Submitted by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
My friend and colleague, Michael Lebowitz of 720 Global Research, recently penned a response to Larry Summers commentary on the economy’s weakened ability to withstand higher interest rates. To wit:
Sticker Shock: Fed to Hike Rates First Time in NINE Years!
Courtesy of Phil’s Stock World
A rate hike – what’s that?
While Yellen still speaks in her historic "first rate hike in years" press conference, the sellside has already shared its kneejerk reaction to the Fed's announcement, and as Citi notes, "It’s calm on the floor considering the first rate hike in years. More attention on WTI crude, which remains 4% lower to 35.80 after DOE inventory build."
More from Citi:
Our Treasury desk notes real money flow in front end with better buying around the 2-year point as its yield briefly popped above 1%. Little seen in the back end.
Perhaps even more important than the actual rate hike announcement, the one statement the market was particularly focused on was the Fed's "implementation note", which lays out the Fed's thought process on how it will actually raise rates in order to maintain the Fed Funds in the 0.25%-0.50% range.
Stocks were not impressed at all out of the gate but once Janet started talking, the algos lifted them to the highs (and of course gold was whacked). Crude oil was dumped, along with "sell the news" USDollar longs. Bonds were well bid at the long-end...