Economists warn Fed may not cut rates at all this year

Odaily reports that the Federal Reserve has paused rate cuts at its January meeting, and it remains uncertain whether or not it will resume rate cuts, especially as the market waits to see how the tariff and immigration policies of Trump's second term will develop. Daniel Doderer, an economist and research director at Flack Global Metals, said: "I think the Federal Reserve is in a very good position to do nothing for now. We are transitioning from a labor market with a balance of supply and demand to a market that may face supply constraints while demand remains unchanged or even higher, which suggests that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to cut rates. Therefore, our internal expectation is that the Federal Reserve will not cut rates this year. But the possibility of the Federal Reserve cutting rates is slightly higher than the possibility of raising rates." (Gold Ten)