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When and how much Those are the questions on the lips of investors, bondholders, and other Federal Reserve watchers. The Fed kept interest rates on hold at its Mar. 19 meeting. But the accompanying statement, in which the Fed abandoned its view that economic weakness was the greatest risk in the outlook, makes it clear that policymakers are thinking about the timing of rate hikes in order to bring monetary policy back to a neutral stance.
Even so, there are other factors that argue for some rise in short-term rates——perhaps as early as June, as Wall Street expects. While the Fed’s words lessen the chances of a rate hike at the May meeting, they do not set the criteria for a possible hike at the June 25-26 meeting.
The latest data seem to come down on the "evenly mixed" scenario. Businesses are backing off from last year’s feverish pace of stock-cutting, but domestic demand is holding up. Factories are busier
A. to incline to a tighter policy.
B. to put investment in tech-sector.
C. to consider possible rate hikes.
D. to abandon a neutral stance.