*TRADERS PRICE IN LESS FED TIGHTENING AFTER PPI REPORT

Traders reduced their expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes following the release of the Producer Price Index report, which came in softer than anticipated and eased concerns about persistent upstream inflation pressure. The repricing operates through the rate-expectations channel: lower projected policy rates compress the front end of the Treasury curve and narrow real yields, which typically supports duration-sensitive assets and reduces the discount applied to equity valuations. Short-dated Treasury yields and rate-sensitive sectors such as housing, utilities, and small-cap equities are most directly exposed, while the U.S. dollar faces downward pressure as the rate differential narrows against major peers. The next concrete catalyst is the Consumer Price Index release, since core CPI will either confirm or challenge the disinflation signal embedded in the PPI data and determine whether futures pricing for the next policy meeting holds.

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