FED Fund Rate, US Bonds and Inflation PredictionThe blue line area shows the historic and current FED's Fund Rate.
Looking back in the past it appears the US10Y (yellow line) is predictive of FED's fund rate upper target (orange arrows).
The US3M (turquoise line) seems to be a good indicator to get a feeling for the FED's fund rate short-term up or downward trend.
In the FOMC Summary of Economic Projections Jun 15 '2022 the FOMC had the midpoint of target range or target level for the federal funds rate at around below 4%
2022: 3,39% midpoint, 2023: 3.78%, 2024: 3.01% and >2024: 2,24% (ghost feed in the red box on the right).
So all that noted it would appear the FED Funds rate is to be expected at just below 4% at around 3.8%.
The next FOMC meeting will give as an update on that from the perspective of the FED.
And as a general indicator you need to know the FED uses the 10 Year- 3 Month Treasury Yield Spread (white line) as follows:
The 10 Year- 3 Month Treasury Yield Spread is the difference between the 10 year treasury rate and the 3 month treasury rate.
This spread is widely used as a gauge to study the yield curve. A 10 year-3 month treasury spread that approaches 0 signifies a
"flattening" yield curve. Furthermore, a negative 10 year-3 month spread has historically been viewed as a precursor or
predictor of a recessionary period. The New York Fed uses the rate in a model to predict recessions 2 to 6 quarters ahead (white arrows).
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Inflationtarget
PPI/CPIWhile the Federal Reserve aims for - Full Employment...
The Math in the preceding prior 2 commentaries, turns
that Sillyness on its head.
While Producers are simply just Beginning to pass to on
Higher Costs (Reported by EVERY COMPANY during Q3 EPS)...
With the Highest Rate of Change in HIstory for this Ratio...
It's all good.
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A very rapid drop in productivity despite jobless claims falling
back to pre-pandemic levels...
Again, refuted, dumped on its collective Fed Head.
Total Hours worked continue imploding, not recovering.
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Real Wages... can't come close to keeping up with Actual Inflation.
Your Dollars Buy Less, Your Government Sponsored Enterprise aka
The Bond Market is being destroyed Brick by perfidious Brick.
It's Ok, no worries as long as the Hoi Polloi don't mind and the First
Abusers continue to make 12.08% gains every month... all will be well.
Just move along and Buy Stocks.
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It is abundantly clear the Economy -what is left of it, aka the
Equity Markets are guiding Monetary Policy.
Fiscal Policy is a wet donut drowning in cold Java.
The Kleptocrsts in DC are tossing salads and doing effectively - nothing.
This is precisely what the Fed and is Handlers want, desire, and continue
to assure.
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There remains an inherent Risk of a continuation pattern IF this does not
correct soon.
The Equity Complex achieved a feat so completely remarkable anything is
possible.
NEVER in the history of the Markets have they produced an 18 Day streak with
one actual Pullback, the 2nd doesn't remotely count, it was a few points.
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IN the face of:
Macro-Economic Data plummeting to the downside
Supply Chain's parked offshore rotting, Shut-Ins, Shut-Downs
Inventories dissolving
Valuations at ALL-TIME HIGHS
Yields backing off due to DC's Instructed Twaddling
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The Stock Market is the Economy, it is now well below JUNK paper.
And yet it has the potential to continue the surreal rise in the face
of massively deteriorating Global Economic conditions...
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The Alternate - Never a down Day.
We will see.
- HK