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Investors are getting their popcorn ready for this afternoon\u2019s Fed interest rate decision which will also feature the central bank\u2019s update to its Summary of Economic Projections (SEP), also referred to as the dots, and the bank\u2019s outlook for its balance sheet reduction plans. So far today, markets are quiet with trading likely to accelerate in a binary way into the close. Bulls are looking to stay in charge, hoping that Chair Powell will announce at 2 p.m. that rate cuts are right around the corner and that the dots will remain relatively unchanged from December. Bears, meanwhile, are hoping that fiery January and February inflation data have captured the Fed\u2019s attention, causing committee members to dial back the number of cuts this year from three to two. Inflation hawks are also hoping that Powell refrains from rate cut talk while he points to accelerating price pressures as a threat to the monetary policy outlook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fed Is Likely To Scale Back Rate Cut Expectations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When considering accelerating price pressures amidst a robust labor market, adjustments to the dots are certainly warranted. I\u2019m expecting the number of 2024 rate reductions to be dialed back from three to two while also revising estimates of economic growth and core inflation from 1.4% and 2.4%, respectively, to 2% and 2.7% for the year. Also, the longer run neutral fed funds rate will probably be raised from 2.5% to 2.7%, as the post-pandemic economy remains significantly different than the pre-pandemic environment. Indeed, some of the factors that warrant a loftier Fed funds rate over the long haul due to structurally higher inflation include the shift from globalization to regionalization, geopolitical tensions, continued deficit spending, excess retirements, labor shortages, supply chain uncertainties and inefficiencies within commodity markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powell\u2019s Tone Will Be Crucial for Financial Conditions<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Powell\u2019s tone during the press conference this afternoon will be integral to market participants\u2019 sentiment, with fast-paced investors and reactive algorithms making trading decisions based on his words. In his past statements, comments such as \u201cwe need a little more evidence,\u201d \u201cpolicy is neutral\u201d and \u201cit\u2019ll soon be time to cut rates\u201d significantly loosened financial conditions, which generated more inflationary pressures and setback the central bank in its quest of 2% price pressures. Financial conditions today are significantly looser than when the Fed started hiking in March 2022, while commodity prices are at their highest levels of the year. These conditions point to the need for restrictive monetary policy, not accommodation. The liquidity excesses unleashed post-pandemic are still with us today and will continue to push inflation much higher without the Fed curbing them. A dovish tone will support inflation while a hawkish one will tame it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fed Is Wrestling With Pace of Quantitative Tightening<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Investors are also looking ahead to Powell\u2019s comments on quantitative tightening (QT), or the process of decreasing the central bank\u2019s balance sheet, which can result in higher yields and less cash in the economy. Fed members had previously agreed to discuss the topic during the FOMC meeting spanning yesterday and today, causing investors to increasingly focus on the matter approximately six years after a similar process sparked funding issues that required the central bank to intervene, and begin to buy bonds again as bank interest rates spiked. More recently, the Fed has been allowing roughly $95 billion in securities consisting of Treasuries and agency-backed mortgage debt to roll off its balance sheet each month as the fixed-income assets mature. Fed members this morning were expected to assess how much longer the current pace of quantitative tightening can continue without sending a jolt into the funding market. I anticipate that the Fed will slow its QT to $50 billion a month. Meanwhile, funding markets have shown no sign of distress this year, but they have yet to face the challenge of the US Treasury issuing significant long-term debt. Rather, the Treasury has relied on issuing shorter term Treasury bills after some sloppy auctions in the second half of last year sent the 10-year yield to 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Birth of the Inflation Put?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A significant justification for owning stocks in the aftermath of the global financial crisis has been the Fed put. The term refers to investors dismissing meaningful downside equity risks because the Fed will come in, stabilize markets and help fuel capital gains. A failure to quell inflation by the current Fed, particularly today, will lead to another reason for owning equities\u2014the inflation put. If the Fed implicitly moves the goalpost on inflation and price pressures end up running between 3% and 4% longer-term, then earnings will grow an additional 3% to 4% all else equal. Stocks hedge this inflation risk, while the Fed put, earnings growth and dividends will provide substantial long-term support to equities amidst unanchored valuations. The investing landscape as we know it may be on the verge of a significant shift.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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