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What a rate hike in the US could do to equity performance versus broker research

13/02/2015

Impact of an USD interest rate hike to S&P 500 versus today's average upside potential and its level of confidence.If past performance is guide, an interest rate hike will not affect all sectors equally. Here are the past performances of the S&P 500 sectors (6 months before and afterwards a rate hike) versus today’s average price expectations and the respective level of confidence.

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