Markets in a fairy tale scenario; US tech space is close to a bubble: Vincent Mortier, Amundi

Vincent Mortier, Group CIO of Amundi, Europe’s largest asset manager, expects the US Federal Reserve to cut rates in June, not March, due to the softening economy and the need to support the US economy in an election year. Mortier also believes that the market is not prepared for this and there will be a repricing of stocks when investors realize that earnings will not grow as expected.

Fed won’t start rate cuts until May, traders now bet

The Federal Reserve won’t start easing policy until May, traders bet on Friday, capping a week during which stronger-than-expected economic data and commentary from central bankers chipped away at financial market confidence in the idea of an earlier start to interest-rate cuts.