Bank of America(US:BAC) Hua Er Jie Jian Wen·2025-08-14 08:37Core Viewpoint - The market is pricing in a nearly 100% probability of a 25 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve in September, with expectations for at least two cuts remaining this year, despite a potential rise in inflation [1][3]. Group 1: Inflation and Rate Cut Dynamics - The report indicates that even with a modest month-over-month CPI increase of 0.1%, the year-over-year CPI could rise to approximately 2.9% by the end of the year, up from 2.3%-2.4% in the first half [1][4]. - The combination of rising inflation and falling interest rates is historically rare, occurring only 16% of the time since 1973 [1][8]. - The analysis suggests that using the core PCE price index may show an earlier upward trend in year-over-year inflation [6]. Group 2: Historical Context and Market Reactions - Historically, the scenario of rising inflation with falling rates has occurred only once since 1973, during the period from late 2007 to early 2008, when the Fed cut rates despite rising inflation due to signs of weakness in the housing and labor markets [8]. - In this context, the dollar typically depreciates, with an average decline of 1.6% over six months following the rate cut, and the trend of dollar weakness often continues for one to three months after the initial cut [9][11]. - The current year is projected to see the largest annual decline in the dollar since 1999, with a strong correlation to the dollar's performance in 2007 [9].