# MacroCrossroads

#FedRateHikeExpectationsResurface 🚨 Gate Square | #MacroCrossroads
The narrative just flipped — and the market is struggling to keep up.
We’ve gone from pricing in rate cuts… to suddenly hedging the possibility of an emergency rate hike. That’s not a small shift — that’s a regime change in expectations.
At the same time, geopolitics is adding fuel to the fire. A 10-day pause in US–Iran tensions might look like de-escalation on the surface, but markets aren’t buying calm — they’re pricing uncertainty.
Here’s how this plays out 👇
1️⃣ Pause or Setup?
Short-term pauses in conflict rarely equal r