(Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve finally cut its interest rate by an oversized 50 basis points (bps) in its Sept 17-18 meeting that Chair Jerome Powell said was meant to show policymakers' commitment to sustaining a low unemployment rate now that inflation had eased.

In addition to approving the half-percentage-point cut, Fed policymakers projected the benchmark interest rate would fall by another half percentage point by the end of this year, a full percentage point next year, and half a percentage point in 2026, though they cautioned that the outlook that far into the future was inherently uncertain.

Following are forecasts from some major banks on economic growth, inflation, and how they expect certain asset classes to perform:

Forecasts for stocks, currencies and bonds:

S&P 500 US 10-year EUR/USD USD/JPY USD/CNY

target yield

target

Goldman Sachs 3.85% 1.08 150 7.20

6,000

Morgan Stanley 5,400(for 1 140 7.5

June 2025)

UBS Global 5,200 3.85% 1.09 148

Wealth 7.20

Management*

Wells Fargo 5,300-5,500 3.75%-4.25% 1.06-1.10 156-160

Investment

Institute

Barclays 5,600 4.25% 1.09 145 7.20

J.P. Morgan 4,200 3.55% 1.13 146 7.25

BofA Global 5,400 1.12 151

Research 3.50% 7.30

Deutsche Bank 5,750 1.07 135

3.80%

Citigroup 5,600 4.20% 7.20

1.02 141

HSBC 5,400 3.00% 1.05 145 7.10

Oppenheimer

5,900

UBS Global 4.0% 1.12 145 6.95

Research* 5,850

Evercore ISI 6,000

RBC 5,700

* UBS Global Research and UBS Global Wealth Management are distinct, independent divisions in UBS Group

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U.S. INFLATION

U.S. consumer prices rose slightly in August, but underlying inflation showed some stickiness amid higher costs for housing and other services.

U.S. inflation (annual Y/Y for 2024)

Headline CPI Core PCE

Goldman Sachs 2.6% 2.6%

Morgan Stanley 2.10% 2.70%

Wells Fargo 3.0% 2.60%

Investment

Institute

Barclays 2.9% 2.6%

J.P.Morgan 2.50% 2.50%

BofA Global 3.5% 2.8%

Research

Deutsche Bank 3.10%

Citigroup 2.0% 2.7%

HSBC 3.4%

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Real GDP growth forecasts for 2024

GLOBAL U.S. CHINA EURO UK INDIA

AREA

Goldman 2.7% 2.8% 0.7% 6.9%

Sachs

4.9% 0.9%

Morgan 2.8% 1.9% 4.2% 0.5% -0.1% 6.4%

Stanley

UBS Global 3.1% 2.4% 4.9% 0.6% 0.2% 7.0%

Wealth

Management*

Barclays 2.6% 1.2% 5.0% 0.3% 1.1% 6.2%

J.P.Morgan 2.6% 2.7% 4.6% 0.7% 1.1% 6.5%

BofA Global 2.7% 4.8% 0.7% 1.1% 7.1%

Research

3.1%

Deutsche 3.2% 4.7% 0.9% 1.2% 7.0%

Bank

2.7%

Citigroup 2.4% 2.0% 4.7% 0.7% 1.0% 7.3%

HSBC 2.6% 2.3% 4.9% 0.5% 0.4% 6.3%

UBS Global 3.1% 2.5% 4.6% 0.6% 1.1% 7.0%

Research*

(Compiled by the Broker Research team in Bengaluru; Edited by Maju Samuel, Tasim Zahid and Devika Syamnath)