Fed Under Wash Delivers First Rate Hike, Signaling a Pre-Election Pivot
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The Fed's unexpected policy reversal under Chair Wash—a 25 bp hike despite lower core CPI—signals a more restrictive reaction function than markets anticipated from a Trump appointee. Tighter U.S. monetary conditions typically reprice risk premia, pressure duration and leveraged assets, and support USD carry. Wash also highlighted Iran-related geopolitical and energy risks, reinforcing an inflation-risk bias that could keep policy restrictive into the election window.
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ME News reported that on Sept. 17 (UTC+8), publicly available market data show a sharp shift in the Federal Reserve's pre-election policy stance across two cycles. Two months before the 2024 presidential election, the Fed under Jerome Powell cut rates by 50 basis points even with core CPI still elevated at 3.3%. Two years later, with two months to go before the 2026 midterm elections, the Fed under Chair Wash raised rates by 25 basis points as core CPI cooled to 2.4%.
The reversal stands out, given former President Donald Trump's long-running calls for lower interest rates and his decision to appoint Wash as Fed chair, a move markets initially read as paving the way for rate cuts. Instead, Wash's first rate decision in office was a hike.
Wash pointed to a strengthening U.S. economy, inflation that remains uncomfortably high, and changing geopolitical conditions. U.S. actions against Iran, along with associated energy-market volatility and broader geopolitical risks, have also figured in the Fed's reassessment of the economic outlook. (Source: BlockBeats)
