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Fed increases rates twice since Trump elected president, only

Posted: Mar 17, 2017

In the past 10 years there have been only three Fed Funds rate increases. Two of those increases have occurred since President Trump won the election on November 8th, 2016. Yellen is doing this against Trump for political reasons. We predicted this. ;

Keynesians think they're hurting Trump. Friedmanites - know they're helping.

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But it shows the Deep State and what we are up against.

your post indicates you have very little - hawtmk

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knowledge of monetary policy.

As does yours - Just sayin'

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Here is some factual information - hawtmk

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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/03/15/business/federal-reserve-interest-rates.html

Great--maybe I can get a better rate for savings! - Better for the long term

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The people who are in a state of euphoria in the stock market like the low interest rates, but savers like the rate increase! That stock market euphoria can pop like a balloon. Remember before Bush's crash? Everybody and their brother was flipping houses because they thought there was no limit to the crazy economy. Boy, were they wrong.

I dont disagree with you on this - hawtmk

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No one ever predicts stock market tops. It would also be nice if the Fed had not decided on such an easy-money policy that decimated savings/savers during the recession and since.

I disagreed with your premise that Janet Yellen is raising rates to politically damage Trump. There is no evidence to support that and much evidence against it.

better for long term - sorry, different poster

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Put your thinking cap on; 1 rate increase in 8 years, now 2 already - since Nov. 8. Hmmmm

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The tin foil hat thinking cap? - I hate to tell you this

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After the Bush debacle, there was a massive effort by everyone to get the economy back on track. They dropped the interest rates to zero to help businesses recover and stimulate the economy. Remember when Obama saved the auto industry? Well at every Federal Reserve meeting after this, it has been discussed if a rate increase back to normal would be a good thing or not. It took quite some time to recover from the Bush mess and the first rate increase happened in 2015. These are much publicized and talked about at meeting time. The market always fluctuates on speculation regarding possible rate hikes. Banks and Wall Street have been expecting these increases for sometime, but apparently it is new to you.

I don't rely on NYT times for slanted news. - nm

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Don't be fooled by biased reporting from the New York - Times.

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BUT the NY Times - sm

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is where #45 read about the wire tapping by Obama. You know, the truth when it's convenient to be the truth by trump and his fans but then again not the truth because it's the times yet it is the truth because he read it, but then again.....never ends.

Nope, my post indicates what has happened in the - past 8 years and why.

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Sorry Charlie.

I totally agree. This is good news for savers, but - one has to ask why did the Fed

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wait until Trump was elected or after the election?

One with an inquiring mind anyway.

Eight years and not a penny on my savings. - When mortgage rates increase,

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real estate prices will fall, stocks will also fall as investors move back into bonds.

For years the Fed has had numerous opportunities to gradually raise interest raters. But they clearly resisted doing so for political reasons.

Since the Dems lost its suddenly OK now safe to hike rates and slow the economy down. No more need to keep rates artificially low now that Obama is gone.

Trump will stimulate real demand for dollars to invest in America. That will drive up the natural interest rate.

One of the tenants of conservatism is understanding human nature.

When you hear the price of gas is going up, what do you do? You fill up the tank.

All is fine, there will be a rush to borrow money before the cost goes up. This is economic stimulation...

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