MACRO VERTICAL · COMMERCIAL RISK BRIEF
Central Banks & Policy
The Fed faces full market pricing of at least one 2024 rate hike after a third consecutive strong NFP print; the ECB is locked in for a June hike with September follow-through expected; BoJ policy normalisation pace is under scrutiny.
Macro brief
Three consecutive months of above-consensus US job growth — May NFP at +172,000, beating all economist estimates — has triggered a hawkish Fed re-pricing: markets now fully price at least one rate hike, and the USD has extended gains. Incoming Fed Chair Warsh is viewed as a hawkish signalling risk. The Federal Reserve's balance sheet contracted further, with reserve balances falling $52.7B in a single week, tightening domestic liquidity. The ECB is viewed as locked in for a June rate hike with economists assigning high probability to a September follow-through, even as the Irish slump has pushed the Eurozone economy into contraction. The BoJ's normalisation pace is under pressure as the yen weakens.
Policy & market signals this cycle
Specific policy and market signals visible in the latest headlines.
- Fed fully priced for at least one 2024 rate hike after May NFP +172k; USD extends gains.
- Fed balance sheet reserve balances fall $52.7B in a single week, tightening domestic dollar liquidity.
- ECB June hike viewed as 'done deal'; September follow-through priced by economists — despite Eurozone contraction risk.
- BoJ policy normalisation pace under market scrutiny; 25 bps hike framed as insufficient to arrest yen weakness.
Latest headlines
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- Resilient US economy posts third straight month of strong job growth - Reuters news.google.com ↗
- Federal Reserve balance sheet shrinks again as reserve balances drop $52.7B in a single week - Crypto Briefing news.google.com ↗
- US job report strikes a hawkish note as Fed's Warsh takes the baton - Reuters news.google.com ↗
- US Adds 172,000 Jobs in May, Beating All Economists’ Estimates - Bloomberg.com news.google.com ↗
- ECB June hike a done deal, another likely in September, economists say - Reuters news.google.com ↗
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