Anyone think that we'll see an interest rate hike in 2021?

Nah.. they lowered rates to stoke the T economy for the election. The virus was just a façade.

 

QFT. Let's touch base this time next year.

 

It might be different in America because they only have I think 10% of the government debt in the form of Index Linked Gilts, but in the United Kingdom it is 25%

There are two other reasons why they will want to keep interest rates low, the first is to stimulate economic growth and the second is to keep the government debt repayments low.

 

answer: it will strengthen the dollar making things nominally less expensive. What citizens have to pay attention to is whether their income change exceeds inflation (the inflation that counts for them), keeps up with it, or lags.

 

It's not muted in some sectors.

 

You might be right, they can't keep it low this time, no matter how hard they try.

 

Like for instance?

 

for instance, lumber. building materials.

 

Ok that's some but other than new home buyers, the rest of us ... yawn.

 

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