BofA bets on a potential Fed rate hike

What BofA says it would take for the Fed's next rate move to be a hike
The Fed is likely done cutting rates amid robust economic activity and can now eye a hike if core PCE or long-term inflation expectations rise, BofA says.
BofA bets on a potential Fed rate hike after jobs report, top Wall-St brokers revise forecasts
Top Wall-Street brokerages revised their Fed rate cut forecasts, after a blow-out U.S. jobs report on Friday, with BofA Global Research forecasting a potential rate hike from the central bank.
Strong December Jobs Report Kills Chances Of A January Fed Rate Cut
Before the strong December jobs report was released, the odds were already low for an interest rate cut in the next Federal Reserve decision on January 29.
Surprising December jobs growth is denting chances of a first-half Fed rate cut
Friday’s unexpectedly big increase in December nonfarm payrolls led to a diminished market-based likelihood for any rate cut by the Federal Reserve until September, based on one method of calculating expectations — and one big bank sees the risks tilting toward a rate hike.
Fed Seen Cutting Policy Rate Just Once in 2025 as Job Growth Surges
(Reuters) - Traders on Friday bet the Federal Reserve will wait until at least June to reduce its policy rate, and end its rate-cutting cycle there after government data showed employers added far more jobs than expected in December.
Hot jobs report cements a Fed rate hold this month — and possibly the foreseeable future
A hot jobs report makes it even more likely the Federal Reserve won’t cut rates at its next meeting in January — or for the foreseeable future.
After hotter-than-expected jobs report, Fed funds futures show higher chance of Fed pausing rate cuts next few months
Friday’s hotter than expected jobs report spurred traders in the federal-funds futures markets to price in a higher probability that the Federal Reserve will maintain its benchmark interest rate at the current level over the next few months.
Strong US job growth raises doubts about further Fed rate cuts
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Dow sees worst start to a year since 2016 as Fed rate-cut hopes fade for 2025
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Traders Grow More Certain of No Fed Rate Cut in January
The odds of a rate cut from the Federal Reserve are getting slimmer by the day. Markets are pricing in a 95% chance that the ...
US Treasury Yields Test 5% as Traders Push Out Fed Rate Cuts
A selloff in the $28 trillion Treasury market deepened after a blowout US employment report reinforced bets among traders and ...
Fed Official Says Further Rate Cuts Can Wait
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said by the time of last month’s meeting the risk that inflation might get stuck ...
Top Fed official backs new rate cuts even if Trump tariffs materialize
A top policymaker at the US Federal Reserve says that he still supports reducing interest rates this year, despite elevated ...
S&P 500 Hit in Worst Day Since ‘Post-Fed Tantrum’: Markets Wrap
Stocks got hammered and bond yields jumped with the dollar as traders slashed their bets for Federal Reserve rate cuts this ...
Ex-roommate force fed Las Vegas woman ‘massive amounts’ of fentanyl, stored body in freezer: prosecutors
Prosecutors allege a Las Vegas man “forced fed” his 68-year-old former roommate drugs laced with fentanyl, causing her death ...