Shaun's name origin is Hebrew, and the name Shaun means God is gracious. Shaun is an alternate spelling of John (Hebrew). Shaun is also a form of Sean (Irish, Hebrew).
Evaluation of higher interest rates. 1  Higher interest rates affect people in different ways. The effect of higher interest rates does not affect each consumer equally. 2  Time lags. The effect of rising interest rates can often take up to 18 months to have an effect. 3  It depends upon other variables in the economy.
Instead, it sets a federal funds target rate, which the Fed tries to achieve through open market operations -- buying and selling bonds on the open market to change the money supply. Other Rising Rates Stories: Fed Raises Interest Rates for First Time in Nearly 10 Years. How to Play the Fed's Interest Rate Hike in 2016.