FED’S WALLER WARNED A HALF-POINT RATE HIKE IN DECEMBER MAY BE NECESSARY, FOLLOWED BY FED’S LOGAN, WHO SUPPORTED AT LEAST TWO MORE QUARTER-POINT HIKES AND SAID THEY MAY BE REQUIRED AT A FASTER RATE THAN OFFICIALS HAVE MOVED THIS FALL

Fed Governor Christopher Waller reportedly warned that a half-point rate hike in December may be necessary, and Fed official Logan followed by backing at least two more quarter-point increases, saying they may be required at a faster pace than officials have moved. The signal points to a hawkish repricing of the policy path, pushing up expected terminal rates and lifting real yields through the rate-differential channel, which tends to strengthen the dollar and weigh on rate-sensitive assets. Short-dated Treasuries and the front end of the curve are most directly exposed, as the market must reprice the path of policy expectations, while rate-sensitive equities, particularly long-duration growth names, face pressure from higher discount rates. Traders should watch the upcoming U.S. consumer price index release, since an inflation print that confirms persistent price pressure would validate the case for faster tightening and intensify the repricing in Treasury yields and fed funds futures.

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