How the Fed's Dumb Mistake Will Crush Your Stocks

The witless high priests of "Economism" and the greed-happy gurus of Wall Street preach this constantly as an article of faith: Raising interest rates suppresses inflation. Here's the thing. These people couldn't be any more wrong if they made the cable talking head circuit and assured us all that the sun would rise in the west tomorrow. The truth is rising interest rates help trigger inflation. In fact, inflation and lending continue to increase through most of a rising rate cycle. Borrowers and consumers want to stay ahead of inflation by accelerating their borrowing and spending. Of course, that only promotes inflation. I'm going to prove this - all of this - to you beyond a shadow of a doubt, because I don't want you to get sandbagged by what's coming; the U.S. Federal Reserve is wrong, and that means it will be behind the curve until the very end, just like 2008, just like always. When it's all said and done, when it's all over but the crying, the Fed will be confronted with the obvious consequences of this faulty thinking. It'll deny it six ways from next Tuesday. It might even get raked over the coals (or ashes) for it, but that'll be cold comfort to people who didn't listen. But you, armed with the facts, will be safely in cash, ready to move at your leisure. So let me show you the proof... Tags: The Fed To get full access to all Money Morning content, click here About Money Morning: Money Morning gives you access to a team of ten market experts with more than 250 years of combined investing experience – for free . Our experts – who have appeared on FOXBusiness, CNBC, NPR, and BloombergTV – deliver daily investing tips and stock picks, provide analysis with actions to take, and answer your biggest market questions. Our goal is to help our millions of e-newsletter subscribers and Moneymorning.com visitors become smarter, more confident investors. Disclaimer: © 2018 Money Morning and Money Map Press. All Rights Reserved. Protected by copyright of the United States and international treaties. Any reproduction, copying, or redistribution (electronic or otherwise, including the world wide web), of content from this webpage, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of Money Morning. 16 W. Madison St. Baltimore, MD, 21201. The post How the Fed's Dumb Mistake Will Crush Your Stocks appeared first on Money Morning - We Make Investing Profitable .