Danielle DiMartino Booth, Michael Oliver and Ivan Bebek return. Interest rates are rising but why? Is it because a booming economy is boosting demand for capital and that profits will rise dramatically to justify still higher stock prices? But what happens to the government solvency when it has to pay higher rates on its $20 trillion debt? Can stocks remain elevated with surging rates? What would plunging stock prices do to pension funds? Are there reasons for hope toward more sensible economic polices under a new Fed Chairman? What are the dangers of a return to QE resulting in a weaker dolla
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