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Us Rate Futures Suggest More Easing This Year After Feds 50 bps Cut

US Rate Futures Suggest More Easing This Year After Fed’s 50-Bps Cut

NEW YORK – Futures on the federal funds rate, which measures the cost of unsecured overnight loans between banks, priced on Wednesday about 74 basis points of additional interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve by the end of this year, LSEG calculations showed.

This development followed a decision by the Fed earlier in the day to cut interest rates by 50 bps, or half a percentage point, a larger-than-usual reduction amid growing unease about the health of the U.S. labor market.

Rates futures implied about 113 basis points in cuts before the end of this year before the Fed’s policy decision.

U.S. rate futures are also betting the Fed will reduce rates by 25 bps at its November 6-7 meeting, with a 64% probability on the quarter-percentage-point move and a 36% chance on a 50-bp cut.

Expectations for interest rates by the end of next year remained roughly unchanged, with traders expecting some additional 190 basis points of cuts by the end of 2025, which is in line with 240 basis points in cuts expected before the Fed’s rate cut on Wednesday.

That implies a benchmark rate of 2.9% by the end of 2025, which is below the 3.4% rate envisioned by Fed officials in updated projections that were released on Wednesday.

(Source: ReutersReuters)

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Maria Reed is a financial journalist with a passion for covering US equities. She joined the ABBO News team in June 2023. Maria holds an M.S. degree in International Economics and Finance from Otto-von-Guericke University in Magdeburg and is a CFA Level 2 candidate.