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US: Early clues for September FOMC – Standard Chartered

Sonia Meskin, US Economist at Standard Chartered, points out that the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee (FOMC) will release the minutes of its 13 June meeting on Thursday 5 July and they expect the minutes to provide additional colour and, where feasible, an update on the Committee’s thinking.

Key Quotes

“Specifically, we look for further detail on the following:

  1. The rationale underpinning the June upgrade to the fed funds target rate (FFTR) projections for 2018 and 2019.”
  2. Assessment of risks to real activity and inflation from trade tensions, and what data to watch.”
  3. Views on the yield curve, and implications from a possible curve inversion.”
  4. Views on near-term inflation trajectory and possible inflation ‘overshoot’.”

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