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How much will the Fed raise interest rates in 2022? Here’s what experts are saying
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| 3/8/2022
| Sarah Foster
Posted on 03/09/2022 9:28:44 AM PST by SaxxonWoods
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Place your bets, how many raises, will they have to go up a half-point at once, and what will be the effects?
I'd be raising in line with what the expectations are at this point.
To: SaxxonWoods
A friend of mine insists that they can never be raised that much or we are cooked.
To: SaxxonWoods
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:32:22 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(Ukraine is not a good country and does not deserve active US support.)
To: FlipWilson
Well done or very well done?
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:36:10 AM PST
by
Jonty30
( I am an extremely responsible person. When something goes wrong, my boss asks if I was responsible.)
To: SaxxonWoods
The US Congress Hacks have created so much debt that they cannot afford to raise interest rates more than a point or two, and consequently, we will be in deep merd soon with inflation way way WAY out of control...
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:39:33 AM PST
by
Shady
(The #JihadJunta: "We are now a nation of Men, Not of Laws. You are not as equal as we are...")
To: SaxxonWoods
1% tops. Inflation remains.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:39:46 AM PST
by
Huskrrrr
(Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
To: FlipWilson
“A friend of mine insists that they can never be raised that much or we are cooked.”
I’ve heard that claim. Bernanke got in trouble with 7 quick raises during his time. He just backed them off when he saw what was happening and it worked out.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:41:11 AM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
To: ClearCase_guy
I have a bass amp that will do that! It’s fun. 2,000 watts, stand back!
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:42:14 AM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
To: SaxxonWoods
A couple points. Our debt will quickly become unserviceable, they don’t have much room to work with here. I imagine the plan is to acquire assets with inflato-bucks. Then at some point make a transition to reset the clock.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:42:29 AM PST
by
bak3r
To: Huskrrrr
“1% tops. Inflation remains.”
Reasonable. But then, we don’t want deflation, so some inflation remaining is a good thing.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:43:40 AM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
To: Huskrrrr
You are pretty close. My guess is 3 rate hikes of 1/4%.
Inflation is going to hurt working middle class the most.
Seniors like me received a “hefty” haha raise of 7% in social security. That 7% will be eaten up 3 times over by inflation everywhere.
The root cause of all this fiasco is OVER-SPENDING.
https://usdebtclock.org
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:46:57 AM PST
by
entropy12
(Blockade of sovereign Cuba was fine, but invading Ukraine not acceptable to Neocons!)
To: Shady
I’ve seen that claim a lot. You say a point or two.
There’s a vast difference between a point or two.
6 raises would be 1.5 points. The Fed will watch the effects of its raises and stop when they think they should. I’m good with it.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:47:54 AM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
To: entropy12
“The root cause of all this fiasco is OVER-SPENDING.”
Yes, and the FED has been telling the govt that since Bernanke.
Maybe higher loan service costs will squeeze the spenders a bit.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:50:26 AM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
To: FlipWilson
Yup. Raise it to 5% and basically all the income of the US government is needed to pay interest on the debt.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:51:11 AM PST
by
pierrem15
("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
To: pierrem15
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:52:10 AM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(The only way to secure your own future is to create it yourself.)
To: SaxxonWoods
Slam on the brakes! Hike it to 4%. I’d go back to buying T bills. Gets me some of my outrageous taxes back.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:53:41 AM PST
by
rellic
To: pierrem15
US govt has legal money printing machine. They can print as much as the socialists want to send it to the non-working.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:54:05 AM PST
by
entropy12
(Blockade of sovereign Cuba was fine, but invading Ukraine not acceptable to Neocons!)
To: SaxxonWoods
“massive half-point increase”
The current fed reserve interest rate is 0%. Going to .5 would be a truly massive increase.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:54:23 AM PST
by
I want the USA back
(Government is to be feared much more than the chicom virus.)
To: SaxxonWoods
Reasonable. But then, we don’t want deflation, so some inflation remaining is a good thing.
What's wrong with deflation?
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:56:42 AM PST
by
RushingWater
(Thank God for no more mean tweets, it's worth 20% inflation. )
To: SaxxonWoods
Maybe higher loan service costs will squeeze the spenders a bit. Nah...spending is like addiction to heroin. The feeling of power and euphoria is extremely addictive. The PTB will just print more.
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posted on
03/09/2022 9:56:53 AM PST
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entropy12
(Blockade of sovereign Cuba was fine, but invading Ukraine not acceptable to Neocons!)
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