The Federal Reserve’s recent run of raising interest rates is expected to hit a wall in 2019, according to Fed funds futures. After four rate hikes in 2018 and nine since the current cycle of tightening began in 2015, the crowd is currently anticipating that policy will remain on hold for the rest of the year, according to CME data.
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