Markets react to what's behind them. They do not predict anything. Markets have been predicting no more rate increases for a year now. Markets predicted rates going down starting end of this year. Markets predicted 2023 at new lows, not almost back to ATH. Though markets might try to forecast future growth, they will pivot on a dime, sometimes on no news and at unpredictable times.aggiebrad94 said:Markets are predicting no more hikes at a 98% probability.EngrAg14 said:
Market should be expecting the 1/4 rate increase that should be announced tomorrow correct?
Haven't seen rumblings of a 1/2 %, and if they hold again then the market booms.
The FED might very well start cutting soon. The bond market has taken off and rates have come down. The FED follows the market historically and lets the treasury market tell them what to do. Any other lip service is just that, lip service. And when the FED drops rates, go look what happens. It doesn't cause rips. It's usually at the top or in the middle of the pain and after its too late. The market bottoms a year or more after the fed starts its cuts.