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Stronger US economy could spur earlier Fed hike in 2018: survey
Published Mon, Dec 11, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
A STRENGTHENING US economy may spur the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates twice in the next 3 1/2 months as a tight labour market pushes risks to the upside, a Bloomberg survey showed.
Median results of the survey of 41 economists, conducted from Dec 5-7, showed economists still expect three rate hikes in 2018 but moved forward one of those projected moves to March from June.
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