[plain talk]

Futures traders expect the Fed to hold steady through the year, and in fact are pricing in a 45 percent of a rate cut by the end of 2019.

Interesting comment. I thought the Fed was looking at several rate increases during 2019. I would think the market would have factored in interest rate increases and not decreases.

[entropy12]

Not several, only 2 measly 1/4 point raises in 2019! This is the most transparent FED in my 56 years in the stock market.

[Yardstick]

Yeah, that comment sounds pretty far fetched.