Pimco economists Tiffany Wilding and Allison Boxer, joining their counterparts at Jefferies, said August’s consumer-price index report points in favor of a fed funds rate target that should end up higher than where many expected. They said they expect the Federal Reserve’s forecasts to be adjusted up to a 4.5% terminal fed funds rate next week, and called the August CPI data “scorching.” In particular, they said that “stickier and broader based inflation argues that the Fed has more work to do.” Stocks remained sharply lower after the release, with Dow industrials DJIA,
USDJPY forecast: the yen continues to strengthen against the USD
Amid economic data from Japan and the US, the USDJPY rate may form a correction before declining to 146.80. Discover more in our analysis for