Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on February 01, 2023.
  • The Fed looks set to raise interest rates for a 10th consecutive time at its May meeting this coming week. 
  • A signal of a pause in hikes or a dovish Chairman Powell could ignite a rally in markets. 
  • A portfolio manager said it may take a black swan event to prompt the Fed to cut rates this year. 

Ready for borrowing costs to go up again? 

The 10th straight rate hike by the Federal Reserve is likely to take place next week as May trading gets underway, but speculation over when the central bank will start chopping down rates will be top of mind for markets.