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Here Are the Fed Rate Hike Odds

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning -

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Right now, the Fed rate hike odds show the markets believe interest rates will be raised in June 2017.

In fact, almost 90% of investors think a rate hike will happen in June.

If that happens, we have a strategy that will allow our readers to protect their portfolios, as well as potentially profit. Here's everything you need to know...

Are Interest Rates Going Up in June 2017?

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning -

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The odds for interest rates going up in June 2017 are high.

The markets expect nearly an 80% chance the Fed will raise rates on June 14.

And if rates are raised, it's going to have an impact on your money...

Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates in March 2017?

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning -

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Will the Fed raise interest rates in March 2017?

Right now, investors predict there's an 80% chance rates are raised.

And if the Fed does raise interest rates, here's how it will directly affect your money and your investments...

Will the Fed Raise Interest Rates in November?

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning -

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Will the Fed raise interest rates in November?

That's the most common question we've received in the last few days.

That's why today, we are sharing everything you need to know for the November FOMC meeting. We will also discuss what to expect from the December FOMC meeting...

How U.S. Interest Rates Impact Your Money

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning -

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U.S. interest rates will not be raised in September.

But the Fed wants to raise interest rates one more time before the end of 2016.

And if rates are raised, it will have a big impact on your money. Here's everything you need to know before the Fed potentially raises interest rates...

How to Protect Your Money Against Negative Interest Rates

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report • @kfgtotalwealth -

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If the Fed does introduce negative interest rates, knowing how to defend your money will be vital.

So consider this strategy to hedge against negative rates...

How Near-Zero Interest Rates Are Killing the Economy and Threatening Your Retirement

By , Capital Wave Strategist, Money Morning • @WallStreet_II -

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The Fed's low interest rates are killing savers and retirees, costing them more than $470 billion in interest income.

And this "financial repression" is about to get even worse. Here's how...

What This Week's Federal Reserve Interest Rate News Means for Markets in 2016

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

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After another dovish Federal Reserve interest rate statement from Chair Janet Yellen yesterday, global stocks and commodities are rallying.

Investors can now expect lower interest rates to last deeper into 2016.

Here's what that means for your money now....

Why I Don't Trust This Rally

By , Global Credit Strategist, Money Morning • @MichaelELewitt -

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Stocks kept rallying last week despite the fact that economic conditions are not improving anywhere in the world.

Investors predictably celebrated the European Central Bank's decision to lower interest rates further below zero and to buy more debt (including investment grade corporate bonds) in pa continuation of its desperate efforts to revive a moribund European economy.

That's bad, but it's not the immediate concern right now...

If You Want an Accurate Financial Forecast, Ask a Waiter

By , Chief Investment Strategist, Money Map Report • @kfgtotalwealth -

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Many investors really start to study the markets this time of year in an effort to divine what's next for global markets and, by implication, their portfolios.

But for an accurate financial forecast, I turn to the world's top steak houses, which are known haunts for global traders anxious to blow off some steam and have a fabulous meal.

Today I'm going to talk about what's not"on the menu" - pardon the pun - and why. Then, I'll highlight an investment poised for profits as a result.

Here's what waiters can tell you that economics can't.

Take Profits – Then Take Cover

By , Global Credit Strategist, Money Morning • @MichaelELewitt -

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Investors should not be fooled by the strong performance of stocks last week. Fundamentals have not changed and still present major headwinds to a market recovery.

Oil ended the week at $29.64 per barrel (BTI crude), which is still too low to save struggling fracking companies from the junk heap. The junk bond market backed away from 10% yields but is still a disaster zone. And major hedge funds are still nursing double digit losses.

What we saw was a classic short-covering rally inside a bear market that has further to run. Readers should not let their guards down and let themselves get fooled into diving back into dangerous waters.

If they do, they will drown.

Negative Interest Rates Mean Your Government Is Betraying You

By , Global Credit Strategist, Money Morning • @MichaelELewitt -

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Nearly 500 million people now live in countries with official negative-interest-rate policies, and the United States may be next.

Seven years of zero interest rates have already severely punished savers; negative interest rates will finish the job by confiscating their capital for the mere privilege of depositing it in a federally licensed banking institution.

Make no mistake. NIRP is a desperate, last-ditch measure, and it couldn't come at a worse time. Here's the deal.

How the Federal Reserve's "Nuclear Option" Is Threatening Our Economic Freedom

By , Capital Wave Strategist, Money Morning • @WallStreet_II -

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The soldiers of fortune at the U.S. Federal Reserve have devised an insidious plan to solidify their control over free markets and America.

This prescription envisions banks lending cheaply and consumers spending robustly, spurring economic growth and propping up beleaguered markets.

But the reality is quite different. Here's what's really going to happen, and how, if the Fed wins the battle it's about to wage, Americans will lose their war for economic freedom.

The Interest Rates That Really Count Already Moved – and It's a Disaster

By , Liquidity Specialist, Money Morning -

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Wall Street and the media breathlessly waited for Yellen & Co. to hike the fed funds target from 0% to 0.25% up to 0.25% to 0.50% - a move that's been telegraphed for months and largely already priced in to the ZIRP-addled markets.

The drama around this move was manufactured. You can't call those rates anything but accommodative.

But with so much focus on the fed funds rate, it's really not surprising that the media missed the fact that the really important rates have been on the move since July.

Meanwhile, "overnight money," money that the central bank loans overnight to banks (and which the Fed influences through open market operations), has barely budged.

We're looking at a liquidity crunch like nothing we've ever seen before. Here's how it happened and how bad it's likely to get...

The 5 Most Convincing Arguments for a Fed Interest Rate Hike in December

By , Money Morning -

An interest rate hike could happen as early as next week. Here are five of the clearest justifications for a December rate hike...

An interest rate hike could happen this month and economists are making statements aplenty. While Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen makes intentionally vague statements, we found a few industry leaders who do not.

They've looked at various data and claim that a December rate hike is indeed imminent.

Here is what they're saying…

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