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Steady Paring Of Post CPI and Retail Sales Drop In Fed Rates

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  • Fed Funds implied rates have steadily chipped away at yesterday’s rally seen after US CPI and retail sales.
  • Cumulative cuts from 5.33% effective: 1.5bp Jun, 8.5bp Jul, 23bp Sep, 33bp Nov and 49bp Dec.
  • The September implied rate is down just 1bp since pre-CPI/retail, and the Dec rate is down 2.5bp – see table.
  • Today sees a heavy docket for second tier data releases, with weekly jobless claims likely looked at most closely after initially claims surprisingly increased to their highest since Aug’23 in last week’s release.
  • For Fedspeak, NY Fed’s Williams (voter) told Reuters in an interview earlier that April CPI was a “positive development” for inflation dynamics but he doesn’t see a need for a rate cut in the near term.
  • Ahead, we watch three ’24 voters for their latest economic outlook:
  • 1000ET VC Supervision Barr (voter) testifies to Senate after House yesterday (incl text)
  • 1000ET Barkin (’24) CNBC interview. He said May 10 that the current economy calls for a deliberate, patient approach whilst he's looking for inflation progress to sustain and broaden.
  • 1030ET Harker (non-voter) on economic impact of higher education and healthcare (incl text)
  • 1200ET Mester (’24 retiring June) speaks on economic outlook (incl text). She said May 14 (after PPI, before CPI) that policy is in a good place to deal with a range of risks but is not eager to consider rate hikes.
  • 1550ET Bostic (’24) in moderated chat on economy. He said May 10 that he sees a single 25bp cut in 2024.

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