To Cut or Not to Cut, How AI Regulation Could Impact a Credit Score, and 3 Buys and a Bail: International Edition 2/16/24

Inflation data coming in hot yet again, so what’s next for the Fed? Moody’s Mark Zandi wants four cuts, while Wells Fargo’s Mark Smith sees the possibility of NO rate cuts in 2024. FICO’s software leverages AI to determine a customer’s creditworthiness...but there could be big changes ahead as lawmakers hash out how to regulate that tech. The FICO CEO tells us what’s next. Plus, go around the world in today’s edition of 3 Buys and a Bail. Stephanie Link gives us the trades on India, Japan, Macao and China.