This increase raises the rate further into ‘restrictive’ territory (anything above 3 percent).

The Fed hiked by another 75 basis points in November and pushed the Fed Funds window to 3.75 – 4.00 percent. However, as the impact of the rate hikes seen in 2022 continue to weigh on the economy, The Conference Board forecasts that a recession is likely to begin around the end of the year and run three quarters. Businesses should expect interest rates to continue to rise, but at a slower pace.Looking ahead, Powell said that the window for a soft landing is continuing to diminish because inflation is not coming down. Chair Powell said that the FOMC is taking into account the cumulative tightening that occurred this cycle as well as the lags with which tightening affects the economy.We are therefore raising our Fed Funds forecast to hit a window of 4.75 – 5.00 percent (midpoint of 4.875 percent) in March 2023. No pause in hikes is on the immediate horizon and the terminal Fed Funds rate will likely be higher than the one seen at the Fed’s September forecast. Chair Powell said more hikes are coming, but probably in smaller increments. The Fed hiked interest rates by 75 basis points today.Human Capital Benchmarking & Data Analytics.2023 Merger Integration Conference - New York.

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