FED’S PAULSON SAYS SLOW RATE INCREASES HAVE ALLOWED THE ECONOMY TIME TO ADAPT AND GIVEN OFFICIALS ROOM TO ASSESS THE IMPACT

Federal Reserve official Paulson said that the gradual pace of rate increases has given the economy time to adjust and allowed policymakers latitude to evaluate how earlier tightening is working through the system. The implication for markets is a signal of a more patient policy stance, which tends to lower the odds of abrupt further hikes and can ease pressure on the front end of the Treasury curve as traders reassess the expected path of the policy rate. Short-dated rate instruments and rate-sensitive sectors such as housing-linked equities and regional banks are most directly exposed, since their valuations and funding conditions hinge on how quickly the policy rate is expected to peak and hold. Traders will be watching the next core PCE inflation release and the subsequent FOMC statement and dot plot for confirmation of whether inflation momentum is cooling enough to support a pause.

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