Market Reaction After the 1967 Rate Cuts
The 1967 rate cuts offer a useful warning for today’s market.
Phase 1: Bull Market (19671968)
Stocks surged
Confidence returned
The Fed has this under control” narrative dominated
Valuations expanded
Sound familiar?
Phase 2: Inflation Breaks Loose (1969)
Wage growth accelerated
Commodities surged
Inflation re-ignited
The Fed reversed course aggressively too late. What followed was stagflation: high inflation, weak growth, and collapsing real returns.
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