Will Inflation Or Labour Data Guide The Fed?

Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management

12-Aug-25 07:00

Will Inflation Or Labour Data Guide The Fed?

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The Federal Reserve is widely expected to cut rates in September on the back of weakening labour data, but how might rising inflation affect the future trajectory of monetary policy? We discuss this and other market trends with Joe Quinlan of the US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management.

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Produced by: Natalie Tan, Jake Lim, Tun Hizami Hashim

Presented by: Elaine Boey, Shazana Mokhtar, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: markets, economy

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