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.
This indicates that, historically, if there is a time for concern regarding small cap returns in relation to Fed actions, that time is typically twelve months following a rate hike. It makes sense that small cap stock prices would rise following a rate hike if you consider the natural business cycle.