probability
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The probability of a Fed rate hold until at least October rose from 11% to 62%, according to an equity analyst.
From Barron's
Economists often refer to this as Knightian uncertainty, where the probability of possible outcomes is not quantifiable.
From MarketWatch
Lowering his recommendation to underweight from equal-weight, analyst Richard E. Wiles tells clients in a note that the probability of both earnings downgrades and trading multiple de-ratings across the sector is rising.
More than half of the pool’s brackets have already been mathematically eliminated, but Claude has one of the highest win probabilities of any entry.
“In barely a week, bond traders have swung from expecting rate cuts to pricing in roughly a 50% probability of a tightening move by October,” he added.
From Barron's
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