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Fed Path Jumps Higher On Waller

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[correction: changed label in table to pre-McCarthy/Waller rather than pre-debt talk impasse - values unaffected]
  • Gov Waller (voter) sticking to a traditionally hawkish tone but a similar stance to Kashkari on hiking or skipping at the June FOMC has for now kept the lid on reaction in June FOMC pricing, with OIS increasing just +1bp to an implied +10bp hike and then reversed again).
  • There are much larger increases further out though, with cuts by Nov nearly unwound (just -3bps from current 5.08% after a +7bp increase on Waller) and just -23bp of cuts from current to 4.85% for Dec’23 (+7bp increase on Waller).
  • Don’t halt hikes until it’s clear inflation is tamed – bbg
  • Concerned by lack of progress on core inflation – bbg
  • Whether Fed hikes or skips in June to hinge on data over next three weeks

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