Futures Market Expects Fed to Delay Rate Hikes for a Year

Futures markets have shifted expectations for the Fed's liftoff further out in time. The July-15 Fed Funds futures contract is only pricing a 12bp Fed Funds rate increase from the current levels — not enough for a full hike.


Source: barchart

In fact the mean expectation for the rate increase timing priced into the Fed Funds futures market is roughly a year from now.


Source: CME

This should slow the appreciation of the U.S. dollar, as the Fed tries to avoid getting too far ahead of other developed economies in its normalization strategy.

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