Financial Times on Nostr: Investors raise bets on bumper half-point Fed rate cut ========== Traders in swaps ...
Investors raise bets on bumper half-point Fed rate cut
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Traders in swaps markets are pricing in a 45% chance of a half-point cut by the Fed; the US central bank is set to reduce borrowing costs for the first time in over four years at its next meeting; headline inflation fell to 2.5%, nearing the Fed's 2% target; core inflation rose by 0.3% month-on-month due to housing market pressures; reports from the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal indicate a close call between a half-point or quarter-point cut.
#FederalReserve #InterestRates #Inflation #EconomicPolicy #FinancialMarkets #Traders #Swaps #BorrowingCosts #UsEconomy #MonetaryPolicy
https://www.ft.com/content/a6e5cafe-01fa-4291-a7ba-f2b132ef6879
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Traders in swaps markets are pricing in a 45% chance of a half-point cut by the Fed; the US central bank is set to reduce borrowing costs for the first time in over four years at its next meeting; headline inflation fell to 2.5%, nearing the Fed's 2% target; core inflation rose by 0.3% month-on-month due to housing market pressures; reports from the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal indicate a close call between a half-point or quarter-point cut.
#FederalReserve #InterestRates #Inflation #EconomicPolicy #FinancialMarkets #Traders #Swaps #BorrowingCosts #UsEconomy #MonetaryPolicy
https://www.ft.com/content/a6e5cafe-01fa-4291-a7ba-f2b132ef6879