Traders now expect between four and five US rate hikes this year, beginning in March.
The January release of the Federal Reserve’s Senior Loan Officer Survey Opinion indicates a very modest tightening in standards, albeit broadly level with standards seen since the global financial crisis and well below the tightening seen at the start of the pandemic.
It’s also worth noting that for many private businesses, the impact of higher US interest rates is small compared to the credit risk premium lenders require to invest in less liquid markets.
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