Sentence examples for in low rates from inspiring English sources

Eastman Chemical entered the bond market, too, not just to lock in low rates but also to avoid the ratings-based discrimination that made issuing commercial paper difficult.

Hermes, a fund-management group, says the average call period on high-yield bonds in 2010 was 6.8 years; so far this year it has been 3.6.Some companies have taken advantage by locking in low rates for long periods.

Moreover, rates are likely to rise, which is encouraging companies to lock in low rates while they can.A second driver is the resurgence of activist investors which, emboldened by a benign economic environment, are pushing firms to return to shareholders cash that had been retained for a rainy day.

"This is the last opportunity to lock in low rates".

But the U.S. Treasury, in disclosing the possible return of the long bond, has asked the right question: Why not lock in low rates while we have them?

That mortgage lenders are willing to lock in low rates for 30 years suggests they don't believe the Fed will raise rates, or that higher Fed rates will not lead to any particular increase in inflation or their cost of funds for the foreseeable future.

However, the poor conductivity and large volumetric expansion of sulfur result in low rate performance and unfavorable cycle stability.

Geographic variations are likely to reflect underuse in low rate regions.

The higher densities in low rate counties suggest that better coordination may contribute to better disease control.

In high-rate mode, each pulse nominally represents 0.75′′, while in low-rate mode (used during all normal spacecraft operations) each pulse represents nominally 0.02′′.

One particular set of investors is stepping back: those who have taken advantage of Iceland's high interest rates by borrowing money in low-rate environments like Japan and purchasing higher-yielding Icelandic bonds.