Fed's message on rate hold for 'some time' clashes with 2023 rate-cut bets

They're also likely to signal another 50 basis points of tightening next year, according to economists, and an expectation that once they reach that peak, they'll stay on hold through all of 2023

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has history on his side as he and colleagues split with Wall Street over how long interest rates will stay high in 2023.
 

After the fastest tightening of monetary policy since the 1980s, the central bank looks set on Wednesday to increase its benchmark rate by 50 basis points in a downshift after four straight 75 basis-point moves to curb inflation.

Such a move — widely flagged by officials — would lift rates to a 4.25% to 4.5% target range, the highest level since 2007. They’re also likely to signal another 50 basis points of