Tag Archives: Rising Interest Rates

What Will Happen If Interest Rates Rise from Record Lows?

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Barry Donegan

The Federal Reserve has held interest rates at zero (or arguably below) through its aggressive, risky, and untested quantitative easing program, which has been in place now for years. Home prices have also been held at unsustainable levels, as the … Continue reading →

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Fearing Losses, Bernanke Considers Canceling QE Exit Strategy

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Barry Donegan

In a previous post, we called attention to reports that demonstrate the fact that, due to the heavy load of toxic assets recently purchased by the Federal Reserve, any effort it takes to raise interest rates will cause the private … Continue reading →

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