🚨 JPMorgan Just Flipped the Rate-Cut Narrative — Here’s Why It Matters 🚨
For months, markets were betting on rate cuts in 2026. JPMorgan just said: Not so fast. ❌✂️
Instead of easing, the banking giant now expects the Fed to hold rates steady all through 2026 — and here’s the twist 👀👇 👉 The next move might actually be a rate hike in 2027 📈
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🧠 What Changed?
This isn’t a random forecast. It’s a reaction to stubborn reality.
🔹 Jobs are still strong 🔹 Wage growth isn’t cooling fast enough 🔹 Core inflation remains above the Fed’s comfort zone
In short: the U.S. economy refuses to slow down 😤 And when growth stays resilient, the Fed has no reason to rush into cuts.
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⏸️ 2026 = The Great Pause
Instead of the “easy money comeback” many hoped for, JPMorgan sees:
🛑 Zero rate cuts in 2026 ⚖️ A long stretch of “wait and watch” policy 🔥 Inflation control > growth stimulus
This challenges the old assumption that rate cuts automatically follow time.
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🤝 JPMorgan Isn’t Alone
This shift isn’t happening in isolation.
Other Wall Street heavyweights — 🏦 Goldman Sachs 🏦 Morgan Stanley 🏦 Barclays
— have also pushed rate-cut expectations further out, suggesting a growing consensus: 💬 The Fed will stay cautious longer than markets want.
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🔮 And Then… A Hike in 2027?
Yes. JPMorgan’s base case says the first real move after the pause could be a rate hike in Q3 2027 😳
That would mean: 📈 Growth stays stronger than expected 🔥 Inflation pressure re-emerges 🧱 The Fed chooses discipline over stimulus
A complete reversal of the “cut-to-save-the-economy” storyline.
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