wipe out billions in profits 2013-01-31T23:58:37Z The firm found that the median discount rate should actually be 7.65 percent, rather than the 8 percent median rate the funds used in aggregate. Exclusive: Study shows $1.2 trillion gap for public pensions 2012-10-15T12:07:07Z Even so, the payback period is currently 3–4 years on a net-present-value basis using a 7% discount rate, and would drop considerably with even modest increases in production volumes. Opportunities and challenges for a sustainable energy future 2012-08-15T17:21:52.727Z Revenue rose after debit card transactions jumped and in spite of stable transaction volumes and slightly declining merchant discount rates, or MDRs, and other fees in the credit card segment. UPDATE 1-Redecard beats second-quarter estimates on revenue surge 2012-07-18T23:48:50Z "The governmental working group used a very empirically based discount rate, which seems very concrete, but over the long term runs into an ethical brick wall," he said. Green Blog: The Social Cost of Carbon: How to Do the Math? 2012-09-18T20:51:35Z In UPS's case, year-end discount rates fell a full 120 basis points. Analysis: Rate pressures on pensions wipe out billions in profits 2013-01-31T23:58:37Z In a May 4 editorial, it argued that the Fed had already purchased an enormous quantity of Treasury securities and lowered the discount rate to a historically low level. Today's Economist: Bruce Bartlett: In Lost Opportunity of 1932, Are There Lessons for Today? 2012-07-10T10:00:18Z Alarmed by the unfolding risks, Denmark this month joined Sweden in trying to slow the stampede by allowing the country's pension funds to increase the discount rate they use to calculate their liabilities. Analysis: Euro spins new Japan-style pensions doom loop 2012-06-20T15:11:04Z And as this discount rate has pushed continually lower, the chance that rising rates will save underfunded pension plans has declined. Insight: Demand soaring for pension transfers to insurers 2012-06-11T11:18:04Z "There are other people that believe the discount rate should be even higher, which would lead to a substantially smaller social cost of carbon." he said. Green Blog: The Social Cost of Carbon: How to Do the Math? 2012-09-18T20:51:35Z As to Stern’s discount rate: the essential way that Stern gets to his $80 a tonne CO2-e social cost of carbon is by using a very low discount rate. Nature on Uncertainty: Climate Change is Less Important Than We Thought 2012-06-10T15:17:09Z “My philosophy on this: Establish a benchmark you’re comfortable with—in this case, Google—and assess the metrics on discount rate or growth rate by comparison.” The Truth About What Facebook Is Really Worth 2012-05-24T12:06:47Z As a lieutenant I was earning less than $500 a month, and we didn't want to waste the price of the ticket, even at discount rates. Partying and pain on day at the 1972 Summer Games 2012-05-09T07:17:08Z This discounts future cash flows from the trust according to an assumed discount rate, like an inflation rate or a risk-free rate of return. The Choice Blog: Part 4: Answers to Readers' Questions on Financial Aid 2012-04-26T09:47:01Z The discount rate is the percentage of a college’s tuition revenue that is returned to students in the form of financial aid. The Choice Blog: Part 3: Answers to Readers' Questions on Financial Aid 2012-04-25T09:52:54Z Thus that risk must be raised: which in turn raises the discount rate that must be used and lowers the social cost of carbon emissions in the present. Nature on Uncertainty: Climate Change is Less Important Than We Thought 2012-06-10T15:17:09Z The company decreased the discount rate it uses to calculate the present value of future cash flows, which hurt the funded status by $8.4 billion. GM's Opel Loses Money as Parent Hits Record 2012-02-16T16:51:38Z The State Bank of Pakistan kept the discount rate at 12 percent, Governor Yaseen Anwar said at a news conference in Karachi yesterday. Pakistan Holds Rate as Price Surge Curbs Scope to Aid Growth 2012-02-13T06:25:08Z The State Bank of Pakistan kept the discount rate at 12 percent, Governor Yaseen Anwar said at a news conference in Karachi today. Pakistan Holds Rate as Price Surge Curbs Scope to Aid Growth 2012-02-11T12:10:38Z The National Association of College and University Business Officers reports that the discount rate for first-year students at private nonprofit colleges is about 5 percent higher than the discount rate for all undergraduate students. The Choice Blog: Part 3: Answers to Readers' Questions on Financial Aid 2012-04-25T09:52:54Z And raising that discount rate really does lower that social cost of carbon emissions. Nature on Uncertainty: Climate Change is Less Important Than We Thought 2012-06-10T15:17:09Z The State Bank of Pakistan will hold the discount rate at 12 percent, seven of 11 economists said in a Bloomberg News survey. Pakistan Prices Surging 10% May Force Central Bank to Hold Rates 2012-02-10T19:59:39Z Vodafone in November booked an impairment loss of 450 million pounds for its business in Greece, citing lower cash flow and an increase in discount rates. Vodafone Service Sales Growth Slows on Italy, Spain Cuts 2012-02-09T13:18:55Z Pakistan’s central bank left the discount rate at 12 percent in November, pausing to gauge the impact of a 2 percentage-point reduction since the end of July. Pakistan’s Economy ‘Highly Vulnerable’ to Shocks, IMF Says 2012-02-06T18:54:38Z In November, Vodafone booked an impairment loss of 450 million pounds for its business in Greece, citing lower cash flow and an increase in discount rates. Vodafone Said to Abandon Greek Merger After Opposition 2012-02-06T00:37:54Z The real loss, known as net present value, is estimated at between 60 and 70 percent depending on the coupon, maturity and discount rate. Greece, creditors in new push to avoid costly default 2012-01-18T12:02:05Z The refinancing rate is 15 percent and the discount rate is 13 percent. Vietnam Signals Rate Cuts as Asia’s Fastest Inflation Eases 2012-01-11T23:04:13Z The average “discount rate” at private colleges is approaching 50 percent. Is higher tuition what the public wants? 2012-01-09T17:41:00Z For RAI, a one percent increase in the discount rate, for example, would reduce its pension liability by as much as $600 million, according to the company. More pension plans count down to year-end mark 2011-12-30T16:36:56Z India’s cabinet approved the Food Security Bill to grant the nation’s poor the right to buy food grains at discount rates, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni told reporters in New Delhi on Dec. 18. Default Swaps Jump Most in BRICs on Food Subsidy: India Credit 2011-12-19T21:23:53Z "In addition, local governments are utilizing discount rates well above actual investment performance in recent years, and dated life expectancy projections continue to underestimate required pension assets." Many Rhode Island cities can't escape money woes 2011-12-19T19:34:59Z The Fed raised the discount rate to 0.75 percent in February 2010, a move it described at the time as a “normalization” of lending terms and not a tightening of monetary policy. Fed Says Economy ‘Expanding Moderately’; Policy Unchanged 2011-12-13T21:24:53Z “Our discount rate was heading toward 50 percent,” he said, speaking at the Presidents Institute in Florida. Is higher tuition what the public wants? 2012-01-09T17:41:00Z But key elements of the plan such as the coupon and discount rate, which determine the cost for banks, are still being discussed. Greece opens bailout, debt swap talks 2011-12-12T11:47:26Z But key details of the plan such as the coupon and discount rate, which determine the cost for banks, are still being negotiated. Greece braces for troika scrutiny, creditor talks 2011-12-11T14:11:47Z The discount rate corresponds with the rate of return that pension funds expect on their investments, which typically provide the bulk of their revenues. Many Rhode Island cities can't escape money woes 2011-12-19T19:34:59Z Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker, who dissented from the coordinated action, said yesterday that he opposed making the swap rate lower than the discount rate. Fed’s Discount Rate Among Tools to Counter Europe’s Debt Crisis 2011-12-01T11:35:45Z The discount rate at Sewanee has dipped below 40 percent for the first time in four years. Is higher tuition what the public wants? 2012-01-09T17:41:00Z “Right now, our banks are doing OK on funding, so an immediate cut in discount rate shouldn’t be necessary.” Fed Has Tools Beyond Swaps to Counter Europe’s Credit Crisis 2011-11-30T22:17:17Z The State Bank of Pakistan kept the discount rate at 12 percent, Syed Wasimuddin, a central bank spokesman, said in Karachi yesterday. Pakistan Keeps Rates on Hold to Spur Growth as Investment Drops 2011-11-30T19:22:01Z Bokhari said he expects a further cut of 50 basis points in the country’s discount rate, without specifying a time frame. United Bank’s Bokhari Forecasts 30% Profit Growth for This Year 2011-11-24T22:12:01Z “Just to level the playing field, we would expect a 25 basis point cut” in the discount rate, he said. Fed’s Discount Rate Among Tools to Counter Europe’s Debt Crisis 2011-12-01T11:35:45Z As a result, the school’s discount rate declined from 29 percent to about 20 percent. Is higher tuition what the public wants? 2012-01-09T17:41:00Z The company booked an impairment loss of 450 million pounds for its business in Greece, citing lower cash flow and an increase in discount rates. Vodafone Raises Full-Year Forecast as Profit Beats Estimates 2011-11-08T12:01:03Z The company’s pension liabilities may increase in 2012 and affect earnings next year because of the continuing decline in discount rates that are used to measure obligations, the company said. Lockheed Raises 2011 Profit Outlook, Sees 2012 Sales Flat 2011-10-26T15:40:02Z Providers often discount rates substantially to insurers and others, so why not ask whether you, too, might get a reduced rate for items that are not covered by your policy? Consumer Reports: Haggling with health-care providers may reduce medical bills 2011-10-24T21:08:18Z Anwar reversed Kardar’s monetary tightening, slashing the benchmark discount rate by 2 percentage points since the end of July to spur investment. Pakistan Appoints Anwar as Central Bank Governor Amid Terrorism 2011-10-19T08:03:15Z The “macroeconomic risk” view holds that the discount rate for a given cash flow can vary over time. Why Identifying a Bubble Is So Much Trouble: John H. Cochrane 2011-09-22T00:23:01Z The widely used rule of thumb is that a 50 basis points fall in the discount rate roughly results in a 10 percent increase in liabilities. Analysis: Pension funds in new crisis as deficit hole grows 2011-09-05T14:05:10Z The Fed reversed its higher bank reserves policy and cut the discount rate to 1 percent. Common Sense: An Aftershock With Precedent in History 2011-08-12T11:59:31Z On February 24, 1986, Paul Volcker was outvoted when four governors appointed by President Ronald Reagan wanted to lower the discount rate. Bernanke Stirs Most Dissent Since 1992 on Time Period for Rates 2011-08-10T04:48:48Z With nervousness, everybody's discount rate goes up and nobody knows exactly by how much. Many bidders seen on Anglo Irish U.S. property loans 2011-08-05T21:26:24Z To clarify further, in different studies there are different assumptions about discount rates. Climategate Killed 'Consensus,' Not Climate Science 2011-07-29T20:51:10Z The discount rate is the assumed reduction in the value of payments from the bond over time. Greek Investors May Shun Bailout as Losses Top 21%: Euro Credit 2011-07-29T05:15:33Z The controversy surrounding the choice of discount rate used in climate-change economics still rages today. Why Most Forbes Readers Know More About Global Warming than Most Climate Scientists 2011-07-28T17:44:53Z He left two weeks before a July 30 monetary policy decision, when all 11 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News expect the State Bank of Pakistan to leave the discount rate at 14 percent. Pakistan’s Exodus of Officials Exposes ‘Limbo’ in Policy Making 2011-07-29T01:22:30Z The standard analysis also assumes that the discount rate remains constant. Einstein on Wall Street, a Time-Money Continuum: Mark Buchanan 2011-07-28T00:22:05Z The Internal Revenue Service sets what is called a hurdle or discount rate for these trusts, which is tied to United States Treasury rates. Wealth Matters: A Trust Surges, Heirs and Taxes in Mind. But Mind the Details. 2011-07-22T17:37:25Z “All instruments will be priced to produce a 21 percent net present value losses based on an assumed discount rate of 9 percent,” the IIF said on its website. Greek Investors May Shun Bailout as Losses Top 21%: Euro Credit 2011-07-29T05:15:33Z However, for most economists, a major problem with Stern’s numbers is that people rarely use such low discount rates. Why Most Forbes Readers Know More About Global Warming than Most Climate Scientists 2011-07-28T17:44:53Z In the debt exchange, “all instruments will be priced to produce a 21 percent net present value loss based on an assumed discount rate of 9 percent,” the IIF said. Banks Agree to Participate in Greek Bond Exchange, Debt Buyback 2011-07-22T06:05:15Z Revising the assumption of a never-changing discount rate leads to results totally at odds with current economic practice, Geanakoplos and Farmer have shown. Einstein on Wall Street, a Time-Money Continuum: Mark Buchanan 2011-07-28T00:22:05Z Vodafone said in May it will write down the value of its businesses in Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy and Ireland by 6.1 billion pounds, following higher discount rates. Vodafone Quarterly Organic Service Revenue Rises 1.5 Percent 2011-07-22T06:24:02Z JPMorgan said a discount rate of 12 percent, based on current weighted average of Greek yields, is a fairer way to calculate the losses than the 9 percent rate assumed by the IIF. Greek Investors May Shun Bailout as Losses Top 21%: Euro Credit 2011-07-29T05:15:33Z Finally, as an environmentalist and green-energy advocate, I am likely to disagree with what most Forbes readers are likely to say about the choice of discount rate used in economic analyses of climate change. Why Most Forbes Readers Know More About Global Warming than Most Climate Scientists 2011-07-28T17:44:53Z The central bank raised the discount rate in February 2010, a move it described as a “normalization” of lending terms and not a tightening of monetary policy. Fed Directors Expressed ‘Heightened Caution’ on Outlook 2011-07-19T18:49:41Z Since we don’t know the future, to determine the effective discount rate for the 50-year period, we should average over all possibilities. Einstein on Wall Street, a Time-Money Continuum: Mark Buchanan 2011-07-28T00:22:05Z Previous summaries of discount rate meetings included the sentence that “most directors recommended that the current accommodative stance of monetary policy be maintained.” Fed Bank Directors Expressed ‘Heightened Caution’ on Outlook 2011-07-19T18:22:56Z The process involves the use of a rate, known as a discount rate, to convert between dollars in the future and dollars today. A Proposal for Drawing a Clearer Picture of Public Pension Finances 2011-07-08T04:05:13Z Although Smith Travel Research said demand for luxury hotels in the United States rose 12 percent last year, Mr. Hanson said much of that was because of discount rates. Advertising: 2 Hoteliers Form Partnerships to Enhance Luxury Image 2011-06-08T00:48:41Z The State Bank of Pakistan left the discount rate unchanged at 14 percent, among the highest in the world, according to a central bank statement in Karachi today. Pakistan Holds Rate Amid Bin Laden Fallout, Easing Inflation 2011-05-21T09:35:09Z But averaging to get a true effective discount rate isn’t so easy. Einstein on Wall Street, a Time-Money Continuum: Mark Buchanan 2011-07-28T00:22:05Z The minutes covered four meetings from May 9 through June 20 to discuss the Fed’s discount rate, which it charges on emergency loans to banks. Fed Bank Directors Expressed ‘Heightened Caution’ on Outlook 2011-07-19T18:22:56Z After projecting how many years their pension assets would last, each government would use that information to calculate its own discount rate. A Proposal for Drawing a Clearer Picture of Public Pension Finances 2011-07-08T04:05:13Z The central bank raised the discount rate in February 2010, a move it described at the time as a “normalization” of lending terms and not a tightening of monetary policy. Fed Regional Bank Directors Saw Recovery ‘Progressing’ in March 2011-04-12T18:08:03Z States arguably have used rates that understate their debts, although the question of what exactly is the proper discount rate is not easily resolved. Pension, or Ponzi Scheme? 2011-03-31T21:00:03Z Ordinarily, the discount rate is set at a penalty, or above market rates, to prevent overuse of government credit. Dying Banks Kept Alive Show Secrets Fed’s Loan Data Will Reveal 2011-03-29T04:29:02Z The State Bank of Pakistan kept the discount rate at 14 percent, according to a statement released in Lahore today. Pakistan Holds Key Interest Rate at 14% as Inflation Eases 2011-03-26T12:50:14Z The enterprise zones will offer a business discount rate worth up to £275,000 over five years for firms that move into the area over the course of this parliament. Budget 2011: selected enterprise zones designed to encourage new investment 2011-03-23T19:50:50Z It also lowered its benchmark official discount rate to a record low as the economy deteriorated and the yen rose. BOJ Pours Record $146 Billion Into Financial System After Quake 2011-03-14T03:20:02Z The bank also lifted the discount rate to 12 percent from 7 percent. Asia Steps Up Inflation Fight as Thailand, Vietnam Raise Rates 2011-03-09T09:52:03Z When default rates on subprime mortgages began to increase that year, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and the Board of Governors in Washington reduced the discount rate. Dying Banks Kept Alive Show Secrets Fed’s Loan Data Will Reveal 2011-03-29T04:29:02Z Pakistan’s discount rate is the highest among the 53 benchmark rates in the world tracked by Bloomberg including the U.S., Pakistan Holds Key Interest Rate at 14% as Inflation Eases 2011-03-26T12:50:14Z One finding that may be of interest to families applying to college: “Three in 10 private college leaders say their tuition discount rates are ‘dangerously high.’ The Choice: Roundup: Remedial Classes at CUNY, James Franco at Yale, Presidents on Tuition Rates 2011-03-04T16:11:45Z In essence, the debate revolves around the appropriate level for what is known in financial professions as the discount rate. The trillion-dollar pension debate: How tiny changes in math have a huge impact 2011-03-03T18:04:02Z Whatever may be the discount rate, among the bills discounted there will be found but few with the signatures of the Rothschilds, the Hottinguers, and other houses of the same rank. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z By December 2008, the discount rate stood at just 0.5 percent, below the market rates paid by many banks for funds. Dying Banks Kept Alive Show Secrets Fed’s Loan Data Will Reveal 2011-03-29T04:29:02Z Its proponents argue that it is the main policy instrument left, and that it will work by increasing credit or lowering the discount rate, which will raise asset prices, and hence consumption, via balance-sheet effects. Michael Spence: Five Steps to Fix Economic Policy 2011-01-23T05:00:00Z Such a discount rate cannot be justified on the basis of the real rate of return on capital. Does Helping the Planet Hurt the Poor? 2011-01-22T00:32:29Z For a higher risk investment, economists employ a higher discount rate, reducing its value today. The trillion-dollar pension debate: How tiny changes in math have a huge impact 2011-03-03T18:04:02Z It is, therefore, the direct obligation of the New York bank, and as such it commands the best discount rates current. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The discount rate is used to calculate pension obligations based on interest rates. Verizon sees $600 million accounting change charge 2011-01-21T14:58:52Z The State Bank of Pakistan on Nov. 29 raised its benchmark discount rate for the third time since late July, by a half point to 14 percent. Pakistan Strives for Political Consensus to Spur Ailing Economy 2011-01-20T06:09:43Z The State Bank of Pakistan increased its discount rate by half a percentage point to 14 percent on Nov. 29, the third policy tightening since July. Pakistan Funds Push for Sukuk to Invest Cash: Islamic Finance 2011-01-17T23:28:46Z To compare the present and future values, economists use a discount rate. The trillion-dollar pension debate: How tiny changes in math have a huge impact 2011-03-03T18:04:02Z There is no common discount rate for cash purchases, though 7 per cent. is most common, that is, 7 per cent. of the credit price. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z AT&T is cutting the benefit plan’s discount rate, or the projected interest rate used to value the expected return on a pension fund’s assets, to 5.8 percent from 6.5 percent. AT&T Takes $17 Billion Charge for Pension Change 2011-01-13T15:16:11Z The U.S. central bank's board sided with them, keeping the discount rate steady at 0.75 percent in meetings ahead of its December 14 policy decision. Two Fed banks wanted discount rate hike: minutes 2011-01-11T19:03:05Z Their influence, operating in opposite directions, fixes the capital value, increasing income increasing the capital value, increasing discount rate reducing it. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z Using the company's own internal discount rate of 9-13 percent implies the present value of a 10 percent rise in these costs would be $2.5 billion. Special report: How BP's oil spill costs could double 2010-12-01T13:28:00Z The general discount rate is 7 per cent. off the credit price. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Corporate plans use a discount rate based on corporate bond yields. Pension Gaps Loom Larger 2010-09-18T01:11:00Z The other 10 regional Fed banks wanted no change in the discount rate. Two Fed banks wanted discount rate hike: minutes 2011-01-11T19:03:05Z A money market under centralized control seeking to protect its gold, might tend to raise discount rates on jewelers' paper, but a competitive money market is very unlikely to do so. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z With financial markets returning to normal and as an incremental step away from its emergency-lending efforts, the Fed raised the discount rate to 0.75% on Feb. 18. Kansas City, Dallas Feds Called for Rate Increase 2010-09-07T18:13:00Z In Argentina the crop-moving season creates, though to a much smaller extent, the same kind of extra demand for currency as in the United States, and tends to make some seasonal variations in discount rates. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z But government plans use their expected return rate on all investments as their discount rate. Pension Gaps Loom Larger 2010-09-18T01:11:00Z "This would suggest the market is underestimating the value of company assets relative to industry, which may be using higher commodity price assumptions and or lower discount rates." Dana Petroleum bid goes hostile as KNOC turns up heat in battle for oil 2010-08-20T18:35:00Z Appraisers will factor in a discount rate, referred to as the buildup discount rate, which accounts for risk. Archives: Determine Your Company's Worth 2010-07-27T20:18:00Z We are unsure what discount rate to apply where the short term behaviour appears at odds with the longer term vision. Wall Street and FTSE go into reverse after results and inflation data 2010-07-16T13:55:00Z Your usury laws would have to be modified so as to allow discount rates to move freely upwards if required. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z The higher the discount rate, the smaller a fund's pension obligation. Pension Gaps Loom Larger 2010-09-18T01:11:00Z Standard economic theory says they should be measured with a very low discount rate — something much closer to the rate on Treasury bonds than to the higher risk securities in most pension investment portfolios. New Rule Proposed for Valuing Public Pension Finances 2010-06-24T23:53:00Z The maximum rate at auction will be for no more than the discount rate, the cost of emergency loans from the Fed. Fed to test new tool for withdrawing stimulus 2010-05-28T16:33:00Z In 1989, New York Fed director Robert Rough was sentenced to six months in jail for regularly leaking information on the Fed's discount rate to a brokerage firm. Fed boards without bankers a "travesty", say directors 2010-05-28T12:39:00Z During three months the Bank of England kept its minimum discount rate at the panic figure of 10 per cent.; the consequent sudden recall of foreign capital put a heavy strain on the American markets. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Funds use a so-called discount rate to estimate the size of future obligations to retirees, and thus the contributions needed to fund them. Pension Gaps Loom Larger 2010-09-18T01:11:00Z Bullard was among three Fed officials who sought an increase in the Fed's emergency lending rate, known as the discount rate in April. Fed's Bullard says extended period vow bears risks 2010-05-27T06:40:00Z Although the present value of promised benefits depends on the choice of the discount rate, the promised benefits themselves do not. Can States Fix Their Pension Problems? 2010-05-21T00:35:00Z The interagency group wanted to recognize, Sunstein told me, “some of the ethical and economic judgments that some economists have that lead to a lower discount rate.” Cass Sunstein Wants to Nudge Us 2010-05-14T01:31:00Z Apparently there are only two things which the banks do not like to do in order to attract business—lower the discount rate, or advance the rate paid on depositors' balances. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z But recent regulatory changes to the way BSkyB sells its sports channels means it will soon be able to start offering Premiership football at discount rates and it is looking to beef-up its programming. BT pledges ?1bn broadband boost as it returns to profit 2010-05-13T13:07:00Z The discount rate is the rate the Fed charges for banks to borrow and is different from the interbank lending rate, or Fed funds rate, that it targets to steer the economy. Fed's Bullard says extended period vow bears risks 2010-05-27T06:40:00Z The graph below shows the present value of our building at different discount rates and for three assumed annual growth rates in the annual cash flow from the building. Where All That Money Went 2010-04-30T10:00:00Z One of the most important issues is the discount rate — the depreciation of money over time. Cass Sunstein Wants to Nudge Us 2010-05-14T01:31:00Z This explains why the discount rate on acceptances ranges so low. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Some Fed officials would like to raise the discount rate, the level it charges banks for short-term loans, a Fed report showed on Tuesday. Fed officials see slow U.S. recovery, slack economy 2010-04-14T00:28:00Z Minutes of the latest discount rate meetings, released Tuesday, showed that the Fed board members in Washington on March 15 were all in favor of keeping the discount rate at 0.75%. Dallas Fed Backed Discount-Rate Increase 2010-04-13T18:29:00Z "Some directors favored taking a further step at this time toward the discount rate structure that existed before the crisis," the central bank said. Fed discussed second discount rate hike: minutes 2010-04-13T18:13:00Z A low a discount rate might protect the environment by spurring us to sacrifice now — while damaging the economy, increasing poverty and putting more people out of work. Cass Sunstein Wants to Nudge Us 2010-05-14T01:31:00Z Such a situation would doubtless lead to a sharp advance in the discount rate and to the importation of gold. Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted 2011-02-01T03:00:14.553Z Meanwhile, the Fed holds a closed-door meeting on Monday to review the discount rate, now at 0.75%. Stocks Set to Rise on Jobs Report 2010-04-05T11:08:00Z As an incremental step away from its emergency-lending efforts, the Fed raised the discount rate by a quarter point to 0.75% on Feb. 18. Dallas Fed Backed Discount-Rate Increase 2010-04-13T18:29:00Z The officials agreed to discuss the discount rate at the March 16 policy-setting meeting, but did not change it. Fed discussed second discount rate hike: minutes 2010-04-13T18:13:00Z The debates over the discount rate are less mathematical than moral. Cass Sunstein Wants to Nudge Us 2010-05-14T01:31:00Z The Fed surprised markets on Feb 18 when it hiked the discount rate, the emergency rate at which it lends to banks, by a quarter point to 0.75 percent. Asian stocks rise on strong U.S. jobs data 2010-04-05T06:49:00Z The other key statistical variable is the "discount rate," which establishes how to account for future costs and benefits in today's currency. Putting a Price Tag on the Melting Ice Caps 2010-04-03T04:55:00Z A decline in weekly jobless claims and tepid inflation was countered by rumors of another discount rate hike and jitters around Greece. Stocks Expected to Drift 2010-03-19T11:34:00Z There was also talk before the UK market closed about the Federal Reserve raising its discount rate again. Glaxo shines on Advair news but FTSE edged lower 2010-03-18T17:05:00Z Stern set the discount rate at 1.4 percent, a figure that would call for vast action, immediately. Cass Sunstein Wants to Nudge Us 2010-05-14T01:31:00Z Heading into Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's semi-annual testimony, markets expected dovish remarks to temper the recent discount rate hike by the Fed and yesterday's increase in the supplementary financing program by the U.S. Greece Woes Weigh on European Stocks 2010-02-25T08:13:00Z The Pew study looked at damages at different SCC and discount rates. Putting a Price Tag on the Melting Ice Caps 2010-04-03T04:55:00Z Federal Reserve just raised its discount rate on emergency loans by a quarter of a percentage point to 0.75%, while Australia's central bank has raised its key policy rate three times. Brazil Tightens Monetary Policy, Raising Reserve Requirements 2010-02-25T04:10:00Z The Fed last week surprised markets by raising the discount rate it charges on direct emergency loans to banks. Grim outlook from Bernanke damps rate hike talk 2010-02-24T23:16:00Z Ackerman says that the discount rate the government prefers — 3 percent — isn’t low enough. Cass Sunstein Wants to Nudge Us 2010-05-14T01:31:00Z Tough conditions Last week, the Fed surprised financial markets by increasing the discount rate - which is a rate for emergency loans to banks - to 0.75% from 0.5%. Fed says low US rates are needed 2010-02-24T16:29:00Z Players were focused on "what he will say about last week's discount rate hike and the exit strategy" from policy stimulus for clues on the future course of U.S. monetary policy, she said. Exporters Drag on Asia 2010-02-24T02:01:00Z The market is waiting for testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, due to start Wednesday, after last week's surprise hike in the discount rate. Futures Slip Ahead of Consumer Data 2010-02-23T12:36:00Z Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who is expected to be asked to explain last Thursday's surprise decision by the Fed to raise its discount rate, charged to banks seeking emergency loans. European Stocks to Open Higher 2010-02-23T07:50:00Z Yellen said the increase in the discount rate reflected a return to more normal financial conditions, since banks are now better able to tap private markets for borrowing. Fed's Yellen: U.S. economy still needs ultra-low rates 2010-02-22T16:03:00Z Most economists do not expect the Fed to raise rates for some months yet - although the unexpected increase in the discount rate made some question their position. Fed says low US rates are needed 2010-02-24T16:29:00Z Federal Reserve's discount rate increase, as U.S. shares themselves shrugged off the news to advance Friday, said analysts. Exporters Lift Japan 2010-02-22T11:43:00Z The Fed said on Thursday it was raising the so-called discount rate by a quarter point to 0.75 percent. Hard to know where dollar headed: Pianalto 2010-02-20T20:40:00Z Marc Chandler, Broth Brothers Harriman The Federal Reserve announced it was lifting the discount rate to 75 basis points from 50 basis points. Experts Talk Discount-Rate Hike, CPI, Gold Prices 2010-02-19T15:22:00Z Federal Reserve's decision to raise its discount rate. Asia Declines After Fed Move 2010-02-19T14:36:00Z Before the crisis, the discount rate was a full percentage point above the fed-funds rate, a penalty meant to discourage banks from using it except in extreme conditions. Rate Rise Stirs Questions 2010-02-19T14:56:00Z Federal Reserve's discount rate increase, as U.S. shares themselves shrugged off the news to advance Friday, said analysts. Exporters Lift Japan 2010-02-22T11:43:00Z Many economists said banks were no longer borrowing in large amounts from the Fed using the discount rate, and so the move on Thursday was, in a sense, purely technical. Fed Move May Signal End to Easy Bank Profits 2010-02-19T08:04:00Z The Fed’s board of governors raised the discount rate on loans made directly to banks by a quarter of a percentage point, to 0.75 percent from 0.50 percent, effective Friday. Fed Rate Move Rattles Stocks and Sends Dollar Higher 2010-02-19T14:17:00Z As well as the discount rate, the Fed also sets the federal funds rate - the benchmark rate at which banks lend to each other and is used to set rates on mortgages and car loans. Dollar rises on surprise Fed move 2010-02-19T12:25:00Z Fed officials discussed the discount rate at their January policy meeting, and described the reasons for lifting the rate in the minutes of that meeting, which were released Wednesday. Rate Rise Stirs Questions 2010-02-19T14:56:00Z New York Fed President William Dudley said the change to discount rate was a small technical change, adding the Fed's extended period pledge was still very much in place. Stock futures pare losses after CPI data 2010-02-19T13:47:00Z The emergency easing cycle began with discount rate cuts - it was all about easing liquidity to banks. Fed seeks to calm markets after discount rate rise 2010-02-19T12:34:00Z When the target range for the fed funds rate was lowered to zero to 0.25 percent in December 2008, the discount rate dropped to 0.50 percent, its lowest level since World War II. Fed Rate Move Rattles Stocks and Sends Dollar Higher 2010-02-19T14:17:00Z Investors are bracing for the Fed to raise the discount rate in the near future, widening the gap between that rate and the target federal funds rate -- the central bank's main economic lever. Fed thinking of selling debt to withdraw stimulus 2010-02-18T01:28:00Z With Thursday's move, which is effective Friday, the gap between the fed-funds rate and the discount rate will be a half percentage point, up from a quarter percentage point. Rate Rise Stirs Questions 2010-02-19T14:56:00Z It also widened the spread, or difference, of the discount rate above the federal funds rate to 0.50 percent, from 1 percent. Fed Raises Interest Rate That It Charges Banks 2010-02-18T21:34:00Z The minutes also raised the possibility that the Fed could increase the discount rate, at which banks take out emergency loans, in the near future. Manufacturing, housing growth up in January, Federal Reserve says 2010-02-18T05:00:00Z Besides rates of exchange considered in the preceding chapter, commercial banks are concerned with loan and discount rates. Banking And the rebate being always less than the discount rate, less pounds sterling come off the face of the bill in the process of rebating than of discounting. Elements of Foreign Exchange A Foreign Exchange Primer Central bank discount rate: This entry provides the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds. The 2008 CIA World Factbook Bank reserves may mount, discount rates may fall, and if all other circumstances happen to be already favorable, a period of increased industrial activity may follow. The Settlement of Wage Disputes I registered as a member of FCIC, attaining a handy discount rate, then went in search of the Feds. The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier In the operation of this machinery, the most noteworthy features are the reserve system, and the administration of the discount rate of the Bank of England. Banking The advance in the discount rate in the Bank of England under such circumstances came like a thunder-clap, and the distended bladder burst. A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the United States "Central bank discount rate" provides the annualized interest rate a country's central bank charges commercial, depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds. The 2008 CIA World Factbook At first, the Fed refused to reduce the discount rate. Crime and Corruption In order to protect its dwindling gold supply the Bank of England raised its discount rate to 8 per cent. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict The rise in the discount rate attracted foreign capital little by little, and exchange grew easier. A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the United States Such was the interruption of business that interest for money rose to 20 per cent., and the discount rate for the best paper to 15 or 18 per cent. A Brief History of Panics and Their Periodical Occurrence in the United States Then, it partially succumbed and reduced the New York discount rate, which, curiously, was 1 percent above the other Fed districts - by 1 percent. Crime and Corruption Despite further reductions in the discount rate to 4 percent, it shed a whopping 89 percent in nominal terms when it hit bottom three years later. Crime and Corruption |
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