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Investors Maintain Fed Rate Hike Expectations Despite Easing Iran Tensions
Market participants continue to price in Federal Reserve rate increases for the second half of 2026 even after a reduction in Middle East tensions. LBBW maintains its forecast that U.S. interest rates will remain unchanged over the next twelve months.
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Investors continue to expect Federal Reserve interest-rate increases in the second half of 2026 despite a reported easing of tensions involving Iran. LBBW stated that any resolution of the Iran conflict could lessen the need for tighter monetary policy. The bank's base-case outlook, however, still projects that U.S. interest rates will stay unchanged over the next twelve months.
Futures markets have not materially shifted their implied path for policy rates following the reported improvement in regional conditions. Traders appear to be weighting other domestic data more heavily than geopolitical developments when forming rate expectations.
LBBW's assessment leaves open the possibility that future inflation or employment figures could alter the timing of any rate moves. No change to the current federal-funds target range has been signaled by Federal Reserve officials in recent public statements.
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