After CPI, market focus turns to Jackson Hole
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AFTER CPI, MARKET FOCUS TURNS TO JACKSON HOLE
An uptick in shelter prices in Wednesday’s consumer price inflation report is adding to uncertainty over whether the Federal Reserve is likely to cut rates by 25 or 50 basis points at its next meeting in September. For new clues on the thinking of Fed policymakers, traders will be closely watching next week’s economic symposium in Jackson Hole.
The consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.2% last month after falling 0.1% in June A 0.4% increase in shelter, which includes rents, accounted for nearly 90% of the rise in the CPI. Shelter costs increased 0.2% in June. Core prices gained 0.2% in July after rising 0.1% in June.
“The one thing that was surprising here was rent accelerating,” said Gennadiy Goldberg, head of U.S. rates strategy at TD Securities in New York. “The market is reassessing the odds of a 50 basis point rate cut in September.”
Fed Chair Jerome Powell is expected to use the Jackson Hole symposium to more strongly signal that a September rate cut is on the way. But with the August jobs and inflation data still due before the Fed’s September 17-18 meeting, questions around the size of a cut may go unanswered.
The data is “all coming together to solidify what the Fed wants,” said Michael Lorizio, senior fixed income trader at Manulife Investment Management in Boston.
But, “they want to retain all flexibility and all optionality. So while they'll signal that a cut in September is very likely, I don't think they would try to push too hard just yet to commit themselves to whether its 25 or 50” basis points, Lorizio said.
The next CPI release for August will be released on Sept. 11. The jobs report for August is due Sept. 6. The labor market data has come under increasing scrutiny after an unexpected increase in unemployment in July to a near three-year high raised concerns about an approaching recession.
Still, traders will pay close attention to any comments by Powell next week for guidance on the Fed’s thinking.
Traders will watch “to see if the Fed makes lots of hay about this number or the labor market and what they're really thinking. I suspect they'll have some guidance out for us next week,” Goldberg said.
Traders are currently pricing in a 44% probability of a 50 basis point cut, down from 53% on Tuesday, with and a 56% likelihood of a 25 basis point reduction, according to the CME Group’s FedWatch Tool.
(Karen Brettell)
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