238: FED Rate Hikes Slow the Economy

Learn what's happening in the economy with jobs and interest rates.

Looks like the jobs number came in strong enough for the FED to justify a .25% rate hike next week. Interestingly, GDP growth is down from 1.9% in Q4 to an estimated 1.2% rate this quarter. That is not a good sign. You don't want to be raising rates when GDP is slowing dramatically because higher rates slow down the economy.

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