Fed’s Daly says more rate hikes likely needed to fight inflation

San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly said further interest rate increases are likely needed to bring inflation under control, signaling that the central bank has not yet finished tightening. The primary transmission channel is the rate differential and inflation repricing: a higher expected terminal policy rate lifts Treasury yields across the curve, tightens financial conditions, and pulls forward the discount rate applied to long-duration equities. Rate-sensitive segments such as growth stocks, housing-linked names, and small caps tend to be most exposed, since their valuations and borrowing costs move sharply with yield changes, while the dollar typically strengthens against currencies of central banks perceived as less hawkish. Traders will focus on the next Consumer Price Index release and the subsequent FOMC meeting, where any upside surprise in core inflation would validate the hawkish stance and reinforce the repricing of rate expectations.

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