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.

Source: https://www.ayradvertiser.com/news/national/23494089.european-central-bank-set-raise-interest-rates-inflation-edges-higher/?ref=rss

Expectations have largely been shifting between the Fed delivering another quarter-point interest-rate hike or taking a pause in its yearlong effort to raise rates and reduce inflation.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/mar/20/u-s-banks-on-bumpy-path-as-first-republics-troubles-persist/

Fed rate hikes are expected to be scaled back to a quarter-point next month.

Source: https://www.chiangraitimes.com/business/cpi-shows-gas-prices-in-december/

Last week, the Fed held its benchmark interest rate steady at between 5% and 5.25%, but most policymakers see at least two more quarter-point rate increases by the end of this year.

Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/currency/EURO-US-DOLLAR-EUR-USD-4591/news/Dollar-yields-gain-after-Powell-comments-Bank-of-England-rate-hike-44171878/?utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=20230622

Markets see a 40 percent chance that the BoE will raise interest rates by half a percentage point to 5 percent, rather than the quarter-point move previously expected, in an effort to control inflation.

Source: https://azeritimes.com/2023/07/02/causes-consequences-of-uks-stubbornly-high-inflation/

That is not even factoring in this question: what if another quarter-point rate increase does happen at either the September or November FOMC meeting?

Source: https://www.etftrends.com/model-portfolio-channel/five-alive/

That’s how many times the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates in the last 12 months, including the latest quarter-point increase on Wednesday.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2023/03/23/5-things-to-know-for-march-23-biden-severe-weather-denver-shooting-tiktok-trump-2/

The decision comes a day after the Fed approved a quarter-point increase and hinted that it may be the last for now.

Source: https://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/business_news/national_business/article_57b9fd09-98c5-5269-87b4-4f35f0e32bac.html

The European Central Bank announced a quarter-point interest rate hike as inflation remains too high.

Source: https://biztoc.com/x/4a8c59ae5da62181?ref=ff

The Fed has already signaled that it expects to carry out two more quarter-point hikes, to a range of 5 percent to 5.25 percent, which would be the highest level in 15 years.

Source: https://www.columbian.com/news/2023/feb/15/retail-sales-jump-as-americans-defy-inflation-and-rate-hikes/

The probability of a quarter-point hike has fallen from 10% on Tuesday to 2% today, according to the ASX RBA rate tracker.

Source: https://www.marketpulse.com/fundamental/australian-dollar-falls-as-inflation-cools/kfisher

The swaps market is pricing in a quarter-point cut in Q4.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4612200-week-ahead-greenback-looks-set-to-bounce-after-the-recent-drubbing?source=feed_all_articles

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.

Source: https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/economy/asia-stocks-rally-on-china-optimism-fed-rate-bets-markets-wrap/