Rate cuts often signal an impending recession, not a bull market, as historical data shows.
The Federal Funds Effective Rate chart illustrates how recessions (marked in gray) align with periods of rate reductions.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS
Hum... That graph shows recessions being a signal of impeding cuts and really not the other way around.
Rate cuts often signal an impending recession, not a bull market, as historical data shows.
The Federal Funds Effective Rate chart illustrates how recessions (marked in gray) align with periods of rate reductions.
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FEDFUNDS