“The May minutes reveal Fed officials to be resolutely on hold for “some time,” with transitory low inflation and fading downside risks,” note TD Securities analysts.
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“However, that latter assessment included the expectation for a US-China trade deal. With talks having broken down, Fed commentary on the outlook could turn more cautious.”
“The minutes also identify a multi-quarter drop in inflation expectations as likely needed to get the FOMC to consider rate cuts, outside of a large adverse shock to the outlook “” suggesting the market is mispriced for a full cut this year.”
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