Economists warn Fed may not cut rates at all this year

Odaily Planet Daily News: The Federal Reserve paused its rate cuts at its January meeting, and when or whether it will resume rate cuts remains up in the air, especially as the market waits to see how the tariff and immigration policies of Trump's second administration will develop. Daniel Doderer, economist and head of research at Flack Global Metals, said: "I think the Fed is in a very good position now and can do nothing for the time being. We are moving from a labor market supply and demand balance to a market that may face supply constraints while demand remains the same or even higher, which indicates that the Fed is unlikely to cut interest rates. Therefore, our internal expectation is that the Fed will not cut interest rates this year. But compared with the possibility of raising interest rates, the possibility of the Fed cutting interest rates is slightly higher." (Jinshi)