 Summary: The FOMC is widely expected to hike rates by 50bps, as predicted by all 84 analysts surveyed by Reuters. Money market pricing is also leaning heavily towards a 50bp move with just a c. 3 implied probability of another 75bp increase in wake of the cool November CPI report, while recent Fed commentary and minutes has seen many officials express a desire to slow down the pace of rate hikes now we are approaching a sufficiently restrictive level. With the upcoming meeting being acco... 