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Marianne O, CFA's avatar

Thank you for this well-argued piece. I think the part of the private sector that will be hurt the most from prolonged high interest rate is the US corporate sector as refinancing will go up from $790bn this year to $1 trillion in 2025, and then 4+ trillion from 2026-2030, according to Goldman. So one way or another as more business closures and commercial real estate loans default, the Fed will have to lower interest rates.

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Rene Bruentrup's avatar

Thank you, Marianne! I agree, there are quite a few essential industries already hurting badly. Should not be forgotten that the Fed's rate do not only work against demand (at least in theory), but also against supply, which makes high rates even more contra productive in the fight against inflation.

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Oguz Erkan's avatar

The most basic explanation I have ever seen on how the bubbles are formed through short term debt cycles!

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Rene Bruentrup's avatar

Thank you, Oguz, I am glad you enjoyed reading it!

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Christos V (Simply Finance)'s avatar

What an amazing piece that I hope catches a lot of eyes and people are open minded enough to let themselves understand it.

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Rene Bruentrup's avatar

Thank you, Sir, I am glad you enjoyed reading it!

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Christos V (Simply Finance)'s avatar

What an amazing piece. More people are catching on to this but there’s still very few that understand what is going on. Hopefully this article catches a lot of eyes and that people are open minded enough to comprehend it. Especially the permabears that won’t give it up 18 months in and counting 😁

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Quentin Bomgardner's avatar

Typo in tldr first paragraph.

Walk back rate cuts... Should be rate hikes.

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Rene Bruentrup's avatar

oh thank you, fixed it!

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