www.informedtrades.com The second lesson of two on interest rates, why they are so important to the stock market and to traders and investors in the stock, futures, and forex markets with an introduction to the Federal Reserve. In yesterday’s lesson we began our discussion on Monetary Policy with a look at one of its primary components, interest rates. In today’s lesson we are going to continue this discussion with another look at how interest rates affect the economy and therefore the …

8 Responses to “57. What Traders Know About Interest Rates Part 2”

1. kyu012 on April 4th, 2009 2:45 am

   I have 2 questions for you.

   1. You claim that a rise in interest rates result in a slide in the stock market AND a slide in existing bond prices. Don’t bond and stock prices move in opposite directions?

   2. If a rise in interest rates results in a rise in the currency, does that capital inflow generally chase after debt instruments only and not equities?

2. kyu012 on April 7th, 2009 1:38 am

   Very informative and well organized!

3. subprime2006 on April 8th, 2009 1:39 am

   12/16/2008

   30 yr fixed = 4.375% (pay 1 point (percent) COST).

4. ydrohoos on April 11th, 2009 7:29 am

   great work

   thanks a lot

5. InformedTrades on April 11th, 2009 7:37 pm

   Hi Kevin, Thanks for the comment and for watching I am glad you like them. Best Regards, Dave

6. KevinMcNash on April 13th, 2009 6:27 am

   your videos have been very helpful, thanks.

7. InformedTrades on April 14th, 2009 10:34 pm

   hi popeeka, Thanks for the comment am glad you liked it and don’t worry there are lots more to come! Best Regards, Dave

8. popeeka on April 18th, 2009 6:58 am

   very interesting! keep on posting!