PRIOR TO FOMC'S ANNOUNCEMENT, THE FEDERAL RESERVE HAD A 29.4 PER CENT INTEREST RATE INCREASE THIS TIME

ON 30 JULY, ACCORDING TO THE CME FED WATCH: THE FED'S PROBABILITY OF MAINTAINING INTEREST RATES TODAY IS 70.6 PER CENT, AND THE PROBABILITY OF A CUMULATIVE INCREASE OF 25 BASIS POINTS IS 29.4 PER CENT. THE PROBABILITY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE MAINTAINING INTEREST RATES UNCHANGED BY SEPTEMBER WAS 17.8 PER CENT, THE PROBABILITY OF A CUMULATIVE INCREASE OF 25 BASIS POINTS WAS 60.2 PER CENT AND THE PROBABILITY OF A CUMULATIVE INCREASE OF 50 BASIS POINTS WAS 22 PER CENT。