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stack wrote: Trooper, thats about the same sense as I have as to what may happen with rates and the markets. One never knows though but you're certainly correct  in that they could not have prepared the market any more for the much much anticipated first rate rise. I do think they will raise once and then go on pause to see how things pan out. Of course if the data continues to improve, jobless numbers get even more bullish, then they will continue to raise rates but at the first sign that the economy is cooling, i expect them to hold off until the economy catches up. The last thing the Fed wants to do is crater the stock market and the economy. But at some stage they HAVE to raise rates as they are artificially much much too low and causing all kinds of distortions out there, not least for Seniors who cannot possibly earn any return from income related investments with interest rates paying them zero or as close to it as one could get. Interesing perspectiveStack-the only problem IMO with raising interest rates is many consumers are over leveraged to the bring of unserviceability without restructuring-defaults will rise-what life remains in the housing market will be dulled-and the service industry itself including financial services will be impacted negatively. Many seniors ...my old man at 85 still kicking included- will gladly take their dividend payments from blue chip investments that still pay out a healthy quarterly distribution than a GIC and dividends still remain taxed at a much more favorable rate than income bearing investments. I for one hope rates stay within a half percentage point if raised to where they are now. SS