Quote from MONACO11:
Romik,
I sent you an IM...no need to reply..thanks.
Gosh, I would probably give 500-1 odds against a "no-move"
announcement. Others might give you 1000-1.
If the dipshit (Weekend at Bernie's) remains unchanged, chaos will ensue..
Anyone care to elaborate?
Monaco
Here is a good tidbit of information. Some of it is no real surprise but some is kind of surprising.
More Rate Hikes Coming?
In a strange twist from just last month, USA Today reports that âa number of economistsâ expect the Fed to keep raising rates after it hikes its Fed funds rate to 5.25 percent this week.
The paper says that economists at UBS, Lehman Bros., and Bank of America think that the Fed will raise rates when it next meets in August and perhaps again before the year is out.
Youâll recall that in the beginning of June, there was widespread talk that the Fed would pause its rate cycle. But after several warning shots fired by Fed chair Ben Bernanke and co., talk has turned to how many rate hikes are left.
âThereâs enough of a pickup going on (in inflation) that itâs a challenge to the Fed,â says Ethan Harris, Lehman Bros. chief U.S. economist to the paper. Harris thinks the Fed will hike rates two more times after Thursdayâs decision.
According to a survey by the Bond Market Association taken from June 12-19, the median answer of 20 economists was that the Fed would raise rates once more by the end of 2006.
Some predicted that rates would go as high as 5.75 percent by the end of the year.
But thereâs also talk that the Fed will go too far, and will have to make a big reversal next year.
A Reuters poll of 70 economists says that the economy will slow so much that the Fed will be forced to slash interest rates in 2007.
I think everyone is expecting this rate hike so it won't be a surprise to anybody. What will move the market will be the next sentence. Either no more increases which will make the market go up. Or more increases to come which will kill the markets.
JMHO...
4re