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Firming Fed June ‘Skip’ Narrative Whilst Trimming Cuts Later In The Year

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  • Fed Funds implied rates have seen a mixed session, with a June ‘skip’ seen increasingly likely (down to just +5.5bps) and still not fully pricing a July hike, but with subsequent meetings trimming cut expectations.
  • Cumulative changes from 5.08% effective: +5.5bp Jun (-0.5bp on the day), +18.5bp Jul (unch), +16bp Sep (unch), +6bp Nov (+1.5bp), -9bp Dec (+2.5bp), -26bp Jan (+4.5bp).
  • It leaves just 28bp of cuts from the implied July terminal to 4.99% at year-end, with the 9bp of cuts from current levels getting close to recent lows of just ~6bps in the period between Friday’s payrolls report and yesterday’s ISM services miss.
  • UBS earlier called for a final 25bp hike in July after skipping June, having previously seen a peak with the May hike. They still see rate cuts starting this year but have pushed the start back to December (from September). Separately, JPM's Dimon has more recently said it's not particularly significant if the Fed raises 25bp.
  • Tomorrow sees potential spillover from a BoC decision that could see a resumption of hikes having last hiked in January, in an otherwise light docket.

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