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The primary benefit of a credit-limit increase is its positive impact on your credit-utilization rate, or the ratio of debt to available credit.

"While fostering a strong economy and increasing the growth rate, we will reduce the government debt-to-GDP ratio, achieve fiscal sustainability and secure trust from the market," she said.

The ratios generated sell signals back in mid-October.

This is a revealing ratio, since both indexes contain the same group of stocks.

Tier 1 capital ratios now are sitting around 15%, higher than they need to be.