Risk-reward supports a dovish 25bps FOMC rate cut
Sept 13 (Reuters) -There is renewedspeculation that the Federal Open Market Committeemay cut rates by 50 basis points on Sept 18,but a dovish 25 bpscut would have all the market benefits of a bigger movewithout the risk of spooking investors.
Articles in the Financial Times and Wall Street Journal suggest that the Federal Reserve faces a close call between a 50 bps or25 bps rate cut next week.
The CME FedWatch Tool priced a 50 bpscut to 4.75-5.00%at 43% at Thursday's close from 14% on Wednesday after core CPI rose 0.3% month-on-month against the0.2% forecast.
Proponents believe a 50 bpscut this month would enable the Fedto normalise rates more quickly, supporting the economy, the jobs market, and apotential soft landing for the economy.
The scale ofrate cut expectations in the coming months is more important than the size of the initial cut, and the Fed's dot-plot projections of future rate moves will be released after Wednesday's policy announcement.
The downside of an aggressive initial cutis the size may spook investors: doesthe Fedknow something that markets are not aware of?
Prudence suggests a 25 bpscut with a dovish outlook from Fed ChairJerome Powell at his press conference would have a similar impact on yields and markets as a 50 bpscut - without the risk.
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Andrew Spencer is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own. Editing by Sonali Desai
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