Fed Rates

Schiff was right.

>>1466909
The shill?

>>1466907
December may be on the table, but I doubt it.

>>1466907
Can anyone explain why people have been saying the fed will raise rates for the last 8 months?

I cant seem to find an argument for them to do so that isnt " we need wiggle room for the next crash" or "we need to take the pain now so we dont lose out on future potential growth" which i see as almost identical arguments.

What stops the fed from keeping near zero rates forever?

Cant we just go negative in the event of another crash?

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There's no way they can raise it anytime soon

But It has it's benefits

Just got a 15/yr fixed mortgage @ 2.5% APR. Mortgage officer said it's the lowest he's seen in 40+ years in the business.

We great depression now

>>1466907
I'm getting rolled by not having my money in market, but I'm afraid the market is going to crash. Where should I put my moneys?

>>1467272
Crypto.

>>1467272
Divide your money into several equal pieces(Do not dollar cost average!), invest in several periods, eg a year, and stop worrying.

>>1467272
Time in the market beats any sort of timing or dollar cost averaging you can do.

they are absolutely going to raise rates

>>1467264
>Can anyone explain why people have been saying the fed will raise rates for the last 8 months?

70-80's economists in the Fed.
Wanting to hurt China + Russia + commodity producers by creating depreciation pressure and volatility.

If they had just raised like they said they would in 2013-2016, these countries would be far better off. But the uncertainty scares away all investment and holds commodity prices down. Good for American geopolitics.

>What stops the fed from keeping near zero rates forever?
the neutral equilibrium rate of monetary policy.

>Cant we just go negative in the event of another crash?
Yes. We did by doing QE and Twist the last 8 years.

>>1467436
Yes. In December. Not September.