Will 2015 be the year that the Fed raises interest rates? This is the topic of discussion in a recent blog entry published by The Economist. According to the post, if the IMF has their way, a rise in rates will not occur until 2016 in the hopes of providing market stability. This blog entry examines various charts and indices, such as the Personal Consumption Expenditure Index and trends in the unemployment rate, to provide analysis on factors considered by the Fed in their decision-making process.
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