The Market Is Acting Like the Fed Cut Rates

  • More increases may be needed if accommodative conditions hold
  • Fed chair faces dilemma similar to Greenspan experience

What Signals Are the Fed Sending to the Market?

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Financial markets are telling Janet Yellen there’s more work to be done -- or else.

While the Federal Reserve chair raised interest rates by 25 basis points as expected Wednesday, the outlook was less hawkish than market participants foresaw, with projections for the medium-term tightening cycle largely unchanged.