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In an effort to combat the worst inflation in 40 years, the Federal Reserve said it’s raising the federal funds rates...
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Both equity and bond markets are showing declines for the year, as surging inflation and rising interest rates squeeze stock prices and impact portfolio returns. What reaction should investors expect from the Federal Reserve? In the latest edition of Five Minutes with Commerce Trust Chief Economist Scott Colbert, we examine what steps the Fed could take in attempting to find the elusive neutral rate, an interest rate level that neither spurs nor restricts economic growth.