STIR: Fed Rates Hold Broad 50/50 Call On Dec Cut, FOMC Minutes Headline
Nov-19 11:40
Fed Funds implied rates are little changed on the day, holding a dovish tilt yesterday on risk-off grounds but with next month’s meeting still seen as slightly more likely to pause than cut in a close call ahead of tomorrow's September NFP report.
The FOMC Minutes from the Oct 28-29 meeting headline a lighter docket (before Nvidia earnings after the close) with strongly differing views on the committee, but there’s only so much impact it can have as it's been clear since then that the hawks have become more vocal and arguably more entrenched.
Cumulative cuts from 3.87% effective: 11bp Dec, 22bp Jan, 32.5bp Mar, 40.5bp Apr and 56bp Jun.
SOFR futures are only up to 1 tick higher on the day, with the terminal yield of 3.07% (H7) only just keeping to the 3.065-3.16% range for closes seen in recent weeks.
Other Fedpseak is unlikely to offer anything new on mon pol although Miran could be of note on banking: Gov. Miran on bank regulation (1000ET, text + Q&A), Richmond Fed’s Barkin repeats yesterday’s speech on the economic outlook (1245ET) and NY Fed’s Williams gives welcoming remarks (1400ET).