A 25bp hike is sitting at roughly 90% odds after August core CPI printed 0.3% month over month. At this point, debating whether the hike happens is debating something the market already priced in. The real move is in what Powell says in the minutes after the decision drops, whether the language confirms "one and done" or leaves room for another hike before year end.
My take: a hike with neutral-to-dovish guidance gets sold on the headline and bought back within a day or two, same pattern we've seen all cycle. $BTC and tech likely follow that script. $GOLD.US is the one worth watching closer, since it doesn't need dovish language to hold up, just sustained uncertainty.
I'm holding off on new entries until the press conference wraps. The print isn't the signal. The tone is.
How are you positioning into Wednesday, one hike and done, or the start of something longer?
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