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Market Update = Interest Rate Forecasts <br />-Most market participants expect interest rates to rise modestly through the end of 2017 <br />and 2018 <br />'The chart below shows consensus forecasts from numerous financial institutions <br />Quarterly Historical and Forecasted Interest Rates <br />3.50% <br />3.00% <br />-0 2.50% <br />7 <br />>- 2.00% <br />0 <br />1.50% <br />1.00% <br />0.50% <br />0.00% <br />w <br />w <br />Historical <br />Q1 16 <br />Q2 16 Q3 16 Q4 16 Q117 Q2 17 Q3 17 <br />End of Quarter <br />Federal Funds Rate (Upper Bound) <br />2 -Year US Treasury Note <br />Q4 17 Q1 18 Q2 18 Q3 18 Q4 18 <br />3 -Month Libor <br />10 -Year US Treasury Bond <br />Source: Bloomberg, Composite UST forecast represents at least 50 banks. <br />12 <br />