FOMC - Inflation exceeds the 2% target
2024-12-18
Summary:
The market expects a Fed rate cut Thursday, with inflation above 2%, softening the rate-cut logic and influencing next year's decisions.
The Fed's Dec meeting
18/12/2024 (Wed)
Previous(Nov): 4.75% Forecast: 4.5%
The Fed is widely expected to cut borrowing costs when it meets Wednesday, and officials could shed light on how recent economic data might affect their decisions on interest rates in the new year.
Rationale for cutting rates has diminished recently in the wake of reports showing inflation has stayed stubbornly above the Fed's goal of a 2% annual rate, while jobs remain relatively plentiful.
Trump's presidency is a wild-card for the Fed to manage its monetary policy. Tariffs that in particular could change where inflation will be headed is expected to get in the way of gradual easing.
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