Data dependence will remain the order of the day at next week’s FOMC meeting, with Fed officials likely to leave their interest rate projections broadly unchanged and signal that they are still looking for “greater confidence” that inflation will be sustained at 2% before they begin loosening policy. We continue to expect the first rate cut in June, although that will probably rely on better news on inflation over the next few months.
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