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Consumers Less Worried About Higher Rates

TedTed
edited June 2014 in Fund Discussions
FYI: One of the interesting trends in yesterday's Consumer Confidence report concerned sentiment towards interest rates
Regards,
Ted
http://www.bespokeinvest.com/thinkbig/2014/6/25/consumers-less-worried-about-higher-rates.html?printerFriendly=true

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  • Old_JoeOld_Joe
    "HYigher Rates": cute! Been my experience that what "consumers" don't worry about is usually exactly what happens.

    Regards-
  • scott
    Old_Joe said:

    "HYigher Rates": cute! Been my experience that what "consumers" don't worry about is usually exactly what happens.

    Regards-

    I'd also question whether or not consumers have really "run the numbers" in terms of what even mildly higher rates will mean for aspects of their lives.

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