Futures
Access hundreds of perpetual contracts
CFD
Gold
One platform for global traditional assets
Options
Hot
Trade European-style vanilla options
Unified Account
Maximize your capital efficiency
Demo Trading
Introduction to Futures Trading
Learn the basics of futures trading
Futures Events
Join events to earn rewards
Demo Trading
Use virtual funds to practice risk-free trading
CFD
Stock CFD Derivatives
US Stocks
Access real US stocks and ETFs
HK Stocks
Trade quality Hong Kong-listed stocks
Korean Stocks
SK Hynix
Real Korean stocks and top assets
Stock Futures
High leverage, 24/7 trading
Tokenized Stocks
Backed by real stock assets
IPO Access
Unlock full access to global stock IPOs
GUSD
3.8%
Mint GUSD for Treasury RWA yields
Stocks Activities
Trade Popular Stocks and Unlock Generous Airdrops
Launch
CandyDrop
Collect candies to earn airdrops
Launchpool
Quick staking, earn potential new tokens
HODLer Airdrop
Hold GT and get massive airdrops for free
IPO Access
Unlock full access to global stock IPOs
Alpha Points
Trade on-chain assets and earn airdrops
Futures Points
Earn futures points and claim airdrop rewards
Promotions
AI
Gate AI
Your all-in-one conversational AI partner
Gate AI Bot
Use Gate AI directly in your social App
GateClaw
Gate Blue Lobster, ready to go
Gate for AI Agent
AI infrastructure, Gate MCP, Skills, and CLI
Gate Skills Hub
10K+ Skills
From office tasks to trading, the all-in-one skill hub makes AI even more useful.
#夏日创作营 The Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision meeting this Wednesday is drawing significant attention. Interest-rate futures currently show a roughly 30% to 35% probability of a rate hike, adding additional variables to market uncertainty about policy.
According to reports, PGIM Chief US Economist Robert Sockin described this week’s interest-rate decision meeting as “almost a 50-50 split.” Although expectations for a rate hike are heating up, most economists believe the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged at this week’s meeting.
In a Bloomberg survey of 76 economists, all respondents expected the Federal Reserve to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged in the 3.5% to 3.75% range at the July 28-29 meeting. Investors will closely watch the Fed statement and the wording from Waller for clues about whether the Fed might raise rates in September.
LESG data shows that US money markets have fully priced in a 25-basis-point rate hike in September. James Naitley, chief international economist at ING, said that Waller has consistently avoided forward guidance and prefers brief policy statements, so investors may find it difficult to obtain clear signals.
Scott Wren, senior global markets strategist at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute, said that if the market senses that more and more Fed officials are starting to support multiple rate hikes for the remainder of this year, that would become an issue facing the market.
After the Federal Reserve releases its interest-rate decision, the Bank of Japan will release its decision on July 31. The market expects the Bank of Japan to keep monetary policy unchanged; it raised rates by 25 basis points in June.
In addition, the Bank of England will release its interest-rate decision on July 30. The market expects it to keep rates unchanged as well. The focus will be on comments by Bank of England Governor Bailey regarding the pace of subsequent rate cuts, and on how the Middle East situation—pushing up energy prices—could affect the UK inflation outlook.
According to reports, PGIM Chief U.S. Economist Robert Sockin described this week’s policy meeting as “almost a fifty-fifty split.” Although expectations for a rate hike have been warming up, most economists believe the Fed will keep interest rates unchanged this week.
In a Bloomberg survey of 76 economists, all respondents expect the Fed to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged in the 3.5% to 3.75% range at the July 28–29 meeting. Investors will closely scrutinize the Fed’s statement and Powell’s wording to look for clues as to whether the Fed might raise rates in September.
LESG data shows that U.S. money markets have fully priced in a 25-basis-point rate hike in September. James Knottly, chief international economist at ING, said Powell has consistently avoided forward guidance and preferred short policy statements, so investors may find it difficult to obtain clear signals.
Scott Wren, senior global markets strategist at the Wells Fargo Investment Institute, said that if the market feels that more and more Fed officials are starting to support multiple rate hikes for the rest of this year, that would become a concern for the market.
After the Fed releases its interest-rate decision, the Bank of Japan will announce its rate decision on July 31. The market expects the BoJ to keep monetary policy unchanged, after it raised rates by 25 basis points in June.
In addition, the Bank of England will release its interest-rate decision on July 30, and the market expects it to keep rates unchanged as well. The focus will be on comments from BoE Governor Bailey about the pace of future rate cuts, as well as how the Middle East situation, pushing up energy prices, could affect the outlook for U.K. inflation.