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The Week's Surge In Fed Hike Expectations

STIR FUTURES
  • Hikes implied by FOMC-dated Fed Funds are ending the week with a 50bp hike for May 4 still locked in, shifting up from 49.5bp heading into Easter to 52bp now (given the green light by Powell at an IMF panel).
  • There have been some wild changes further out though. Pricing for the June meeting now implies a 96% chance of 125bps of hikes over the two meetings, up from 28%. Analysts have started to call for similar, with Nomura looking for two 75bp hikes in June and July after a 50bp in May.
  • Beyond that, there is now a cumulative 200bps priced for Sep (from 166bp) and 250bps for Dec (from 215bp).

Cumulative hikes priced for FOMC meetings from Fed Funds futures (%pts)Source: Bloomberg

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