Why not 50?
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WHY NOT 50?
The Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates for the first time in over four years when it meets next week. But the size of the rate cut is very much up for debate.
A quarter-point move seemed the most likely 24 hours ago, but stories in the FT and WSJ and a speech from former Fed policymaker Bill Dudley have put a larger 50-bp move back in the spotlight.
"I think there's a strong case for 50," the former NY Fed president said.
Futures markets are fully pricing in a 25 bp cut, with around a 45% chance of a larger 50 bp move. Yesterday that stood at about 15%.
Bruno Cavalier, chief economist at Oddo BHF, thinks concerns at the Fed about inflation should now be in the rear-view mirror, and the focus is now on the health of the labour market.
"The Fed must, therefore, send an unambiguous signal that it is starting an easing cycle that should bring the policy stance back to neutral," Cavalier writes.
"We believe the signal would be stronger and more credible were the Fed to start with a 50bp rate cut."
(Samuel Indyk)
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