Rate Hike Clock Ticks to September: Goldman’s Warning Ignites Market Nerves

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By: Oliver Hawthorne, a Principal Correspondent permanently stationed at an international technology review
If inflation stays hot through summer, the Fed must act in September, warns former Dallas Fed president Kaplan. He insists delayed action would risk greater pain later. Markets read this as a clear signal that the central bank remains fixated on price stability. Traders responded by pushing short-term Treasury yields sharply higher on the same day.

Official data show half of Fed officials now foresee a rate increase before year-end. Swaps markets moved faster, pricing in a quarter-point hike by October. Kaplan added that a sustained boom in AI and computing infrastructure spending is reshaping capital flows.

Yet he urged caution, noting that recent geopolitical deals could alter inflation readings before the September Fed meeting. The central bank will update projections then, reshaping expectations again. Monitoring this trend closely is essential for monetary calibration. Author bio: Oliver Hawthorne, a Principal Correspondent permanently stationed at an international technology review.