September 20, 2024 19:34 GMT
US TSYS: Fed Gov Waller Buoys Rates, Inflation Undershoot Concers
US TSYS
- Treasuries looked t finish near session highs Friday, bouncing off late morning lows following dovish comments from Fed Gov Waller on CNBC, consistent with the Fed going 50bp at the next meeting in November.
- Gov Waller expressed concern with inflation undershooting, not overshooting, noting firms' limited pricing power and wage inflation coming down, and that inflation is potentially on a lower path that had previously been expected.
- Fed Governor Bowman (voter) has issued a statement explaining why she dissented against the FOMC’s decision to cut the Fed Funds target range by 50bps on Wednesday. Her comments are in firm contrast to Governor Waller’s recent CNBC interview which on the flip side seemed concerned with risks of inflation undershooting.
- Projected rate cuts into early 2025 bounced off early session lows, latest vs. late Thursday levels (*) as follows: Nov'24 cumulative -37.8bp (-35.9bp), Dec'24 -75.0bp (-72.4bp), Jan'25 -108.5bp (-106.5bp).
- Dec'24 10Y Tsy futures are currently +4 at 114-27.5 vs. 114-17 low, still well off initial technical resistance at 115-23.5 (High Sep 11 and the bull trigger). Curves bull steepened, 2s10s +2.480 at 15.242, 5s30s +2.052 at 58.677.
- Looking ahead to Monday brings more Fed speak from Bostic, Goolsbee and Kashkari, data includes flash PMI data from S&P Global.
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