Point / Counterpoint: When and How Fast Should the Fed Boost Interest Rates, and Why?

Point / Counterpoint: When and How Fast Should the Fed Boost Interest Rates, and Why?
March 02, 2010 Posted by: Joe Morgan, CFA

The Fed should begin raising interest rates in earnest in early 2011, once consumers have some vision of and confidence in both their wealth and job prospects. At that point, the Fed should aggressively raise rates more than one 75 basis point hike. See Joe Morgan's and Jim Anderson's Point / CounterpointRead More