What Treats (or Tricks) Will the Fed Hand Out Wednesday?

The Fed find futures forward curve is not as clear cut this time around. The October futures contract shows an expected rate within the 4% to 4.25% range. The December futures contracts is indicating a more sizable rate cut. It’s pre-dawn Wednesday morning. Early this afternoon, the US Federal Open Market Committee (Fed, FOMC) 2-day meeting will conclude, culminating with an interest rate announcement from Chairman Jerome Powell at 14:00 (ET) and subsequent press conference (14:30). This leaves a ...