FED More Doves Than Hawks

Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist, UBP

31-Jan-24 07:00

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The FOMC’s decision on rate cuts at their meeting tomorrow comes amid mixed job data and economic expansion in the US. Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist at UBP weighs in on why the FED might stay static, as well as his take on the Evergrande liquidation court order in Hong Kong.

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Produced by: Mike Gong

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories: markets, economy

Tags: fed fomc meeting january, china evergrande hong kong liquidation, rate cut, us economy,

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