70% of the Fund Industry Expects Near-Term Rate Hike

SumZero recently asked members of its buyside community when the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates.

According to our buyside community, the answer is "soon". 38% said a rate hike will occur this quarter (Q4 2015), 31% said the hike will come the quarter after that, while a 7% and 15% of responders respectively expect a hike in 2017 or no hike at all.

Q4 2015: 37.5%
Q1 2016: 30.88%
Q2 2016: 7.35%
Q3 2016: 2.21%
Q4 2016: Less than 1%
2017: 6.62%
No hike expected: 15.44%

SumZero is the world's largest community of investment professionals working at hedge funds, mutual funds, and private equity funds. With over 3,500 funds active on the platform, SumZero is the fast-growing voice of the fund industry.

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