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Jeff Garden quoted on the impact of Higher Interest Rates in the The Wall Street Journal

Published 05-16-2018

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U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Retailers

Macy’s shares surge; Treasury yields remain near recent highs
By Amrith Ramkumar and David Hodari

Wednesday, May 16th 2018

“More investors now are anticipating three additional Federal Reserve interest-rate increases this year compared with the central bank’s previous projection of two. Higher rates tend to push up borrowing costs and Treasury yields, making stocks less attractive to some investors.

Still, some investors think markets can withstand higher rates as long as the Fed sticks with its current gradual pace of tightening.

“I don’t think it’s been at a speed that’s too difficult to deal with,” said Jeff Garden, senior research analyst and portfolio manager at Lido Advisors. “This has been coming for a long time.”

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