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Cash Is King Again, But Is That also A Sign That Another Recession Is Looming?

FYI: Interest rates on two-year certificates of deposit have just cracked 3%.

Yes — cash is back.

Once again people who don’t want to take on the risks of the stock market or the bond market or the gold market or any other market — and just want a reasonable rate of return on their savings without having to worry — are starting to feel some love.

Interest rates on two-year certificates of deposit or CDs — not quite “cash,” but pretty close — have just cracked 3% for the first time since living memory. And rates on parallel two-year Treasury bonds are not far behind. Just a couple of years ago they were offering barely half a percent — and this minuscule rate of interest, of course, was fully taxable too.

These rates are already well ahead of the 2.2% overnight Federal Funds rate set by the Federal Reserve, as financial markets have already anticipated further rate hikes by the Fed, expected later this year and in 2019.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/cash-is-king-again-but-is-that-also-a-sign-of-an-impending-recession-2018-10-29/print
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