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Goldilocks Data Sees Notable Trimming Of Fed Rate Cuts

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  • The day’s (on balance) stronger than expected data, including beats for Q2 GDP and lower jobless claims, have seen a large trimming of rate cut expectations to more than unwind the rise in cut pricing seen with Chair Powell’s press conference yesterday - see table below for comparison.
  • The goldilocks nature of the Q2 data, with the core PCE deflator missing and suggesting a sizeable skew softer for tomorrow’s PCE data for June (with revisions to dictate latest momentum), has however meant implied rates for 2023 meetings still sit lower than before yesterday’s FOMC decision.
  • Cumulative hikes from assumed 5.33% effective: +5bp Sep (+0.5bp on the day) and +9bp to a terminal 5.42% Nov (-1bp).
  • Cuts from Nov terminal: 3bp to Dec’23 (from 4.5bp yesterday close), 48bp to Jun’24 (from 60bp) and 118bp to Dec’24 (from 134bp).

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