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Fed Hike Expectations Dip Below 200bp To Year-End

STIR FUTURES
  • Fed hike expectations continue to nudge lower with 198bps to year-end (just below fully pricing a Fed Funds range of 2.25-2.5%).
  • It’s down from highs of 220bps at the start of this week but continues to price one extra 25bp hike since prior to Powell’s “expeditious” pivot.
  • More immediately, there is 42.5bps for May 4 and 83bps for June 15. UBS and JPM late yesterday switched to calling back-to-back 50bp hikes in May and June, joining at least ABN, GS and MS whilst Citi and Danske have gone one further with three consecutive 50bp hikes.
  • NY Fed’s Williams (voter) is the sole speaker today with opening remarks on the future of NY city (text expected, no Q&A) after non-committal comments around the prospects for a 50bp hike last week.

FOMC-dated Fed Funds futures cumulative hikes (bps)Source: Bloomberg

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