Hawkish statements by Federal Reserve regional bank presidents Dudley (New York), Kaplan (Dallas) and Williams (San Francisco) raised market odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike in March to 70%. Goldman Sachs economists led by Jan Hatzius wrote overnight that the Fed is “seriously considering” a hike in light of stronger economic news. Economists who look at high-frequency data, including UBS’ Data Lab and Goldman Sachs’ economics group, think that the “hard data” (durable goods orders, retail sales) understate economic strength.
March Fed rate hike chances up to 70% after positive news
Goldman Sachs economists led by Jan Hatzius wrote overnight that the Fed is "seriously considering" a hike as some argue the "hard data" understate economic strength.
