Richard Duncan som spådde finanskrisen:
During the press conference following the FOMC Meeting, Fed Chairman Powell indicated that he expects the Federal Funds Rate to rise above 5% this year and to remain above that level until 2024.
That looks like a realistic expectation.
If it pans out, interest rates at that level are likely to cause a significant increase in unemployment, a contraction of the economy, a meaningful fall in corporate earnings and double-digit declines in home prices.
The financial markets don’t believe in that scenario, however. They are pricing in rate cuts during the second half of this year. That expectation has fuelled a powerful rally in risk assets since the beginning of this year.
Those market expectations are likely to be dashed, however. If they are, risk assets are in for a significant tumble from here.