UBS sees Fed rate hikes in September and December after strong jobs report

  • UBS revised its forecast to include Federal Reserve rate hikes in September and December.
  • U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, while unemployment remained at 4.1%.
  • Markets priced a 58% chance of a September 15-16 quarter-point hike, CME showed.

UBS now expects the Federal Reserve (U.S. central bank) to raise interest rates by 25 basis points in both September and December, reversing its earlier view that policy would remain unchanged this year. The shift followed an August jobs report showing 162,000 new positions and a steady 4.1% unemployment rate, as well as what UBS described as hawkish communication from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole symposium, rising inflation risks from supply bottlenecks and strong labor data. Citigroup and Macquarie also revised their rate forecasts. Markets put the probability of a quarter-percentage-point increase at the Fed’s September 15-16 meeting at about 58%, according to CME’s FedWatch tool, up from 52% on Thursday. Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would support keeping rates unchanged if upcoming data showed inflation pressures continuing to ease.

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