I don't think it gives a gauge of Fed policy itself but it clears the deck of inflation and says the Fed can concentrate on the weak economy.
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It's clear that the Fed, while it sees many favorable things in the economic environment, believes that the economy needs to slow down. The clear message is there will be additional tightening.Richard Rippe
It's just the mentality in the business community now, ... They know they have to become more and more efficient in order to keep costs down and be more competitive in world markets. I think that mentality plays a very big role in these results.
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The Fed is likely to make no change in its rate policy because it still see risks in the economic outlook, but I suspect it will remove its bias towards easing. Now that recovery is underway, the Fed will probably tell us the risks are a little more evenly split between weakness and inflation.
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The real question is if there's a lot of damage due to the storm, that could interrupt business for a longer period of time. But generally speaking, these kinds of things are not major economic developments although they can disrupt things briefly.
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There's quite a long time before the next meeting. If they cut (a quarter-percentage point), they could make statements, as they've done in the past, that they will 'monitor developments closely,' which is a hint that they could cut again before the next meeting.
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