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Fed Rates Hold Prior Trimming Of Cuts Ahead Of Retail Sales

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  • Fed Funds implied rates are little changed overnight having drifted higher yesterday, with focus on retail sales ahead.
  • It’s a move that has left 2024 cut expectations at the low end of the post-CPI range, with 76bps of cuts from terminal to end-2024, not quite back to the recent low close of 71bps after the FOMC’s hawkish dot plot of Sep 20.
  • Cumulative hikes from 5.33% effective: 2bp to Nov, 9bp to Dec and 9.5bp to Jan for a terminal 5.425%.
  • Cuts from terminal: 26bp to Jun’24, 76bp to Dec’24.
  • Ahead, a plethora of Fedspeak including permanent voters Williams and Bowman, although Williams is moderating and Bowman speaking on payments innovation which could heavily limit scope on mon pol discussions. It leaves Barkin (’24 voter) focusing on the economic outlook at 1045ET before Kashkari (’23) coming very late in the session at 1700ET. Barkin said on Oct 5 that rates feel high now but they’re not over the long term.

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