(Reuters) -Merchants pulled again barely from bets the Federal Reserve will reduce rates of interest by a full share level this 12 months after a authorities report confirmed the financial system contracted by an annualized 0.3% final quarter as American companies rushed to purchase imported items forward of anticipated tariffs.
Nonetheless, futures contracts that settle to the Fed’s coverage charge continued to level to a begin to Fed charge cuts in June, with a complete of 4 quarter-point reductions doubtless, bringing the speed to the three.25%-3.5% vary by year-end.
(Reporting by Ann Saphir; Enhancing by Andrew Heavens)
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