What changed at the FOMC on May 4?
The market’s expectations for the FF rate have shifted slightly downward.
The current state of the U.S. economy and the outlook for the future have not changed.
However,Chair Powell reaffirmed that regarding the labor market, (regardless of the trend in nonfarm payrolls), job demand remains extremely strong and the situation is unusually tight by modern standards. In other words, only one of the Fed’s two responsibilities—curbing inflation—appears to be the focus.
In such conditions, how have the outlooks for stocks, bonds (interest rates), and exchange rates changed?
× ![]()