The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) is all but certain to raise rates 0.25 percentage-points when it announces interest rates on at 2pm ET on Wednesday, February 1, according to interest rate futures. Following that, the March 22, meeting should be a similar story, where the Fed is likely to once again raise rates 0.25 percentage-points, though there’s some chance the Fed holds rates steady.
If these forecasts are accurate, it means that the main informational value from the Fed’s next meeting will be insight into the Fed’s plans for interest rates for the meetings of May, June and beyond.
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