第1页共11页编号:时间:2021年x月x日书山有路勤为径,学海无涯苦作舟页码:第1页共11页BEC考试阅读材料精选(一)Forthemarkets,ratecutsarelikeadrug
Theycaninspireeuphoria,butcanalsoinducedependency
Markets,likeaddicts,needbiggerandbiggerdosestogetthesameeffect
Thishasframedthemarket’sprognosisfortheFederalReserve,whichtodaymeetstodecideonmonetarypolicy
Whenitcutby50basispointsinSeptember,itsparkedahugerally
Butcuttingbyonly25bpinOctoberpromptedarelapse,asUSstocksfellandcredittightenedoncemore
WithFedgovernorsadmittingthattheliquiditysqueezehadintensifiedandtradersbettingonarecession,marketsdecidedthatanother50bpcutmustbeforthcoming
Thatsparkedthelatestrally
Butthatspeculationisdimming:futuresarepricingacutof25bpnot50bp
Centralbankssoundedhawkishlastweek
TheBankofEnglandcutthebankratebutwarnedoninflation,andtheEuropeanCentralBank,whichwa