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Investment Event

Fed leans towards further hikes
15 June 2023
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    Key takeaways

    • The Federal Reserve left the federal funds target range unchanged at 5.00-5.25 per cent
    • The FOMC’s projections indicate a strong near-term bias towards further policy tightening
    • We continue to argue for a defensive positioning in portfolios given a slowing economy, tightening credit conditions, restrictive monetary policy and too- optimistic consensus GDP and profit forecasts