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Fed Funds Implied Hikes Dip Despite Strong Data

STIR FUTURES
  • On a day with beats in retail sales, import prices, industrial production and capacity utilisation (the latter the highest since Mar 2019), Fed Funds futures imply smaller hikes.
  • Mar 16 has dipped from 41bp to 39bps, back where it was immediately post-CPI before Bullard’s talk of an inter-meeting hike, and with a broadly similar story for May 4 (68bps) and Jun 15 (93bps).
  • Harker (2023 voter) added he was more likely in the 25bp camp for March having been undecided between 25/50bps prior to strong payrolls and CPI data. Kashkari (2023) remains firmly dovish.
  • Whilst there is still plenty of data to see before the FOMC on Mar 16, it may well take further upside surprises in payrolls (Mar 4) and CPI (Mar 10) to see much more priced in.

Fed Funds Futures Implied Hikes: March (yellow), June (white) and Dec (green)Source: Bloomberg

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