Study: bear markets don’t start when real interest rates are this low

Everyone seems preoccupied with the Fed raising interest rates. "Rate hikes will slow the economy and kill the equities bull market" they say.

But here's the thing: the level of interest rates doesn't matter. The level of REAL (inflation-adjusted) interest rates is more important. Real rates are still too low to hurt the economy and stocks

https://bullmarkets.co/study-bear-markets-dont-start-when-rates-are-low/

Submitted May 13, 2018 at 07:37AM by markethistory https://ift.tt/2rFYDKL