The market is closely watching Powell's speech tonight, with pricing indicating a probability of over 80% for a 25 basis point rate cut in December

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Chairman Powell will participate in a dialogue at 04:00 AM Beijing time on November 15 (Friday), marking his first public speech since the November FOMC meeting, where he may comment on recent economic data. Investors and economists will closely watch for his clues regarding the Federal Reserve's December interest rate decision and the policy outlook for 2025. In recent speeches, Powell emphasized the risk balance of the Federal Reserve's dual mandate—stabilizing inflation and supporting maximum employment. He described the Fed's rate-cutting path as a "normalization" of policy.

Wednesday's interest rate futures market pricing suggests that there is over an 80% chance of a 25 basis point rate cut at the Federal Reserve's meeting on December 17-18. The update to the policymakers' quarterly economic projections in September showed a median forecast of a 1 percentage point rate cut in 2024, followed by another 1 percentage point cut in 2025. Officials will update the "dot plot" at the December meeting, which may indicate the policy path for 2025 and beyond.