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Fed Hike Pricing Steady In Return From Holiday, With Powell Eyed

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The OIS-implied Fed rate hike path is little changed vs last week's close, with Fed terminal Funds rate pricing +0.5bp, implying around 22-23bp of hikes remaining in the cycle.

  • That includes 18bp at July's meeting (~70% prob of a 25bp raise, ~30% unch), and a cumulative 22-23bp through Sep/Nov to an effective rate of 5.30%- reflecting skepticism that this cycle will see another hike. End-year implied rates sit only 4bp below current and 8bp below peak, so cuts aren't forcefully on the agenda either.
  • We get a few Fed speakers today (Bullard, Williams, Barr) and more housing data (starts / permits, after Monday's strong NAHB sentiment reading).
  • But the main event of the week's US calendar is Fed Chair Powell's semi-annual Congressional testimony, which starts tomorrow - later today we'll preview what to expect.

Peak Implied Fed Funds Rate % (Midpoint of range)

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