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Fed hikes as acute shortages drive up costs

The latest weakness in equities isn't going to stop the Fed from continuing to hike its policy rate by 50bp in June and July, not when labour market conditions remain unusually tight and, in an environment of unusually weak productivity, wage growth is unusually elevated.

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