Here It Comes: New York Fed President Says “If Economy Weakens Further, Would Consider Negative Rates”

Here It Comes: New York Fed President Says “If Economy Weakens Further, Would Consider Negative Rates”:

Remember when the Fed’s dots – less than a month ago – suggested there would be 4 rate hikes in 2016? Ah, the memories. Well, you can not only forget that (now that the market is estimating the next rate hike will come in October if ever), but it appears that the Fed will follow Kocherlakota’s advice after all and not only cut rates (the possibility of a January rate cut now is 10%), but will pass go, and collect negative rates:

  • DUDLEY: IF ECONOMY WEAKENED, WOULD CONSIDER NEGATIVE RATES

After today’s atrocious, recessionary data, one can be certain that the Fed is furiously considering negative rates.

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