Fed Raises Rates for First Time in Three Years, Signals One More to Come This Year
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This is exactly what many already knew. The funny part is knowing something and admitting what it means are two different things on Wall Street. Inflation too high? Everybody knows. Oil and war making it worse? Everybody knows. Labour market resilient? Everybody knows. So the Fed has room to fight inflation instead of rushing to rescue asset prices. And yet: “Yeah, but when cuts?” 😂 My friend, the Fed just HIKE. Not cut. HIKE. The assumption of cheaper money has met an inconvenient reality: inflation remains a problem, the economy can tolerate tighter policy, and the Fed is showing inflation comes first. This doesn't mean “Fed hikes, stocks crash tomorrow.” The point is simpler: the price of money matters. Yields matter. Valuation matters. When safer assets offer meaningful returns, paying
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