Fed rate decision countdown: expectations strengthen for 25 basis point increase
Summary · in our words
The U.S. Federal Reserve is preparing for a critical FOMC meeting scheduled for September 15-16. Market pricing reflects expectations that the Fed will raise its policy rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday. A robust labor market and inflation running above target are driving these rate increase expectations.
Markets have already priced in a 25 basis point rate hike at the Fed's September 15-16 FOMC meeting. The key mechanism here is that when a decision is fully priced, the actual market move tends to come not from the rate action itself but from the forward guidance language the Fed chooses, meaning the statement's tone could carry more weight than the hike. A strong labor market and above-target inflation underpin the rate increase expectation.
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