EUR/USD pivoted away from 1.0850 on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve (Fed) held rates as markets broadly expected, but a shift in the Fed's "dot plot" of interest rate expectations is warning that interest rates are likely to continue holding higher for longer
Fed leaves policy rate unchanged at 5.25%-5.5% as forecast
The Fed's interest rate outlook sees higher rates than previously expected, with the 1-year rate outlook rising to 4.1% from the previous 3.9%. The 2-year rate outlook held steady at 3.1%, and the long-term interest rate outlook has also risen to 2.8% from 2.6%.
Live Coverage: Fed dot plot cools Gold, stocks, buoys US Dollar
According to the Fed's dot plot, only a single rate cut in 2024 is looking more likely.
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