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Fed bond buying leads to higher rates, Tom McClellan argues

Fed bond buying leads to higher rates, Tom McClellan argues
Fed bond buying drives long rates higher

Tom McClellan challenges the view that the Federal Reserve has little influence over long-term interest rates. He points to the pattern that whenever the Fed engages in quantitative easing, bond prices decline and long-term rates rise, despite the expectation that buying bonds should lower rates.

McClellan highlights this counterintuitive market response as evidence that reality does not always align with common assumptions about central bank actions.

McClellan has previously linked U.S. federal taxes exceeding 18% of GDP to an increased risk of recession, noting the negative impact on the economy and stock market in a past report. He has also observed that pessimistic earnings outlooks often create more favorable buying opportunities in the S&P 500. These views reflect his focus on counterintuitive effects across financial markets.

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