# Three paths back to rate cuts

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Podcast: [The Weekly Fix](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-weekly-fix-6462690)
Published: 2026-03-24T13:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://the-weekly-fix.captivate.fm
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Cut expectations evaporate: Federal Reserve easing bets collapsed after March meeting as geopolitical risks and inflation concerns pushed rate hike probabilities above cut scenarios for the first time since last month's two-cut consensus. Eric Hathaway, Portfolio Manager on the BlueBay U.S. Fixed Income team, explores three catalysts that could revive rate cut expectations despite current hawkish sentiment. Labor market weakness deepens beneath surface as February nonfarm payrolls fell 92,000 jobs with December revised from +48,000 to -17,000, suggesting unemployment could drift higher and force Fed reconsideration. AI-driven displacement moves from theory to reality as major institutions plan significant workforce reductions, with economists estimating 5-10,000 monthly job losses in exposed sectors could expand into broader white-collar slowdown. Private credit stress could tighten financial conditions independently as defensive lenders, wider spreads, and clogged refinancing channels may prompt Fed action before full recession materializes. The path forward becomes clearer when growth concerns override inflation fears.

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