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Current Dot Distribution Skews Higher Vs Previous

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Here is how the updated Dot Plot entries compare to September's (with medians bolded).

  • What stands out in the new distribution are the number of 2023 dots above 5% (17 of 19 participants see at least another 75bp of hikes in 2023). That's up from zero who saw above 5% as of September.
  • No sell-side analysts saw as many as 7 dots above 5.1% (some saw as many as 4).
  • The 2024 and 2025 dots see a much bigger dispersion, from 3.1% to 5.6% in 2024, and from 2.4% to 5.6% in 2025. It appears one participant expects to see rates raised another 125bp and held there through 2025.
  • However the vast majority see cuts; definitely all but that one outlying hawk by 2024.
  • Not depicted here: 2 of the 6 2.25% longer-run dots migrated higher. One of them probably moved to 2.375%, the other to 2.50%. The high is now 3.25% (probably migrated from 3% prior).


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