Federal Reserve: October hold raises December hike odds - TD Securities

TD Securities reported that a Federal Reserve hold at the October meeting would increase the probability of a rate hike by December. The transmission mechanism runs through the policy path: a skipped October move signals the Fed is willing to let inflation or labor data dictate timing, which pushes the front end of the Treasury curve higher as markets reprice terminal and near-term rate expectations. That repricing widens the rate differential in favor of the dollar, drawing capital toward USD-denominated assets and supporting the currency against lower-yielding peers. The USD is the most directly exposed asset, with the effect most visible in short-dated Treasury yields and major pairs such as EUR/USD and USD/JPY, where differential-driven flows tend to dominate. The next catalyst traders will watch is the September nonfarm payrolls and CPI releases, since a hotter print in either would validate the December hike case and intensify dollar demand.

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