Turning attention to Thursday's FOMC decision
Main U.S. indexes surge; Dow out front, up ~3.5%
Financials lead S&P sector gainers; Real Estate weakest group
Dollar jumps; bitcoin up >8%; crude slips; gold down ~3%
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield advances to ~4.41%
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TURNING ATTENTION TO THURSDAY'S FOMC DECISION
Goldman Sachs Research's U.S. chief economist, David Mericle, is expecting a 25 basis point rate cut at the conclusion of the latest FOMC policy meeting on Thursday.
In a note out on Monday, Mericle said he sees market debate of an upcoming skip as "premature."
"We do not expect significant revisions to the FOMC statement or much guidance about upcoming meetings," writes Mericle.
He says that Fed officials have recently called for continuing to reduce the funds rate gradually toward a more neutral level.
Mericle expects cuts to remain consecutive at least through December on the grounds that Fed officials might want to see several months of labor market stabilization before relaxing entirely. Additionally, given that the high level of the funds rate may be having a restrictive impact on the economy, he thinks the Fed might want to bring it down a bit further before considering slowing the pace.
In any event, Mericle says he is "penciling in four more consecutive cuts in the first half of 2025 to a terminal rate of 3.25-3.5%," but at the same time he sees "more uncertainty about both the speed next year and the final destination."
"If the unemployment rate holds steady or falls and the activity and job growth numbers remain solid for a while, then an every-other-meeting pace could become a plausible alternative path," writes Mericle.
(Terence Gabriel)
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