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by Ancalagon 147 days ago
well, yes, if Trump gets his way and gets a crony as the FED chair, interest rates will probably go very low
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The federal funds rate is not directly tied to commercial interest rates. If Trump actually does get his way and begins cutting the over night rate, I would actually expect investors to demand higher yields on US treasuries and commercial bonds, given it indicates the federal reserve is likely to allow inflation to increase, possibly by quite a lot