The Sahm Rule’s Red Alert: Will the Fed Hit the Panic Button?
Two successful methods of predicting recessions are issuing warning signs
The Sahm Rule’s Red Alert: Will the Fed Hit the Panic Button?
Three Things to Watch with Interest Rates Surging
Benchmark interest rates have surged to a 22-year high in the U.S. Investors should be closely monitoring this niche of the financial markets.
Key Inflation Report Looms After Powell Doubles Down on Future Rate Hikes
Federal Reserve chairperson Jerome Powell appeared before Congress on March 6 and indicated that rates may have to increase more than expected in 2023 to tame persistently high inflation
Operation Twist and the Interest Rates Trade
Interest rates are rising, but the Federal Reserve could still intervene to soften the impact of higher rates using a program known as “Operation Twist.” Nerves on Wall Street have frayed recently, as evidenced by last week’s spike in the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), which broke above 30 on March 4. Concerns appear to be … Continued