Macroeconomic outlook for next week: The Fed’s December rate cut may be a foregone conclusion
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Odaily reports that after a mixed set of data released earlier this week, swap traders have reduced their bets on the Federal Reserve's dovish policy path. This week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.82% cumulatively, the S&P 500 index fell 0.64% ending a three-week winning streak, and the Nasdaq rose 0.34%. Bitcoin has risen for seven consecutive weeks, marking the longest winning streak since 2021. The final important monetary policy week of 2024 will attract investors' attention. According to statistics, by next Friday's close, at least 22 central banks representing two-fifths of the global economy will set borrowing costs, the results of which are likely to highlight that as policymakers weigh different risks for the coming year, the momentum of accommodative policy now appears increasingly unbalanced. The key events in the new week are: Monday 15:30, ECB President Lagarde speaks; Tuesday 04:45, Bank of Canada Governor MacLem speaks; Thursday 03:00, the Fed releases its interest rate decision and economic projections summary; Thursday 03:30, Fed Chair Powell holds a monetary policy press conference; Thursday (time TBD), the Bank of Japan announces its interest rate decision; Thursday 14:30, Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda holds a monetary policy press conference; Thursday 21:30, US Q3 real GDP annualized quarter-on-quarter revision, US Q3 real personal consumption expenditure quarter-on-quarter preliminary, US December Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index. It is worth noting that the Fed's preferred core inflation gauge - the personal consumption expenditures price index (PCE) - will be released next Friday, and economists forecast that the November PCE (excluding food and energy) could rise 0.2%, the smallest increase in three months, and the report will also show robust growth in consumer spending and income, indicating the economy's resilience.
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