Fed meeting to be 'overlooked' by markets amid Trump tariff and tax uncertainty
The holiday shortened week in the US yielded little to change our macroeconomic forecasts in either direction, although a weaker than expected PMI release did help currencies worldwide rally against the Dollar.
Yet, fears of Trump's tariffs remain the core driver of currency markets. For now, the onslaught of executive orders has yet to result in any tariff increases, which has calmed nerves somewhat, as has hints of no more than 10% trade duties on China.
This week’s Federal Reserve meeting could be overlooked by market participants.
Futures markets are effectively assigning zero chance of another rate reduction on Wednesday, and we wholeheartedly agree.
For now, we expect the FOMC to adopt a patient approach, as it awaits more details of Trump’s tariff and tax plans before it delivers any concrete guidance.
Author
Matthew Ryan, CFA
Ebury
Matthew is Global Head of Market Strategy at FX specialist Ebury, where he has been part of the strategy team since 2014. He provides fundamental FX analysis for a wide range of G10 and emerging market currencies.
