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Uncertainty Surrounds Federal Reserve’s Future Plans for Rate Hikes

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Uncertainty Surrounds Federal Reserve"s Future Plans for Rate Hikes


The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised the benchmark bank rate seven times during the course of 2022, leading many to question when the central bank will cease or change course. The Fed has stated that it aims to bring inflation down to the 2% target, and the increases to the federal funds rate are intended to move toward this goal. However, Zoltan Pozsar, a U.S. macroeconomist and observer of the Fed, predicts that the central bank will start quantitative easing (QE) again by summer. Bill Baruch, an executive at Blue Line Futures, a futures and commodities brokerage firm, anticipates that the Fed will halt rate hikes by February. Experts Weigh In on Possibility of Pausing Rate Hikes and Restarting Quantitative Easing


Inflation in the U.S. saw a significant increase last year, but has since slowed. After seven rate hikes from the central bank, investors and analysts anticipate that the Fed will change course this year. In an interview with Kitco News, Bill Baruch, president of Blue Line Futures, told Kitco’s anchor and producer David Lin that the U.S. Federal Reserve is likely to halt monetary tightening in February. Baruch pointed to the decrease in inflation and cited manufacturing data as one factor in his prediction. “History cautions strongly against prematurely loosening policy,” Jerome Powell told reporters in Aug. 2022. “We will stay the course until the job is done.”


“I think there is a good chance that we don’t see the Fed hike at all in February,” Baruch told Lin. “We could see something from them that would surprise the markets in the first week of February.” However, Baruch emphasized that markets will be “volatile,” but also will see a strong rally. Baruch stated that the rate hikes “were aggressive,” and he noted that “there were signs in 2021 that the economy was ready to slow.” Baruch added: But with the Fed hiking those rates right through, that’s what slam-dunked this market down. Repo Guru Predicts Federal Reserve Will Restart Quantitative Easing in the Summer Under the ‘Guise’ of Yield Curve Controls


There is some uncertainty among analysts as to whether the Federal Reserve will choose to raise the federal funds rate or pivot in its course of action. Bill English, a finance professor at the Yale School of Management, explained to bankrate.com that it is difficult to be certain about the Federal Reserve’s plans for rate hikes in 2023.


“It’s not hard to imagine scenarios where they end up raising rates a fair amount next year,” English said. “It’s also possible they end up cutting rates more if the economy really slows and inflation comes down a lot. It’s hard to be confident about your outlook. The best you can do is balance the risks.”



U.S. macroeconomist and Fed watcher Zoltan Pozsar, for his part, thinks the Fed will restart quantitative easing (QE) again by the summer. According to Pozsar, the Fed won’t pivot for a while and Treasuries will go under duress. In a recent zerohedge.com article, the macroeconomist insists the Fed’s ‘QE summer’ will be under the “guise” of yield curve controls.


Pozsar believes that this will happen by the “end of 2023 to control where U.S. Treasuries trade versus OIS.” Citing Pozsar’s prediction, zerohedge.com’s Tyler Durden explains it will be like a “‘checkmate-like’ situation” and ​​the impending implementation of QE will occur within the framework of dysfunction in the Treasury market. Tags in this story analyst, Benchmark Bank Rate, Central Bank, economic growth, economic indicators, economic slowdown, Employment, expert prediction, Fed Chair, Federal Funds Rate, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, financial stability, inflation, interest rates, Investor, jerome powell, macroeconomist, manufacturing data, market analysis, Monetary Policy, monetary policy tools, pivot, quantitative easing, rate hikes, Recession, Target, Treasury market, uncertainty, yield curve controls


What do you think about the Fed’s moves in 2023? Do you expect more rate hikes or do you expect the Fed to pivot? Let us know what you think about this subject in the comments section below. Jamie Redman


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