Interest Rates: “Faith” in the Fed?

This year has been interesting regarding the Federal Reserve and its decision on interest rates.

Despite expectations that the Fed would adjust rates in the first quarter, we are now at the end of Q2 with no changes.

In this week’s “Making Sense”, Ed Butowsky discusses whether he has “faith in the Fed” and their timing with interest rates.



Summary:

  • As an investor, it helps to have “faith,” whether based on confidence that something bad will happen or something good.
  • The Fed has not lowered interest rates yet, but many experts are now predicting September to be a possibility.
  • If the Fed indeed lowers rates, it will most likely come from inflation finally starting to come down.

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