Weak wage growth is Fed’s Achilles heel - GKFX

Mar 07, 2017, 11:08 AM

Will Fed ignore the anemic wage growth and hike rates three times this year? James Hughes, Chief Market Analyst at GKFX believes Fed would want to see a healthy and a steady growth in wages before it really puts the pedal on the metal.

Friday’s coming wage growth figures are important, but may not necessarily stop the Fed from pushing rates higher next week.

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