Has the Federal Reserve changed its attitude? Pryce: It is expected that interest rates will still be cut twice this year

The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates twice this year and begin cutting interest rates in July, but there is a risk of hawkish tendencies.

Zhitong FinanceApr 19 03:17 ET

They Bet Against the Dollar. Now They're Paying the Price. -- WSJ

The dollar was expected to weaken against a number of currencies this year. It hasn't worked out that way.

WSJApr 18 23:00 ET

I'm worried! A number of Fed policymakers spoke in unison: interest rates will not be cut during the year

The Zhitong Finance App learned that a number of Federal Reserve officials have sent more clear signals, which also makes the market more and more worried about the prospects of future interest rate cuts. Given the slow and difficult progress of reducing inflation in the US and the fact that the US economy is still strong, more and more Federal Reserve officials are beginning to send a similar signal to the outside world: there is no rush to cut interest rates. The two FOMC voting commissioners discussed cutting interest rates Atlanta Federal Reserve Chairman Bostic said he was relieved to keep interest rates unchanged and reiterated that he thought it was inappropriate to lower borrowing costs until close to the end of the year. Bostic said he still believes inflation is moving towards the central bank's 2% target, but he pointed out that this path can

Zhitong FinanceApr 18 21:40 ET

Interest rates on long-term mortgages in the US rose more than 7% to the highest point in nearly five months

Interest rates on long-term mortgages in the US rose to more than 7% this week, the highest point in nearly five months, making potential homebuyers face higher financing costs for home purchases

Zhitong FinanceApr 18 18:00 ET

The US labor market remains strong, and the risk of the Fed's interest rate hike in June is evident

Recently, the market began discussing that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates slightly by 25 basis points in June. The Zhitong Finance App learned that, according to the Federal Reserve's Atlanta Regional Bank's market probability tracker, options transactions relating to the Overnight Secured Financing Rate (Overnight Secured Financing Rate) showed that the probability of an interest rate hike of 25 basis points in June was about 3.6%. The move will raise the federal funds rate target range to 5.5% to 5.75% from the current 5.25% to 5.5%. Options traders have been considering raising interest rates for the past few months

Zhitong FinanceApr 18 18:00 ET

Everything changed in three days! The “three leaders” of the Federal Reserve are more “eagles”

New York Federal Reserve Chairman Williams said that although economic data will determine the policy trend of the Federal Reserve, he currently does not feel the urgency of cutting interest rates.

Zhitong FinanceApr 18 18:00 ET