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The Fed’s expected pause does not mean monetary relief
Facts
Markets expect the Federal Reserve to hold this week; Reuters says September core inflation is forecast at 3.1% while third-quarter growth may run at a 3.2% annualised pace.
InterpretationResilient demand gives the Fed room to keep real rates restrictive, but the estimates are forecasts, not releases. A renewed hike would test leveraged balance sheets; a hold leaves fiscal and energy pressures—not an easy-money rescue—as the next constraints.