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Instant view: Powell says no need for Fed to rush rate cuts given strong economy

2024.11.14 16:15

(Reuters) – Ongoing economic growth, a solid job market, and inflation that remains above the 2% target means the U.S. central bank does not need to rush to lower interest rates and can deliberate carefully, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday.

In remarks that align with a developing expectation in financial markets for fewer rate cuts next year than previously forecast by Fed officials, Powell affirmed that he and his fellow policymakers still consider inflation to be “on a sustainable path to 2%” that will allow the U.S. central bank to move monetary policy “over time to a more neutral setting.”

MARKET REACTION:

STOCKS: The extended losses to drop 0.6%

BONDS: US Treasury 10-year yield pared losses after Powell’s remarks, last down 1.4 basis points at 4.437%

FOREX: The edged higher to rise 0.4%

COMMENTS:

PAUL NOLTE, SENIOR WEALTH ADVISOR, MARKET STRATEGIST, MURPHY & SYLVEST, ELMHURST, ILLINOIS    “He’s a little less dovish than maybe Wall Street was expecting, and it’s part of the reason why we’re seeing a back-off now in the S&P 500… But it’s hard to be super dovish with the reports we’ve gotten in the last two days – consumer prices, producer prices and the weekly jobless claims. All of that points to still-decent job growth and sticky inflation, above the 2% target.”

QUINCY KROSBY, CHIEF GLOBAL STRATEGIST, LPL FINANCIAL, CHARLOTTE, NC

“Fed Chair Powell telegraphed news that markets didn’t want to hear but news that was clearly manifest in the last CPI report, that the Fed cannot yet declare victory in its campaign to quell inflation.”

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a press conference following a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on interest rate policy in Washington, U.S., November 7, 2024. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo

“The various interpretations from the CPI report suggested that there’s a cohort believing the Fed could cut rates in December versus those who warned that higher year-over-year inflation was indicative of inflation’s downward trajectory losing momentum.”

“Although it’s to be expected that the last mile towards price stability can be bumpy, Powell reminded markets that once again the Fed will not deliver the series of rate cuts they want, unless of course the labor market deteriorates — a scenario the market certainly doesn’t want.”



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