The sharper-than-expected pick-up in second-quarter GDP growth to 2.8% annualised should make the Fed a bit more comfortable about keeping policy unchanged next week, but the recent loosening of labour market conditions and signs of slower price growth still means that there is a strong case for a cut at the following meeting in September.
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