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Government Shutdown Won’t Stop Rate Cuts

Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management

14-Oct-25 07:00

Government Shutdown Won’t Stop Rate Cuts

As the government shutdown enters its second week, Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at U.S. Trust–Bank of America Private Wealth Management, believes the Federal Reserve will cut rates at the end of October, while a year-end rate cut remains uncertain.

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Categories:  markets,  politics,  government,  international,  Corporates,  economy

Tags:  us government shutdown,  us federal reserve,  fed rate cut,  economic data,  unemployment rate, 


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