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The market is back to worrying about slowing growth in the US, though this hasn’t been enough to inspire much change in overall price action. Indeed, year-end Fed funds trade at 4.65%, versus Fed forecasts of 5.1%. But ultimately, the Fed has continued to go against the will of the market.
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