Fed meeting and inflation report both hit Wednesday, and the impact could be huge
2024-06-12 09:55:20 source：CNBC
June 11, 2024
Wednesday is shaping up to be one of the most important days of the year for economic news, as investors will hear about the path of inflation and the manner in which the Federal Reserve plans to react.
In a one-two punch that starts in the morning with the pivotal consumer price index reading for May and ends with the Fed’s policy meeting in the afternoon, vital signals will be sent about the direction of the economy and whether policymakers can soon take their foot off the brake.
The day “packs months of macro risk into one day,” wrote UBS economist Jonathan Pingle.
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