FOMC statement: are there hesitations about rate hike?

FOMC statement: are there hesitations about rate hike?

2019-11-11 • Updated

There is a huge agiotage around today’s FOMC meeting. Investors are highly sure that the interest rate will be increased, however, they are looking for more comments on the future rate hikes.

Although the Fed has forecast three rate hikes this year, investors do not hold out a hope of the fourth increase. Beliefs in the bigger number of rate hikes lie in the economic growth. While home sales and retail spending figures recently were weak, the overall economic picture has developed this year. Inflation managed to strengthen after being below the Fed’s target for more than five years, also there were more hints of wage gains.

As it is the first policy meeting under Chairman Jerome Powell, investors want to hear his assessment of the US economy and future monetary policy. Inflation developments may make the speech more upbeat, however, weaker consumer spending can cool the Fed’s mood.

Let’s look at forecasts on the Fed’s meeting.

Based on the projections, all economists expect the interest rate to increase by 25bp today.

The Deutsche Bank predicts little changes in a Fed’s message about economic activity. DB’s economists believe that the central bank will raise their growth forecast and cut unemployment forecasts. As a result, the Deutsche Bank expects Fed message to highlight an overheating economy and the right path of the Fed’s tightening actions. The next hike is anticipated in June. Talking about the fourth rate hike, the economists expect that the forecast will move up this year.

As well as the Deutsche Bank, the Barclays Research Team anticipate stronger inflation and weaker unemployment rate forecasts. Based on the sizable fiscal stimulus, the Fed is likely to increase growth expectations, particularly for 2019. As about the interest rate, the Barclays’ economists expect the Fed to raise interest rates hikes from three to four at the June meeting.

Danske Bank is for three rate hikes this year. Although they anticipate that the median dot will show four rate hikes, they base such result on the less number of voting doves. Considering a forecast on 2019, the bank anticipates three instead of two rate hikes. So the rate will be at 3.0% by the end of 2019.

Despite the fact that Mr. Powell sounded more hawkish at his hearing before Congress, they do not expect many changes to the statement. More likely, the Chairman will repeat that the risks are roughly balanced and the central bank expects a further gradual increase.

Analysts at Nomura base their opinion on Powell’s first testimony, where he said that “outlook for the economy has strengthened since December.” So the Nomura expects the Chairman to upgrade his outlook for growth and labor markets. The increase in the interest rate’s forecast for 2018 and 2019 years is anticipated as well.

To sum up, we can say that there is a small chance that the Fed will not increase the interest rate today. The developing economic data highly support rate hikes. More likely, the Fed will increase the number of hikes this year, however, it can leave such announcement until the June meeting. The central bank is anticipated to highlight resilient economic data, supportive financial conditions, strong foreign growth and changes in fiscal policy.

Although there are no doubts that the Fed will increase the interest rate, the greenback is falling. If Powell’s speech is hawkish, the US dollar has chances to strengthen. However, worries about trade wars have a negative impact on the greenback. So the Fed’s policy should be as hawkish as possible to support the US currency.

Similar

Oil: Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Boost Oil Prices
Oil: Russia-Ukraine Crisis Could Boost Oil Prices

Crude oil futures surged on Monday due to disruptions in Russian refining capacity caused by Ukrainian drone strikes and Moscow's decision to cut output to comply with OPEC+ targets. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) contract for May settled at $81.95 a barrel, up $1.32, while the Brent contract for May settled at $86.57 a barrel, also up $1.32. Russia instructed...

Latest news

USD: Powell Speaks on Cutting Interest Rates
USD: Powell Speaks on Cutting Interest Rates

Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, stated that the central bank can afford to be patient in deciding when to cut interest rates, citing easing inflation and stable economic growth. Powell emphasized the Fed's independence from political influences, particularly relevant as the election season nears. The Fed had raised interest rates to 5.3 ...

WTT: Currency Pairs To Trade In April
WTT: Currency Pairs To Trade In April

Hello again my friends, it’s time for another episode of “What to Trade,” this time, for the month of April. As usual, I present to you some of my most anticipated trade ideas for the month of April, according to my technical analysis style. I therefore encourage you to do your due diligence, as always, and manage your risks appropriately.

Deposit with your local payment systems

Data collection notice

FBS maintains a record of your data to run this website. By pressing the “Accept” button, you agree to our Privacy policy.

Callback

 1
 93
 355
 213
 1684
 376
 244
 1264
 672
 1268
 54
 374
 297
 61
 43
 994
 1242
 973
 880
 1246
 375
 32
 501
 229
 1441
 975
 591
 387
 267
 55
 246
 673
 359
 226
 257
 855
 237
 1
 238
 1345
 236
 235
 56
 86
 61
 61
 57
 269
 242
 243
 682
 506
 225
 385
 53
 357
 420
 45
 253
 1767
 1809
 593
 20
 503
 240
 291
 372
 251
 500
 298
 679
 358
 33
 594
 689
 241
 220
 995
 49
 233
 350
 30
 299
 1473
 590
 1671
 502
 224
 245
 592
 509
 39
 504
 852
 36
 354
 91
 62
 98
 964
 353
 44
 972
 39
 1876
 81
 962
 7
 254
 686
 850
 82
 965
 996
 856
 371
 961
 266
 231
 218
 423
 370
 352
 853
 389
 261
 265
 60
 960
 223
 356
 692
 596
 222
 230
 262
 52
 691
 373
 377
 976
 382
 1664
 212
 258
 95
 264
 674
 977
 31
 599
 687
 64
 505
 227
 234
 683
 672
 1670
 47
 968
 92
 680
 970
 507
 675
 595
 51
 63
 64
 48
 351
 1787
 974
 262
 40
 7
 250
 590
 290
 1869
 1758
 590
 508
 1784
 685
 378
 239
 966
 221
 381
 248
 232
 65
 421
 386
 677
 252
 27
 500
 34
 94
 249
 597
 268
 46
 41
 963
 886
 992
 255
 66
 670
 228
 690
 676
 1868
 216
 90
 993
 1649
 688
 256
 380
 971
 44
 1
 1
 598
 998
 678
 58
 84
 1284
 1
 681
 2
 967
 260
 263
00:00
00:00
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00
23:00
23:00
00:00
01:00
02:00
03:00
04:00
05:00
06:00
07:00
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
17:00
18:00
19:00
20:00
21:00
22:00
23:00

A manager will call you shortly.

Change number

Your request is accepted.

A manager will call you shortly.

Next callback request for this phone number
will be available in

If you have an urgent issue please contact us via
Live chat

Internal error. Please try again later

Don’t waste your time – keep track of how NFP affects the US dollar and profit!

You are using an older version of your browser.

Update it to the latest version or try another one for a safer, more comfortable and productive trading experience.

Safari Chrome Firefox Opera