Forget Goldilocks: bearish stories need to be taken seriously
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US interest rates could be raised again as a way of depressing stock prices. This view may be pessimistic, but Federal Reserve chairman, Alan Greenspan, has made bearish comments about the price of assets. The US aims to avoid the situation that occurred in Japan where a bear market followed a too high rise in asset prices. Banks tend to act unwisely during an economic boom, which is one reason for seeking to prevent asset prices from rising too far. Inflation is generally subdued apart from asset prices, though higher energy and metal prices are feeding into some intermediate prices.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1999
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Seeking reasons to be cheerful in interest rate cuts
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US investors hope that lower interest rates will help stock markets. Interest rate falls help protect corporate profits from a reduction in consumption and bank lending, but this has not been the case for Japan. There is hope that rate falls could help the US, where stock prices are affected by indecision, and concern about possible further revelations about banks' relations with hedge funds. It is likely that interest rates will continue to drop due to modest economic growth rates.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 1998
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Can history predict the future?
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High US interest rates may not affect stock prices, if historical evidence is a useful pointer, as is examined in detail.
Publication Name: Investors Chronicle
Subject: Business
ISSN: 0261-3115
Year: 2000
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