Most every market participant expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates another quarter percentage next week, the eighth increase since December 2015. And despite speculation the central bank may be close to slowing the pace of hikes, the reality is that while any changes to the Fed's Summary of Economic Projections would be modest, they would likely reveal a more hawkish than dovish tilt. There are two central questions to consider. The first is how is the economy performing relative to expectations? I don’t think anyone at the Fed believes the economy’s performance is subpar. In fact, some policy makers ... (full story)