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Limited Expectation For A Hawkish-Leaning 2023 Dots Distribution

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The sell-side analyst “median of medians” for the June update of the Fed funds Dot Plot shows 5.4% for 2023 (up 25bp from Mar), 4.4% for 2024 (up 12.5bp from Mar), and 3.1% for 2025 (unch from Mar), with nobody expecting a change in the longer-run rate at 2.5%. See table below.

  • MNI's expectation is for medians in line with those, though we see 2025 a little higher, at 3.4%.
  • The sell-side range of 2023 median dot expectations is 5.1% to 5.6%. Barclays is at the high end of all expectations for the Dot Plot (5.6% 2023, 4.9% 2024, 3.6% 2023).
  • Most expectations are for the "mean" of the dots to be skewed to above the median, with several above the 5.375% mark for 2023.
  • We think an outcome in which 7 or more participants see rates above 5.375% (ie 50bp or more in hikes this year, assuming a hold this week) would be interpreted hawkishly.
  • Again, Barclays has the outlying hawkish opinion here, with 11 of the 18 participants at 5.625% or above. (TD for instance sees just 4; Nomura 5; Goldman 6)
  • Our full sell-side analyst summaries document is here.


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