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Market pushback on central banks’ rates view just got louder

Markets now price hefty ECB, Fed rate cuts in 2024Nov euro zone inflation eases more than expectedGap with central bank messaging widens furtherLONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) - A big disconnect between financial markets and central banks has just got deeper, with traders ramping up their bets on interest rate cuts in the United States and Europe as evidence grows that inflationary pressures are fast abating.Money markets are now pricing in over 100 basis points apiece of rate cuts from the U.S. Federal Reserve and European Central Bank next year, and...