The survey shows 84% of the 27 respondents, including economists, fund managers and strategists, see the Fed cutting by a quarter percentage point, with 16% seeing a half-point decrease.
That compares with 65% probability of a half-point cut now priced into fed futures markets.
"That forecast is more in line with a hard landing than a soft landing."
(One basis point equals 0.01%)Soft landing expectedThe major difference could be that survey respondents appear less worried about the economy overall than futures markets, and more convinced the Fed has time to enact gradual rate cuts.
Seventy-four percent said the September rate cut comes in time to preserve a soft landing, with just 15% saying it's too late.
Persons:
Jerome Powell, Andrew Harnik, John Donaldson, Barry Knapp, it's, Michael Englund, Guy LeBas, Janney Montgomery Scott
Organizations:
Federal Reserve, CNBC Fed Survey, CNBC, Haverford Trust Co, Ironsides, Fed