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Can the Fed Thread the Needle

Five-line chart showing rate increases and number of FOMC meetings over 5 periods. Chart subtitle: The futures market expects the steepest pace of interest rate increases in more than 40 years. Chart visual description: Y-axis shows Rate Increases in basis points, ranging from 0 to 450. X-axis shows Number of FOMC Meetings, ranging from 1 to 17. Five lines span the chart by period. In green, 2022-2023; in dark orange, 2017-2018; in dark teal, 2004-2006; in blue 1999-2000, and in purple, 1994-1995. Chart data description: 2022-2023 line shows steepest pace, in a general arc from 85bps up to a projected 297.8bps in a span of 8 meetings. 2017-2018 went from 25bps to 175bps in a span of 15 meetings. 2004-2006 from 25bps to 425bps in 17 meetings. 1999-2000 from 25bps to 175bps in 8 meetings. And 1994-1995 from 25bps to 300bps in 9 meetings. Chart sources: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Bloomberg. End chart description.
Posted on May 3, 2022May 3, 2022 Full size 1433 × 775

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