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An 18-hole tie means both players get a half-point.
A quarter-point hike would be a moderation in the bank’s series of rapid increases while a half-point would underline concern that inflation is still not heading back toward the bank’s goal of 2% considered best for the economy.
Biles was docked a voluntary half-point on her total for having Landi stand on the mat as a spotter for safety.
ECB is seen as less likely to deliver the half-point hike that had seemed to be a done deal a weak ago.
Last week, the European Central Bank (ECB) pressed ahead with a half-point interest rate rise despite the turmoil.
That may mean extending an historic series of ECB interest-rate hikes with at least two more half-point steps early this year.
Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/business/economy/arid-41040404.html
That’s equivalent to another half-point hike or more in the Fed’s target rate, according to economists by Bloomberg, resulting in tighter conditions across loan categories and especially for commercial real estate, where significant losses are expected.
Source: https://fortune.com/2023/04/30/jerome-powell-recession-inflation-fed-consensus-splintering/
The Fed’s Loretta Mester also helped send Treasury yields higher after saying she saw a ‘compelling’ case for a half-point rate rise at the last FOMC meeting.
The New Zealand central bank (RBNZ) raised its key rate by a half-point to 4.75% and kept its forecast for it to peak at 5.50%.
They are a half-point away from regaining the trophy.
While traders remain divided about the size of February’s hike, with 32 basis points of tightening priced in, it appears that a quarter-point move is seen as more likely than a half-point increase.