Traders have never been more convinced of a September rate hike by the Federal Reserve.
The chances of an interest-rate increase next month reached 52 percent Wednesday, up from just 38 percent just two days earlier. What fueled the change of heart? Hawkish comments from Fed Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart on Tuesday and a surprisingly strong report on U.S. service-sector growth Wednesday.
“I'm more convinced that they're going to raise in September,” said Christopher Sullivan, who oversees $2.4 billion as chief investment officer at United Nations Federal Credit Union in New York. “The market has come around to that view, by a slim majority.”
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