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Fed Set To Cut Rates Once

Vishnu Varathan, Head , Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

13-Jun-24 07:00

Fed Set To Cut Rates Once

It was a big day of data releases, with May's Consumer Price Index (CPI) followed by the Federal Reserve holding rates flat albeit signalling one rate cut this year. We unpack the implications of this with Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank and the timing of this cut considering the November US elections.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See


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