October 30, 2018
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate three times this year and earned a public haranguing from President Trump. “I have a hot economy going,” he told the Wall Street Journal. But “every time we do something great, [Chairman Jerome Powell] raises the interest rates.” Asked what the biggest risk to the economy was, Trump replied: the Fed.
In this eye-opening article, socionomist Alan Hall shows you why rising rates are not the Fed’s “fault.” Social mood guides the Fed’s interest rates policy. When you monitor social mood’s manifestations, you too can anticipate the Fed’s future decisions.
If you look closely, you can see patterns in social mood that help you predict social trends. Learn more with the Socionomics Premier Membership.
The Socionomist enables you to see trend-shaping waves of social mood, as reflected by the stock market — and capitalize on them. The April 2023 issue looks at negative social mood’s influence on the tumultuous history of the Mexican Revolution. Mood Riffs topics include President Joe Biden’s reelection prospects, challenges facing corporate giants, the new workplace trend known as Bare-Minimum Monday, and British Columbia’s effort to relax laws governing hard drugs. Read the April issue when you become a Socionomics Premier Member. 
