
Goldman Sachs’ estimate of September rate-hike odds continue to collapse faster than Hillary Clinton as the absence of a clear signal from a series of speeches by Fed officials (concluding with Lael Brainard’s headfake). Goldman have reduced their subjective odds for a hike next week to 25% from 40% previously (still above market expectations of 13%) but remains hopeful for December. However, as Fed-whisperer WSJ’s Jon Hilsenrath warns, Yellen faces record levels of dissent as she “confronts a divided group of policy-makers.”
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