MORE FED'S WALLER: AT A MINIMUM, WE NEED TO TAKE BACK THE THREE INSURANCE RATE CUTS THAT WE IMPLEMENTED LAST YEAR

Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said that, at a minimum, the Fed needs to reverse the three "insurance" rate cuts it delivered last year, a stance that signals a materially more hawkish view on policy than the market had been pricing. The core transmission channel is rate differentials: a reversal of cuts would widen the expected U.S. policy-rate advantage over the euro area, supporting demand for dollar-denominated assets and pressuring EUR/USD. Nasdaq 100 (NDX) exposure runs through the discount rate applied to long-duration growth earnings, so a repricing toward higher-for-longer policy tends to compress equity multiples, with rate-sensitive technology names most vulnerable. Traders should watch the upcoming U.S. CPI and PCE inflation prints, since sticky readings would validate Waller's argument and intensify repricing in fed funds futures.

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