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Outsized rise in rates charged on US credit cards

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The increase in interest rates paid for credit card debt far exceeds the rise in the Fed funds rate, pointing to sizeable divergence in the impact Fed tightening is having on the US economy.The Fed’s interest-rate tightening since Q4 2015 has had divergent repercussions on interest rates paid by ‘end users’ across the US economy.Interest rates on credit card debt have risen particularly sharply since the start of Fed tightening.How monetary policy is transmitted to the ‘real economy’, including consumers and small businesses, remains a blind spot in US monetary policy, and is too often glossed over by Fed policymakers.Very recently, the Fed has turned its attention to gyrations in stock markets and movements in corporate bond markets.While interest rates have increased sharply in the

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The increase in interest rates paid for credit card debt far exceeds the rise in the Fed funds rate, pointing to sizeable divergence in the impact Fed tightening is having on the US economy.

The Fed’s interest-rate tightening since Q4 2015 has had divergent repercussions on interest rates paid by ‘end users’ across the US economy.

Interest rates on credit card debt have risen particularly sharply since the start of Fed tightening.

How monetary policy is transmitted to the ‘real economy’, including consumers and small businesses, remains a blind spot in US monetary policy, and is too often glossed over by Fed policymakers.

Very recently, the Fed has turned its attention to gyrations in stock markets and movements in corporate bond markets.

While interest rates have increased sharply in the credit card space, credit debt borrowing continues to march higher, and US private consumption remains in stellar shape. The flip side is that US consumers may well face a ‘day of reckoning’ at some point as interest continues to compound.

Outsized rise in rates charged on US credit cards

Thomas Costerg
Thomas covers the US and Canadian economies from New York. He was previously based in London, covering the UK and the euro area. Thomas started his career with Lehman Brothers in London in 2007 and also worked at a Paris-based private bank and asset manager. Do not hesitate to contact Pictet for an investment proposal. Please contact Zurich Office, the Geneva Office or one of 26 other offices world-wide.

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