The Fed and Congress are trapped in a vicious cycle and 'eventually something has to give'

The Federal Reserve's first rate hike in nearly a decade came in December with a sigh of relief, or at least exhaustion, after months of speculation over the move. Since then the economy has not been showing encouraging signs of taking the policy action in stride. Plummeting stock prices and mixed economic data have made the Fed's historic liftoff look shaky. NOW WATCH: What this Navy SEAL's '40% rule' can teach you about success