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Fedspeak Monitor 6/2/24
Our baseline projection has the median June dot at two cuts, but it's on a knife-edge with one cut now.
Our baseline projection has the median June dot at two cuts, but it's on a knife-edge with one cut now.
We finally heard from Waller this week in two speeches, one covering the recent economic data and another about his thoughts on r-star.
The committee sounds pretty relieved after the April inflation numbers. While none of them are suddenly at the point of "great confidence" we've all been waiting for, they are nonetheless encouraged by the recent data.
We heard from voices across the hawkish-dovish spectrum today, continuing to highlight the divergence of views in the committee.
Just a bit of Fedspeak after this week's FOMC meeting, none of it particularly revealing.