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Fed Terminal At Familiar Level But Timing Slips Back A Month

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  • Having started the US session with Fed Funds implied terminal pricing seen tied between Nov and Dec, momentum has swung more to December for the first time even if the rate at ~5.45% isn’t different to recent ranges.
  • Cumulative hikes: +1.5bp Sep (unch), +11bp Nov (-1bp) and +12.5bp Dec (+1bp) to a terminal 4.555%. A +1.5bp daily increase to 5.42% for January means it isn’t far off either.
  • The increase in rates around the turn of the year isn’t carried later into 2024 though, with broader cut expectations keeping to recent ranges. The first cut from the current effective 5.33% is near fully priced for Jun’24, equivalent to 37bp of cumulative cuts from terminal which builds to a cumulative 103bp to Dec’24 (again from the implied terminal).

Source: Bloomberg

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