- Odds that the Federal Reserve will hold its benchmark rate steady at its March meeting have jumped.
- Investors were pricing in 44% odds the Fed will hold off on hiking rates at its March 21-22 meeting.
- "The world changed on Friday with the bank failure of Silicon Valley Bank," said a Jefferies FX strategist.
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank has lit up odds that the Federal Reserve will hold off on raising interest rates at its meeting this month, a decision that would break a year-long string of aggressive hikes as investors recalibrate after the biggest bank failure since 2008.