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The stock market’s nightmare scenario of a 50% drop is now more likely after the ‘stubborn’ Fed’s biggest rate hike in decades, hedge-fund strategist says

The stock market’s nightmare scenario of a 50% drop is now more likely after the ‘stubborn’ Fed’s biggest rate hike in decades, hedge-fund strategist says

The Federal Reserve, led by Jerome Powell, raised interest rates earlier this month.Samuel Corum/Getty Images A “stubborn” Federal Reserve has increased the likelihood of a prolonged recession, according to Axonic Capital’s Peter Cecchini.  That’s because the Fed could cause economic whiplash that leads it to cutting interest rates sooner than expected. “The 1970’s drawdown scenario of almost 50% for the S&P 500 is becoming all the more likely,” Cecchini said. The Federal Reserve’s decision to… Source link

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