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Fed on track for September lift-off

With the incoming data now showing a clear pick-up in real economic growth and possible signs of an acceleration in wage growth and core price inflation, we expect the Fed to begin hiking interest rates at the September FOMC meeting. We don't, however, expect many changes to either the language in the statement or the Fed's projections at next week's meeting, which concludes on Wednesday 17th  

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