Shares, bonds rally as markets await signals for Fed rates
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The market says a Fed rate hike is a done deal. Here's why it might hold steady
Markets overwhelmingly expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this week for the first time in more than three years — but the decision is likely to be a closer call than investors' bets suggest. "The probabilities in the market seem higher than I would necessarily assign at this…
What Wednesday’s Fed Decision Could Mean For Mortgage Rates
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates Wednesday after hotter August inflation abruptly reversed economists’ forecasts. For mortgage professionals, however, the expected quarter-point hike may not be the most important part of the announcement.Markets have already priced in a high probability of a rate hike. The bigger questions for mortgage rates are what Fed officials project for the remainder of the year, how Chair Kev…
What opens is a week that presents itself particularly dense of macroeconomic data, with the center of the meeting of the Fed of 15 and 16 September. The decision on rates, expected for Wednesday 16, will be accompanied by the Summary of Economic Projects and the new dot plot. With the fed funds currently in range 3,50-3.75%,... Read more
The market is expecting the Fed to raise interest rates at its meeting on Wednesday. S-Bank's chief strategist Wennonen-Kärnä disagrees.
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