Haitong Macro: The Fed is in a position to raise prices right now and can do so at any time.

According to a Jan. 9 statement, Haitong Macro believes the current situation for the Fed's rate hike is already in place and could start raising rates at any time. First, it has been a long time since US inflation reached the onset of inflation. Second, unemployment was lower, lower than when interest rates rose in 2015, and the job outlook was to work full time. The US economy has finally returned to pre-contagion levels. Whether it's through rising inflation, through work, or through a global economic recovery, events are already in place for the Fed to raise rates, and it could start when it does. (beef)