The Fed did what was expected, cutting interest rates by 25 basis points🇺🇲
The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) acted in line with market expectations and cut interest rates by 25 basis points. As a result, the organization completed the year 2024 with a total cut of 100 basis points.
The Federal Reserve (Fed) did not surprise the market and continued to cut interest rates by 25 basis points. Inflation remains higher than expected, the growth rate of the U.S. is around 3%, and a strong labor market could not prevent this organization from cutting interest rates.
As is known, headline inflation in the U.S. has also increased again over the past 3 months, rising from 2.4% to 2.7%. Core inflation has also exceeded 3% for 43 months.
Due to these circumstances, many analysts and even some former and current Fed branch presidents have stated that it would be more reasonable to raise interest rates or at least not cut them. Ultimately, Esther George, former president of the Kansas Fed branch, said: 'At the very least, there should be no interest rate cuts.'
However, all these comments did not slow the organization’s progress. The Fed completed the year with a total cut of 100 basis points after cutting 50 basis points in September and 25 basis points in November.
The probability of 'holding steady' in January is 90 percent.
On the other hand, the Fed's dot plot is interpreted as 'hawkish'. Expectations for monetary expansion in 2025 in the swap market have decreased. The decision to cut interest rates was passed with 11 votes in favor and 1 against. The President of the Cleveland Fed disagreed and said: 'Let’s keep interest rates stable.'
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