Economic Market Pulse | June 18, 2022 The Fed’s larger 75 bps rate hike came as little surprise to the markets following the worse-than-expected May CPI data. The decision to raise interest rates by 75bp to 1.50-1.75%, rather than the 50bp widely telegraphed by...
Economic Market Pulse | June 11, 2022 The surprise increase in headline inflation to a 40-year high of 8.6% in May, from 8.3%, together with another strong rise in core prices, raises the odds that the Fed will need to extend its series of 50bp rate hikes into the...
Market Pulse | Volume 94 The surge in energy prices helped drive headline CPI inflation up to a new 40-year high of 8.5% in March, but with base effects set to become much more favorable and signs that monthly gains in core prices are moderating, we expect that to...