If Fed officials choose to open the curtain on rate cuts in a standard manoeuvre, the associated record bets could cost traders significantly。Trading activity in October federal funds futures, which investors used to bet on Wednesday's decision, has soared to a comparable level since the contract was launched in 1988, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.。Most of these new bets are that the Fed will cut interest rates by 50 basis points.。Data show a surge in related positions this week。
If Fed officials choose to open the curtain on rate cuts in a standard manoeuvre, the associated record bets could cost traders significantly。Trading activity in October federal funds futures, which investors used to bet on Wednesday's decision, has soared to a comparable level since the contract was launched in 1988, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.。Most of these new bets are that the Fed will cut interest rates by 50 basis points.。Data show a surge in related positions this week。
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