Fed’s Bowman Says Persistent Inflation Leaves More Work Ahead

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman stated that persistent inflation means the central bank still has more work to do to bring price pressures back to its target. The core transmission channel is the policy rate path: sticky inflation delays expected rate cuts, keeping real yields elevated and compressing the premium traders assign to near-term easing. Interest-rate-sensitive assets are most exposed, including Treasury futures, where the front end would reprice toward fewer cuts, and rate-sensitive equities such as housing-linked and small-cap stocks that depend on cheaper financing. The dollar could also firm on a relative-yield basis if other central banks are seen cutting faster. The next catalyst to watch is the upcoming Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index release, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, since a core reading above consensus would reinforce the hawkish read and test the market's current pricing for the next policy move.

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