Goldman: Fed Intermeeting Cut Possible

 

Speculation:

NEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) - An emergency interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve is possible ahead of its next scheduled monetary policy meeting on March 18, according to a Goldman Sachs research note on Monday.

Goldman said its view on Fed policy changed on Friday.

In its Friday and Monday research notes, Goldman said the Fed would drop the benchmark federal funds target rate to 2 percent by late April from the current 3 percent, most likely in two 50 basis-point steps at the next two meetings.

“We cannot rule out an intermeeting rate cut today,” the Monday note said. [link]

Would an intermeeting cut lift markets, as usual, or would traders just take it as a sign that the Fed is as concerned as ever, and sell? Things are quiet in the markets this morning, maybe everyone is sitting on their hands for a bit.