Government Shutdown Clashes with FOMC Data Dependency & Rate Cutting Cycle

The Fed faces a void of uncertainty without new economic data to determine interest rate cuts, says @CharlesSchwab's Cooper Howard. He says the FOMC will weigh Wednesday's ADP employment print and Thursday's challenger job cuts more heavily if it doesn't have Friday's jobs report to go off of. That said, Cooper sees bias tilting toward more rate cuts before the end of 2025.

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