In the last RBNZ meeting on February 22 markets were expecting a 50 bps rate hike. The surge in inflation had shown some signs of topping with January’s print coming in the same aster prior. The QoQ reading was at 1.4% for January which was at the lower end of the recent range. However, the … Read more
At the last BoC interest rate meeting it became clear that the BoC may have now had their very last rate hike for this year. Headline inflation fell from June’s peak of 6.2% last year and December’s inflation print was at 5.4%. Short Term Interest Rate markets are no longer pricing two rate cuts into … Read more
It’s possible. On Wednesday the Fed took a marked shift in tone from the December meeting. The Fed hiked by 25bps as expected, but it was always going to be the forward guidance that mattered with this decision. Would the Fed push back against STIR markets which saw a terminal rate sub 5% and two … Read more
What to look for from the Fed this week. This is the time where the two competing narratives over the Fed’s path of rates get to to test each other. STIR markets have been pricing in two rate cuts this year. However, the Fed’s communication has been that there needs to be more work done … Read more
It was Australia’s inflation data this week that raises expectations for a more aggressive RBA. All the inflation metrics beat across the board and both the trimmed mean and weighted median printed above market’s maximum expectations. See here for the prints from Financial Source’s calendar: The headline figure for Q4 2022 rose to 7.8% from … Read more
The way the market will react to this data point is most likely to be as follows. A strong inflation reading that comes in above 7% for the headline and above 6 % for the core will show market participants that the Fed still has more to do in terms of hiking rates
Inflation dogs the RBNZ as they seek to bring inflation down to 2%
On Thursday the Bank of England meet and a 50bps rate hike is fully priced in. A 75bps rate hike is seen by Short Term Interest Rate markets as having a 80% chance. The key aspect of this meeting is going to be what the BoE signal about the growth outlook and what happens to … Read more
