Oh, the handwringing. The endless questions and coverage of every piece of minutiae about the U.S. Federal Reserve.
When will it raise interest rates? What did that Governor mean by that comment?
Why did Fed Chair Powell omit that particular word this time? What about the changes in the dot plot? And on and on and on.
We’re not saying the U.S. central bank is not important, what with trillions of dollars at stake, and an unprecedented stimulus/backstop to extricate itself from.
But for investors, agonizing over every detail about the Fed is a waste of time. Here’s what matters.
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