[Analyst: Fed Chair Walsh Unlikely to Challenge Consensus] Odaily Planet Daily News – Natixis Investment Managers Global Market Strategy Head Mabrouk Chetouane stated in a report that Federal Reserve Chair Walsh is unlikely to challenge the current consensus during his second monetary policy committee meeting. Chetouane noted that Walsh would not succumb to the temptation of a 25 basis point rate hike, even though achieving the inflation target by the end of the year is almost impossible at this stage. Furthermore, Walsh would not want to risk disrupting the slow but steady improvement in the labor market—a trend that has persisted for several weeks—by tightening monetary conditions. Analysts widely expect the Federal Reserve to hold steady on Wednesday, though the money market reflects a 38% probability of a rate hike. (Jin10)