What On Earth Is The Fed Doing? They Should Wait Another Two Years Before Tightening

Fed Funds RateIs the Fed Getting Ready to Tighten?

Officials say no. But there’s a lot of speculation that the rise in the discount rate presages further action. Let’s hope that this is wrong.

It’s worth noting that after the 2001 recession, the Fed waited almost three years before it began to tighten…

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