| How much do you think the fed will raise interest rates? |
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| rnbaida |
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 3:12 pm Post subject: Fed rate hike poll |
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| Vote on the next rate hike |
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| JD |
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I was kinda torn on this one... Between what they will probably do and what they should do. I am sure Bernanke doesn't want to do anything rash but, he needs to bad enough that he just might. So, I voted for the .5% rate hike.  |
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| Grimreaper |
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 3:57 pm Post subject: |
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I don't post on the boards anymore but I just wanted to add my reply for "posterity" Besides that, my choice wasn't one of the voting options. I said da mawkets will make it so that da Fed will not have to do a thing at all (tumbling stock and commodity prices mean no measures necessary) so I'll stick witme previous take of no more rate hikes needed.  |
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| xcrazykid77 |
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 5:28 pm Post subject: |
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| I think they will hike it again .25, but after that hopefully it will be the last one. |
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| vetelmo |
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think it will be raised. The fed's will want to make sure they look like they are in control of the economy. |
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| damon |
Posted: Fri May 19, 2006 7:02 pm Post subject: |
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| I haven't a clue. I'm hoping for no rate hike. |
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| frusnak |
Posted: Sat May 20, 2006 1:36 am Post subject: |
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Should have started to increase the rate long time ago, instead of when they did. Now that the average american wage earner is strapped for money and has their second mortage raising the interest rate further will cause price increases to slow down the economy even further and this could lead to a situation simular to what happened in the early-mid 70's. Which wasn't a pleasant time for the average person in this country. Not a depression but one hell of a recession, they coined a new phrase for it "stagnation"  |
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