Investment/Economy Thread
why is my book down, dafuq going on?
low unemployment rate - check
reduced future taxes - check
reduced regulation - check
composite PMI > 48 - check
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WrongBaldy
why is my book down, dafuq going on?
low unemployment rate - check
reduced future taxes - check
reduced regulation - check
composite PMI > 48 - check
Interest rates going up, and expected to keep going up.
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blah3
Interest rates going up, and expected to keep going up.
how high are you expecting them to hit?
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WrongBaldy
I read an article few years ago, maybe 2015 talking about the Fed and interest rates. Author was speculating that the reason they were keeping rates down so low had more to do with the national debt. Debt service was already such a large part of the government spending, if rates were increased there would be outcry over how much larger a percent of the spending it was.
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BPF2
I read an article few years ago, maybe 2015 talking about the Fed and interest rates. Author was speculating that the reason they were keeping rates down so low had more to do with the national debt. Debt service was already such a large part of the government spending, if rates were increased there would be outcry over how much larger a percent of the spending it was.
i read something similar a few times. basically with all the QE and high debt people believe the real cost of money is higher
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