The Federal Reserve will announce the interest rate decision on Wednesday, Hong Kong time. Charles Schwab Hong Kong Limited's financial advisor Lin Changjie said that the market generally believes that this rate cut is a done deal, with the key being the size of the cut. The United States is entering another phase of the economic cycle, where policymakers are not only concerned about the risk of deteriorating labor market conditions, but also about the risk of price growth. Therefore, regardless of how the inflation trend changes, this interest rate decision and the results over the next few months are expected to lower rates. However, inflation data may still influence the Fed's decision, for example, the US core consumer price index released last week showed a year-on-year increase of 0.3% in August, which might affect the rate cut decision. Market expectations for this rate cut range from 25 to 50 basis points, but given recent employment and price data, Charles Schwab expects a 25 basis point rate cut, leaving room for further cuts in the future.