When Will The Fed Raise Interest Rates? -- Brian Pretti

It has now been 11 years since the US Federal Reserve has increased interest rates, one of the longest periods on record. Of course the question on the minds of investors these days is, “just when will the Fed raise rates in the current cycle?” This question takes on a bit more near term importance as headline US economic numbers have shown us slowing growth. Can the Fed really raise interest rates if the economy is barely growing? The answer is yes. In fact perhaps a more meaningful question is, “has the Fed already waited too long to raise rates?”