{"id":7797,"date":"2022-03-02T10:59:55","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T18:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/?p=7797"},"modified":"2022-06-17T10:36:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T17:36:11","slug":"wall-street-applauds-powells-interest-rate-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wall-street-applauds-powells-interest-rate-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street Applauds Powell&#8217;s Interest Rate Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Powell Suggests a Tiny Interest Rate Increase,<br \/>\nWall Street&#8217;s Ecstasy Pushes The Market Higher<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Investors stopped worrying about Russia after Jerome Powell&#8217;s remarks on an interest rate hike.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>And in the absence of their fear, the party resumed with The Street signaling their high praise of Jerome Powell&#8217;s as index prices shot higher.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7801\" src=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/before-party-after-party-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"438\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/before-party-after-party-1.png 438w, https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/before-party-after-party-1-233x300.png 233w, https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/before-party-after-party-1-419x540.png 419w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stocks surged on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told the House Financial Services Committee that the Fed will likely hike interest rates by a quarter-point next month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He stated, <em>&#8220;I&#8217;m inclined to recommend and support a 25 basis point rate rise.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In late morning trade, the Dow was up roughly 550 points, or 1.6 percent. The S&amp;P 500 climbed 1.5 percent, while the Nasdaq gained nearly 1%.<\/p>\n<p>Investors were concerned that the Fed was going to <a href=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/is-the-bank-of-canada-going-to-hike-rates-next-week-more-people-are-saying-yes\/\">hike rates<\/a> more aggressively in response to inflation fears, particularly since oil prices have risen as a result of Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Powell, on the other hand, calmed the nerves of his favorite market on Wednesday with his low interest rate increase prediction.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wall Street couldn&#8217;t have received any better news.<\/p>\n<p><em>Of course, a quarter point bump in interest rates is unlikely to do anything to help curb runaway inflation.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s likely Powell&#8217;s choosing this route to show he&#8217;s still interested in combating inflation but without shutting down the markets full stop with a big interest rate bump.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7798\" src=\"https:\/\/theministerofcapitalism.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/wallstapplauds.gif\" alt=\"Wall Street Applauds Powell's Interest Rate Plan\" width=\"450\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"sales\">\n<h3 align=\"center\">If You&#8217;re Not Inside, You&#8217;re Outside:<br \/>\nGet Hedge Fund Beating Options Trades Delivered to Your Inbox!<\/h3>\n<p>Tired of missing out on the huge gains in the market?<\/p>\n<p>Wishing you knew which trades had the best odds of succeeding?<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to know EXACTLY how &amp; which trades to place WITHOUT having to spend years learning?<\/p>\n<p>Well now you can let our Team of Trading Experts &amp; Exclusive AI Trading Software do the work for you!<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theempiricalcollective.com\/?trk=MnstrBlgWallStApplaudsPowell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click Here to Start Making Bank With Our Option Trade Alerts!<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Powell Suggests a Tiny Interest Rate Increase, Wall Street&#8217;s Ecstasy Pushes The Market Higher Investors stopped worrying about Russia after Jerome Powell&#8217;s remarks on an interest rate hike. 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