[US Fed Delivers Expected Interest Rate Cut and Turns Hawkish Late at Night, Copper Prices Expected to Be Under Pressure Today]
Macro side, under expectations for US Fed interest rate cuts, coupled with rising oil prices, copper prices were boosted. However, after the market closed, the US Fed delivered an expected 25-basis-point interest rate cut during its policy meeting, but the statement hinted at slowing the pace of rate cuts. The dot plot showed that next year's forecast for rate cuts was halved, from four times to two, and the US dollar index surged sharply.
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