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Barclays sees Fed raising rate in January instead of December
Barclays said it now expects the US Federal Reserve to deliver a 25 basis point interest rate increase in January instead of an earlier expectation for a December hike. The brokerage cited softer-than-expected October employment data and dovish Fed commentary for the forecast push to next year. The Labor Department’s closely watched employment report on Friday showed that the unemployment rate rose to 3.9% last month, the highest level since January 2022, from 3.8% in September. Barclays to lay off dozens of US consumer bank employees “We continue to think the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) will need to ... (full story)