By Kevin Flanagan, Head of Fastened Earnings Technique
Properly, right here we’re on the “halftime report” for the Federal Reserve (Fed). What do I imply by that, you would possibly ask? The Fed simply wrapped up its fourth FOMC assembly for 2021 and has 4 extra remaining. (Plus, it’s mid-June in any case.) To this point, from a broader coverage perspective, the voting members are on the halfway level for 2021, and they’re nonetheless in “regular as she goes” mode when it comes to their present coverage setting. Nevertheless, we appear to be getting nearer to the start of the Fed initiating an “exit technique” of kinds.
So, what are the takeaways from this coverage convocation? Primarily, the Fed remains to be apparently in no hurry to take away its unprecedented lodging, BUT some members do appear to be able to put a timeline of kinds collectively to maneuver slowly in that route. In reality, the language being utilized in quite a lot of completely different boards has been “speaking about, speaking about tapering.”
This assembly carried the “trifecta”: a coverage assertion, Powell presser and the Abstract of Financial Projections (SEP). In no shock, the voting members “marked to market” their coverage assertion, in addition to the SEP, to mirror the incoming knowledge that had been obtained. There’s little doubt the broader financial numbers have been pointing to a different outsized achieve for actual GDP in Q2. Nevertheless, sprinkled in has been the extremely publicized spike in inflation juxtaposed in opposition to the disappointing (in relative phrases) employment numbers. Whereas acknowledging the inflation story of late, the “transitory” stance nonetheless holds sway. From the Fed’s standpoint, the aforementioned employment knowledge appears to be carrying essentially the most weight, underscoring Powell’s cautious method.
Heading into the June FOMC assembly, I lately blogged (and podcasted) that I’d be watching the Fed’s “blue dots,” aka its Fed Funds estimates. From December by way of March, the variety of members pushing up the timing of the Fed’s median forecast of a 2024 first price hike had been rising modestly. Nevertheless, this time round a extra notable change did happen, because the variety of Fed officers pushing up the primary price hike to 2023 outnumbered the “2024” crowd. These “blue dots” will greater than probably be a fluid scenario for the rest of this 12 months, because the Fed more and more turns into knowledge dependent.
Conclusion
For mounted revenue buyers, the current buying and selling exercise within the U.S. Treasury (UST) 10-Yr yield underscores how the market has already “priced in” the present macro/Fed coverage setting. For the second half of the 12 months, I might argue the UST market can be taking its cue from any potential shifts within the Fed’s considering, particularly the dialogue surrounding tapering and the exit technique in additional broader phrases. Keep in mind, the coverage makers lately introduced, with out a lot fanfare, they might be winding down their holdings of company bonds on their steadiness sheet. Technically talking, the exit technique has begun.
Initially revealed by WisdomTree, 6/16/21
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