Could Inflation Dampen Investors’ Rate-Cut Hopes?
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The weakening jobs market has shifted the Federal Reserve's priorities, forcing a delicate balance between unemployment and inflation. With August's anemic job growth, a rate cut appears imminent—a MOVE markets anticipate could extend beyond September. Yet lingering inflation risks threaten to temper expectations.
Lower rates may stimulate the faltering economy but risk reigniting price pressures. Tariffs and elevated inflation complicate the Fed's dual mandate of maximum employment and stable prices. Bank of America's Aditya Bhave notes the central bank must now pivot from inflation concerns to labor market weakness—without abandoning its price stability mandate.
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