DALLAS FED'S LOGAN: REPEATS, NEED 'AT LEAST' TWO MORE QUARTER POINT RATE HIKES THEN SHOULD PAUSE TO EVALUATE

Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan reportedly said that policymakers need at least two more quarter-point rate hikes, after which they should pause to assess the impact of tightening. The core transmission channel is the policy rate path: a signal of two additional 25-basis-point increases, followed by a hold, shapes expectations for the terminal fed funds rate and the timing of cuts, feeding directly into the front end of the Treasury curve. Short-dated Treasuries and fed funds futures are most exposed, as repricing of the expected peak rate shifts two-year yields and the implied probability of hikes versus holds at upcoming meetings. Rate-sensitive segments such as rate-sensitive equities, the dollar through rate differentials, and mortgage-linked credit may also reprice as the market weighs how long restrictive policy persists. Traders should watch the next Consumer Price Index release and the subsequent FOMC statement and dot plot, since incoming inflation data will determine whether the stated two-hike path holds or is revised.

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