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$-Bloc Markets Have Softened Over The Past Week

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$-Bloc STIR markets have softened over the past week.

  • Overnight, near-term Fed Funds implied rates reversed most of the hit from the softer US data but are down notably on pre-JOLTS levels. They show +3bp for Sept and a cumulative +13bp for Nov to 5.45% terminal, down 5.5bp from pre-JOLTS levels. Cuts from the terminal are seen at 52bp to Jun’24 and 121bp to Dec’24.
  • In the US, the focus now turns to the release of the July PCE deflator, MNI Chicago PMI and weekly Jobless Claims data later today, along with Fedspeak from Bostic and Collins. Non-Farm Payrolls are due for release on Friday.
  • Yesterday’s surprisingly low AU CPI monthly data for July saw investors dial back expectations of further interest rate rises and sharpened the probability of rate cuts.
Figure 1: $-Bloc STIR: Terminal Rate Expectations & June’24 Pricing
Source: MNI – Market News / Bloomberg

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