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Broad CPI Moderation Outside Of Shelter See Fed Rate Path Cut

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  • There was a clear rolling over in both core goods (+0.23% M/M) and core services (+0.35% M/M) – first chart.
  • Considering the strength in shelter mentioned earlier, core CPI ex shelter slides from +0.78% M/M to +0.15% M/M, the softest print since Sep’21.
  • A small drop in used cars prices (-0.4% after +1.6%) weighs but the largest decline came from airfares (-7.8%, behind circa 0.6pps of the change in M/M core).
  • However, take out the shelter, used cars & airfares, and core saw a similar slowdown to circa 0.35% M/M, in what would also be the weakest since Sep’21 – second chart.
  • Other notable changes include a pause in apparel (-0.1% after +0.8%) and an unwinding in medical care services (+0.4% after +0.7%).
  • The combination sees Fed Funds implied hikes cut to 62bps for the Sep FOMC from 69-70bps prior and a terminal trimmed to 3.53% for the Mar'23 meeting, helping drive a significant bull steepening in Treasuries (2s10s +11bps at -38bps, with 2YY -15bps on the day), even if that only unwinds the flattening of the past two days.

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