Markets See No Chance of Fed Interest-Rate Cuts This Year
WSJ Minute Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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| 0:40.3 | Traders see no chance the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. According to CME group |
| 0:46.2 | data, derivatives markets show zero odds of a cut, down from a 1.3% chance yesterday. And markets are |
| 0:53.2 | pricing a 54% chance of at least one interest rate hike. |
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