Will the drop in equities limit the scale of Fed hikes?
Despite higher bond yields, strong equity price gains are keeping overall financial conditions supportive of economic activity. The equity market correction we expect next year should prevent the Fed from hiking as far as market pricing implies. But if this doesn’t occur, the risk is that the Fed raises the fed funds rate higher than our forecast of 4.25-4.50%.
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