The Fed Rate Increase

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Yesterday the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.75% in another hawkish pivot in their on-going quest to tame inflation. They also said they intend to raise interest rates a further 1.75% across their remaining four meetings in 2022

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The Fed has finally started to raise rates for the first time since December, 2018. Let's look at how stocks have performed during previous rate hike cycles and how higher Fed Funds Rates will impact borrowing costs across different sectors.

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The U.S. Federal Reserve recently enacted its first interest rate hike in two years, but there is still more work to be done to counteract rising inflation and markets are watching closely.

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