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US Fed rate cuts become question of when, not if
US Fed rate cuts become question of when, not if
Economy
by  AFP

The US Federal Reserve is widely expected to start cutting interest rates in the coming months, as inflation edges closer to its long-run target of two percent. Futures traders now expect at least five rate cuts this year, assigning a probability of almost 90 percent to a first cut by the May interest rate decision, according to an AFP analysis of CME Group data. da/nro