BBCNEWS Business July 3, 2024
The catalyst wednesdays Consumer Price index report which showed inflation rising less rapidly in april than wed seen in the first three months of the year. Fed Chairjerome Powell had said just a day earlier that fed officials were surprised by this years higher than expected readouts. Traders keenly watch Inflation Figures for clues on how the fed will move forward on Interest Rates. Any news of price increases easing raises their hopes the Interest Rates will be cut sooner rather than later. Now more investors expect the fed to make its first rate cut in september and a second in december. A...