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Gold advocate Peter Schiff suggests that the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates instead of lowering them

ChainCatcher news, according to Bitcoin.com, economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff has suggested that the Federal Reserve should raise interest rates instead of lowering them, even if it leads to a market crash. He acknowledged that this approach could result in a collapse of the stock and real estate markets, leading to a hard landing and triggering a recession, emphasizing the potential severity of these market consequences.Economist and gold advocate Peter Schiff recently shared his views on the U.S. economy, Federal Reserve policy, market rebounds, and the possibility of upcoming interest rate cuts on his podcast and social media platform X. Peter Schiff pointed out that decades of Federal Reserve policy have made an economic recession inevitable. He suggested that the Federal Reserve should not lower interest rates but should raise them, even if it triggers a market crash, which he believes is a "necessary collapse" to correct the economy.He stated, "The right thing to do is to raise interest rates further and let everything take its course. Of course, the stock market will crash. The real estate market will crash. We will have a hard landing. The economy will go into recession." Despite these views, the gold enthusiast acknowledged that market sentiment is increasingly confident about an imminent interest rate cut, possibly even before the September meeting. This expectation has already begun to influence market psychology.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points to a range of 5.25%-5.50% as scheduled

ChainCatcher news, the Federal Reserve resumed interest rate hikes in July, raising the benchmark rate by 25 basis points to a range of 5.25%-5.50%, the highest level since 2001, in line with market expectations. According to the Federal Reserve FOMC statement, the Fed will continue to assess more information and consider further tightening monetary policy to curb inflation.Powell stated that when determining when to cut rates, both the level and the rate of decline of inflation need to be considered. He personally believes that there will be no rate cuts this year, and whether to cut rates will depend on the Fed's confidence in inflation returning to target. Subsequently, Powell added that if the Fed sees reliable relief in inflation, there would be no need for tightening measures. If inflation is seen to be steadily declining, the Fed could lower rates to neutral levels and then at some point below neutral levels. It is expected that inflation will not return to 2% until around 2025, but rate hikes could stop before inflation reaches 2%.Additionally, according to CME's "Fed Watch" data, after the July rate decision announcement, the market expects a 79.1% probability that the Fed will maintain rates at 5.25%-5.50% in September, a 20.3% probability of raising rates by 25 basis points to a range of 5.50%-5.75%, and a 0.6% probability of raising rates by 50 basis points to a range of 5.75%-6.00%. (source link)
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