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Fed Hike Path Keeps To Payrolls Surge Higher

STIR FUTURES
  • Fed Funds implied hikes keep to post-payrolls increases, having opened higher still with a potential boost from weekend Fedspeak before retreating through Asia hours ahead of a very light US docket with an eye instead on US CPI on Wed.
  • It leaves 69bps priced for Sept before a cumulative 122bp to Dec and 130bps to a peak of 3.64% in Mar’23, with just shy of 60bps of cuts thereafter to Dec’23.
  • Governor Bowman sees the case for continuing 75bp hikes until inflation slows in a meaningful way and needs "unambiguous evidence" before marking down her price forecasts, whilst currently seeing few if any indications that inflation has peaked.
  • Daly (’24 voter) meanwhile seemed more open to a larger than 50bp hike with 50bp absolutely in play, need to keep open mind vs 50bp reasonable thing to do in Sept prior to payrolls).

Cumulative hikes implied by FOMC-dated Fed Funds futures at specific meetingsSource: Bloomberg

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