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    Published on Thursday, June 27, 2024

    US | Treasury yields reflect the view that disinflation likely resumed in 2Q

    Summary

    Mid- and long-term Treasury yields eased further from their late-April’s highs on a less hawkish than expected Fed in this month’s meeting, and fresh signs that the inflation jump in 1Q will prove transitory.

    Key points

    • Key points:
    • “Conservative” inflation projections pointed to a slight improvement of confidence among FOMC participants, which partly explains why Treasury yields have kept declining.
    • The modest deterioration of inflation expectations in 1Q reversed this month entirely, even as markets have come round to the view of a high-for-longer approach.
    • More good inflation data could push the already well-anchored market-based inflation expectations even closer to 2%, opening the door to a reassessment of the policy rate path.
    • This could lead markets to fully price in at least two rate cuts this year; even Powell noted that the Fed’s median forecast of a single cut before year end was a “very close call.”
    • Mortgage rates have recently been less sensitive to the evolution of long-term Treasury yields; corporate bond spreads increased slightly, but they remain well below average.

    FED FUNDS RATE AND TREASURY YIELDS

    (%)

    The gray area indicates the fed funds rate target range; QE and QT indicate quantitative easing and tightening announcements. Source: BBVA Research / Fed / Treasury

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    Authors

    Javier Amador BBVA Research - Principal Economist
    Iván Fernández BBVA Research - Senior Economist

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    US_Interest_Rates_Monitor_June_24.pdf

    English - June 27, 2024

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