Sentence examples for fund futures from inspiring English sources

By the end of the first quarter, traders see almost a 50percentt chance of a quarter-point rate cut, based on the April fed fund futures contract.

For the moment, the markets are still betting against a rate rise: according to Jim Bianco of Arbor Research the price of federal fund futures suggests only a 30% probability of a quarter-point hike in August.

In a doveish text, the central bankers left no doubt that they were most worried about the downside risks and would act in a "timely manner" to address them.Judging by the price of Fed fund futures, investors expect the federal funds rate to be as low as 2.25% by the end of the year.

Having said that, the Fed still seems not to have managed to stick the expected date of the first rate rises in place; as good news has come rolling in, fed fund futures have signaled expectations of ever earlier increases though they may be responding less now to such strong economic data than they would have prior to the September analysis.And finally, a word on something a bit different.

(Make sure you understand how Fed Fund futures prices are quotes before drawing any conclusions).

Fed fund futures contracts indicate that traders are not expecting any rate hikes until 2018.

Europe's ageing population must fund future pensions somehow, notes Mrs Bowles, France's bête noire.

This money will not be available to fund future higher education.

What are the risks and opportunities associated with borrowing or using reserves to fund future plans?

"We are hopeful to get more resources to fund future growth," said finance director Richard Hopkins.

Some of the money will be used to fund future investments.