Convergex: Google Trends Says It's Time To Raise Rates

The trends are in Yellen's favor.

Janet Yellen, chair of the U.S. Federal Reserve

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According to search trends on Google, Fed Chair Janet Yellen has the green light to raise rates later this month. At least that's according to the brokerage Convergex.

Google Trends uses Google Search data to show how often a particular search term is entered relative to the total search volume across various regions of the world. In the charts, we have narrowed it down to just the U.S.