Mohamed A. El-Erian
elerianm
Among the interesting outcomes of today's Federal Reserve policy meeting, which left interest rates unchanged, was a discernible stagflationary flavor in the 2025 projections:
Growth was downgraded by 0.3 percentage points to 1.4%, while core inflation was raised by the same
Mohamed A. El-Erian
elerianm
While on central banks, look for the US Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged today.
There is considerable interest in:
The extent to which it will lower its growth projection.
What it does with its inflation forecast.
Whether the dot plot will leave two rate cuts
Liz Ann Sonders
LizAnnSonders
Immediate takeaways per @Bloomberg from #FOMC statement:
•Federal Open Market Committee votes to maintain benchmark interest rate in target range of 4.25%-4.5%
•Dot plot of rate projections shows median official expected to lower rates by a half percentage point in 2025,
Liz Ann Sonders
LizAnnSonders
While median interest-rate forecast for this year was unchanged, #FOMC participants now see fewer cuts in 2026 and 2027 (updated dot plot below)
@Bloomberg
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