Here's the historical wisdom: Bank stocks go up when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates. The logic is simple and rather compelling--when the Fed raises interest rates banks see the rate at which they can lend out money--the long term interest rate rise faster than the short-term rates that the Fed directly controls. Banks borrow […]


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