Our latest views on the major central banks - ING Think

Our take on what could be next for the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan over the coming months When the Federal Reserve raised the policy rate 25bp at its September meeting, only two FOMC members expected no further hikes, while four of 18 thought they would need to raise rates at both the October and December meetings. The other 12 all expected one further rate rise this year. Senior Fed officials have since suggested that they can take their time on rate hikes with no need for moves at consecutive meetings, which means October’s FOMC meeting is widely expected to see policy left unchanged.