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Fed in wait-and-see mode

Having rolled out major changes over the past few months and with the incoming economic data still solid, we expect the Fed to stand pat at next week’s meeting and leave its statement virtually unchanged. But the meeting will take place in the shadow of the election, as well as another wave of coronavirus infections taking hold across the country, both of which could yet prompt the Fed to change course over the coming months.

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