With just a four-day window to go, the U.S. Federal Reserve appears primed to raise the federal funds rate by 25-basis-points (bps) at the forthcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting scheduled for Wednesday. The market presently maintains the conviction that this quarter-point uptick is inevitable, and a group of 106 economists, according to a poll conducted by Reuters, are of the view that this will signify the concluding escalation of the ongoing tightening cycle. Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke and Polled Economists Echo Anticipation of Final Federal Rate Hike This Wednesday, all eyes are on the U.S. central bank as it stands on the threshold of a potential 25bps boost to the pivotal bank rate, pushing it to hover within the 5.25%-5.50% spectrum. The market has preemptively accepted the likelihood of this quarter-point advancement. To illustrate, data from CME Group’s Fedwatch tool as of Saturday, July 22, 2023, signals a near-certain 99.2% probability of this 25bps e
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