Altrice Investment Co. Limited – Federal Reserve Decision and Earnings Season Continues

CENTRAL, Hong Kong - July 30, 2019 - PRLog -- Consensus among economists is that the FOMC will announce a 25 basis point cut on Wednesday.

"We expect the FOMC to cut its target rates by 25bp at the July meeting, lowering the target range for the federal funds rate to 2.00-2.25%," Altrice expressed to clients last week. "The strengthening of recent data and comments from FOMC participants generally support a 25bp cut next week, as opposed to 50bp. We do not believe the economy is on the brink of a recession."

Though a 25 basis point cut is what most economists expect, some have still not ruled out the possibility of a 50 basis point cut. "We maintain our call for a cut 50 bps on communication, not data. The June FOMC shifted our Fed view a lot, Altrice continued. "Chair Powell clearly wants to cut rates; in public comments, he and the core of the FOMC have ignored or downplayed strong data and highlighted weak data."

Even though the GDP data released Friday was stronger-than-expected, it likely reinforced the Fed's decision to cut interest rates. "What does this all mean for the Fed? Support for the cut," James Hardwick, Chief US Strategist at Altrice said in a call to clients Friday. "The recent data and revisions showed growth momentum to be weaker, particularly investment which they are most worried about, and core PCE inflation is a touch softer."

Meanwhile, the biggest companies reporting earnings tomorrow include Credit Suisse, Dine Brands, Fiat Chrysler, General Electric, Humana, Molson Coors, Spotify before market open; plus Qualcomm, The Cheesecake Factory, and Twilio after market close.

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