The Federal Reserve's first rate cut in four years, with Bank of America predicting a further 75 basis point cut before the end of the year.
Bank of America Global Research Company said on Wednesday (September 18th) that it is expected that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 75 basis points for the remaining time this year, which is higher than previously estimated. Bank of America also pointed out that the Federal Reserve may further reduce interest rates by 125 basis points by 2025. On the same day, Goldman Sachs predicted that the Federal Reserve would cut interest rates by 25 basis points multiple times until mid-2025.
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JPMorgan predicts that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 50 basis points in November, but it depends on the weakness of the US labor market. Bank of America believes that there will be another 75 basis points cut before the end of the year. Goldman Sachs and HSBC, on the other hand, expect a 25 basis points rate cut in each of the next six monetary policy meetings.
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