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Fed Terminal Settling In Middle Of Post-PCE Range

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  • Continued volatility in Fed terminal rate expectations, now at 5.38-39% for the Jul meeting, between the post-PCE high of 5.44% and yesterday’s close 5.34%.
  • The majority of the move came before Mester’s not overly hawkish reaction to the PCE beat (gratifying declined from peak but need to do ‘a little more’). Gov. Jefferson meanwhile didn’t offer much to go from in rare prepared remarks.
  • Near-term hike expectations sitting at 31bps for Mar and a cumulative 59bp for May.
  • Jefferson remarks: inflation driven by “complex mixture of temporary and more long-lasting elements that defy simple, parsimonious explanation… Ongoing imbalance between the supply and demand for labor, combined with the large share of labor costs in the services sector, suggests that high inflation may come down only slowly.”



Fed rate expectations, July meetingSource: Bloomberg

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