It’s a little scary the stuff I see that FReepers post about economic news. The market sets medium and long term interest rates, not the Fed. The global debt market is saying it absolutely loves US debt, which has flattened our yield curve. The Fed doesn’t want to freak people out with an inverted yield curve (though that in and of itself is no big deal) so no more increases for a while.
Its funny how conservatives promote the free market for everything - but when it comes to money and interest rates, they prefer to have a soviet-style central planner.