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There’s a huge change coming from the Fed (just not today) – MarketWatch, Marketwatch.com

There’s a huge change coming from the Fed (just not today) – MarketWatch, Marketwatch.com


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

The Federal Reserve is going toannounce its latest interest-rate decision on Wednesday, and how the central bank describes its thinking is likely to drive market direction, unless there is a major development on the US-China trade front.

But the really big news coming from the Fed is likely to be delivered in January, and it will have an impact longer than just a day. All year the central bank has been undertaking a policy review that is likely to culminate in a policy shift.

Lena Komileva, chief economist at G-Plus Economics, in thecall of the dayforecasts the Fed will shift from targeting inflation of 2% over the “medium term” to do so over an average of the business cycle. Inflation in the current recovery, as measured by the personal consumption expenditure price index, has averaged just 1.5%.

“A resetting of the Fed’s inflation target implies that the Fed would be prepared to let labor markets run hot for a while and tolerate an inflation overshoot for a number of years, in effect ensuring that US yields remain comfortably below nominal GDP levels for the foreseeable future, ”he says.

That said, Komileva does say the market is overpricing the risk of a rate cut next year, even with a more dovish Fed. “The potential for a bearish re-steepening of the yield curve remains high, especially as equity markets are buoyant, the U.S. consumer remains resilient and the global industrial down-cycle plateaus. This appears to assume a very pessimistic outlook for U.S. political risk and US-China trading relations heading into the 9241661 US presidential elections, ”she says.

The buzz

The Fed decision comes at 2 pm Eastern, with no change in rates expected after three straight quarter-point reductions. Chairman Jerome Powell will take questions from the media starting at 2: (pm, and one topic is likely to betensions in the short-term money market.

The consumer price indexrose a sharp 0.3% last month, the government said Wednesday. Economists polled by MarketWatch had forecast a 0.2% advance.

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Saudi Aramco shares shot up 10%as the world’s largest initial public offering started trading.

The US Army is looking to fund construction of rare earths metals processing facilities, Reuters reported, citing a government document it saw.

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The markets

US stock futures                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ES) *********************************************************************************, 0. (**************************************************************************%****                                                                                                                                                          inched higher ahead of the Fed decision.

Gold futures                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ********************** (GC) ****************************************************************************, ********** ( 0.) **************************************************************** (%) **************

                                                                                                                                                         nudged up a bit. Bond yields                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ******************** (TMUBMUSD) **************************************************************************** Y,– 0. (%) ************                                                                                                                                                          fell. Yawn.

The chart

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Anyone who has been following Jeffrey Gundlach, the DoubleLine Chief Executive and so-called bond king, is familiar with this chart. It shows the ratio of copper                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ************** (HG) , 1. 09%                                                                                                                                                          to gold                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ********************** (GC) ****************************************************************************, ********** ( 0.) **************************************************************** (%) **************

                                                                                                                                                         versus the yield on the 16 – year                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ******************** (TMUBMUSD) **************************************************************************** Y,– 0. (%) ************                                                                                                                                                          Treasury.

Gundlach likes the predictive value of the ratio since copper is sensitive to swings in the economy, while gold climbs when investors get frightened. Gundlach told investors in a webcast on Tuesday nightthat he expects long-term yields to rise as recession risks fade.

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