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still_one

(92,061 posts) Wed Mar 21, 2018, 02:11 PM Mar 2018

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Feds just increased the interest rates a quarter of a point

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/03/21/fed-raises-interest-rates-to-highest-level-in-a-decade-raising-costs-for-borrowers-and-easing-off-efforts-to-stimulate-the-economy/?utm_term=.943a0c79dc84

Going to be interesting if this along with the potential for a trade war will taper down the markets

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/20/trade-war-china-may-have-just-signaled-the-us-product-it-will-target.html

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Feds just increased the interest rates a quarter of a point (Original Post) still_one Mar 2018 OP

Hard to tell, but probably already cooked in. Hoyt Mar 2018 #1

The rate increase I agree with you. I am not so sure about the potential of a trade war though still_one Mar 2018 #2

the euro rose 2/3 of a cent and gold didn't budge DFW Mar 2018 #3

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

1. Hard to tell, but probably already cooked in.

Reply to still_one (Original post)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 02:16 PM

Mar 2018

still_one

(92,061 posts)

2. The rate increase I agree with you. I am not so sure about the potential of a trade war though

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 02:19 PM

Mar 2018

DFW

(54,295 posts)

3. the euro rose 2/3 of a cent and gold didn't budge

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 21, 2018, 02:23 PM

Mar 2018

Sounds very much indeed like it was expected and factored in from the start

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