For Fed watchers, that might tilt the scale toward a bigger rate increase.
For retirees like Martin Nicholes III of Asheville, N.C., the bigger rates can't come fast enough.
The possibility of a bigger rate cut sent investors toward interest-rate-sensitive stocks yesterday, like those of banks and utilities, said James W. Paulsen, chief investment officer of Wells Capital Management.
That night, she had a much bigger rating than her syndicated debut just among viewers between the ages of 18 and 49, a 3.9.
It indicates that the health of the banking system is once more being called into question.Indeed, much bigger rate moves are priced into the forward market.
And if you start a year further back, in 1999, you see a bigger rate still - 0.30C/decade.
That could allow bigger rate hikes in some states and lower increases in others.
Fitch Ratings, one of the nation's three big rating companies, sounded doubtful.
After a big rating for the show's first episode on Wednesday, ratings dropped precipitously every night for the episodes on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The problem is that the big rating agencies are often behind the curve in recognizing ratings deterioration (or improvement).
