Fed Faces This Checklist of Hurdles for a December Rate Hike
Bloomberg, Oct. 15, 2015–Jamrisko, Michelle
All but one of 55 economists surveyed by Bloomberg last week are convinced the Federal Reserve is too spooked to increase the benchmark interest rate at their Oct. 27-28 gathering. So what hurdles must the U.S. economy surmount over the next two months in order for policy makers to justify a rate hike at the following meeting in December?
