InvestorsHub Logo
Followers 58
Posts 2362
Boards Moderated 0
Alias Born 09/24/2013

Re: OTCRIDER post# 17372

Wednesday, 12/02/2015 11:20:36 AM

Wednesday, December 02, 2015 11:20:36 AM

Post# of 39190
Opinion: As Fed hikes and ECB eases, markets could get wild,

Federal Reserve Board Chairwoman Janet Yellen could rock markets with a rate hike later this month.

WASHINGTON (Project Syndicate) — Over the next few weeks, the U.S. Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank are likely to put in place notably different policies. The Fed is set to raise interest rates for the first time in almost 10 years. Meanwhile, the ECB is expected to introduce additional unconventional measures to drive rates in the opposite direction, even if that means putting further downward pressure on some government bonds that are already trading at negative nominal yields.


...sharp movements in interest rates and exchange rates can cause volatility in other markets, most notably for equities

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/as-fed-hikes-and-ecb-eases-markets-could-get-wild-el-erian-says-2015-12-02?dist=lcountdown