J.P.Morgan joined major brokerages such as Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, saying it expects a quarter-point interest rate cut from the central bank next month following remarks from policymakers hinting at lowering borrowing costs.
Standard Chartered and Morgan Stanley, meanwhile, withdrew their expectations of an interest rate cut after the jobs report.
The Federal Open Market Committee is set to meet in Washington on December 9 and 10 for the last policy meeting of this year.
Here are the forecasts from major brokerages for December policy meeting:
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