Factors Likely to Shape Fed's Interest Rate Path in H2 2018

The big question on investors' minds now is if the Fed will hike interest rates once or twice in the second-half of 2018. We offer some interesting clues.

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Bluford “Blu” Putnam has served as Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group since May 2011. With more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry and concentrations in central banking, investment research, and portfolio management, Blu serves as CME Group’s spokesperson on global economic conditions.

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Will the Fed raise interest rates once or twice in the second-half of 2018? This is a primary question on the minds of investors. Protect your portfolio with CME Group’s Interest Rate products. CME SOFR futures trade alongside highly liquid Eurodollar, Fed Fund and Treasury futures to offer enhanced spread trading capabilities via CME Globex intercommodity spreads and capital efficiencies through margin offsets.

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