Fed seen on hold until Sep.

Fed seen on hold until September, with rising bets on earlier rate cut
The Federal Reserve will likely wait until September before cutting its policy rate, traders bet on Thursday, as data kept alive worries over elevated inflation and a decline in jobless claims suggested the labor market remains healthy.
Expectations for Fed rate cuts are fading
Hot inflation data for January was adding to concerns about how much more room the Federal Reserve might have to cut interest rates this year. This chart shows the retreat in expectations for lower rates from last year,
Markets scale back US Fed rate cut bets for 2025 amid inflation uncertainty
January’s consumer price index exceeded expectations, leading to diminished hopes for multiple Federal Reserve rate cuts. With inflation at 3.0% and tariffs looming, Fed officials are cautious about easing policy too quickly while monitoring economic impacts.
Fed seen likely on policy hold until Sept, but traders add to bets on July cut
Traders on Thursday placed rising but still shy of even odds the Federal Reserve will cut its policy rate in July instead of waiting until September, after data showed wholesale prices rose faster than projected in January and jobless claims declined.
Markets trim Fed rate cut bets following hot inflation report
A hotter-than-expected inflation reading makes it much more likely that the Federal Reserve will keep rates on hold for the foreseeable future, reinforcing a cautionary stance from Jerome Powell and other central bank policymakers.
Traders Dial Back Bets on Fed Interest-Rate Cuts
Traders dialed back bets on interest-rate cuts after Wednesday’s hotter-than-expected inflation report. In recent trading, interest-rate futures suggested that investors now see a roughly 30% chance that the Federal Reserve doesn’t cut rates at all this year,
Rate cut hopes are fading fast as inflation data and record egg prices make ‘very uncomfortable’ reading for Jerome Powell
Data isn’t stacking up for a Fed rate cut, multiple regional presidents have hinted, as January’s CPI report makes for ...
Only one Fed rate cut expected in 2025 after hot January inflation data
U.S. CPI report sent traders scrambling to further recalibrate their Fed rate cut expectations. Read more here.
Hot Inflation In January 2025 Reduces Odds Of Fed Interest Rate Cuts
January inflation ran hot, and the odds of Fed interest rate cuts fell as Consumer Price Index total CPI inflation ...
Fed to wait for months on next rate cut as tariffs risk inflation flare up: Reuters poll
Faced with the threat of rising inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve will wait until next quarter before cutting rates again, ...
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Inflation heats up to 3% as Trump calls on Fed to cut main rate
The unexpected rise in price pressures prompted futures traders to increase the odds that the Federal Reserve will hold the ...
Next CPI Inflation Report Could Improve 2025 Fed Rate Cut Expectations
This week’s forthcoming Consumer Price Index report could show easing year-on-year inflation, increasing the potential for ...
After CPI inflation report, fed-funds futures traders push back Fed rate-cut expectations
Traders in the federal-funds futures market on Wednesday morning pushed back their expectations for the Federal Reserve to cut its benchmark interest rate to the fourth quarter of 2025, after weighing ...
Trump and the Fed Complicate the Stock Market’s Historic Bull Run
Stocks have defied even the most bullish forecasts since bottoming in October 2022, with the S&P 500 returning roughly 65 percent in that span. To strategist Tom Essaye, who writes the Sevens Report, ...