{"id":224278,"date":"2025-05-20T12:52:48","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:52:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?p=224278"},"modified":"2025-05-27T12:31:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T16:31:02","slug":"talking-fed-heads-tap-the-brakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/talking-fed-heads-tap-the-brakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Fed Heads Tap the Brakes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the two parts of the Federal Reserve\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bing.com\/ck\/a?!&amp;&amp;p=b1b14a0f8551fa34b2e6df66399a19488b33ea57624be8cbc0d3e26dd20288c0JmltdHM9MTc0NzY5OTIwMA&amp;ptn=3&amp;ver=2&amp;hsh=4&amp;fclid=396fb4cb-d070-6bc1-3e1a-a19ad1c06ae6&amp;psq=fed+dual+mandate&amp;u=a1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2hpY2Fnb2ZlZC5vcmcvcmVzZWFyY2gvZHVhbC1tYW5kYXRlL2R1YWwtbWFuZGF0ZQ&amp;ntb=1\">dual mandate<\/a>\u201d conflict, which would they favor?&nbsp; Stable prices, or full employment?&nbsp; Would they be willing to cut rates in the face of rising prices if the labor market softens markedly?&nbsp; Or would they refrain from re-stoking inflationary embers even if the economy seems to falter?&nbsp; I know that I\u2019m not alone in pondering these key questions.&nbsp; In the past couple of days, we got some clues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/markets\/feds-bostic-says-hes-leaning-toward-just-one-rate-cut-this-year\/ar-AA1F3pEY?ocid=BingNewsVerp\">In an interview with CNBC yesterday<\/a>, Atlanta Fed President Bostic addressed the issue directly, saying:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I worry a lot about the inflation side, and mainly because we&#8217;re seeing expectations move in a troublesome way. &#8230; That will make our job harder\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For me right now, I&#8217;m expecting it&#8217;s going to take a bit longer for that to sort out. &#8230; I&#8217;m leaning much more into one cut this year, because I think it will take time, and then we&#8217;ll sort of have to see\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/other\/williams-says-fed-needs-to-go-beyond-june-july-to-get-clearer-outlook\/ar-AA1F4gYq?ocid=BingNewsVerp\">And in a Bloomberg interview<\/a>, he said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Given the trajectory of our two mandates, our two charges, I worry a lot about the inflation side, and mainly because we\u2019re seeing expectations move in a troublesome way<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That indicates that at least one Fed President would rather get clarity about how tariffs are affecting price levels before recommending action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bostic, however, is not currently a voting member of the FOMC.&nbsp; But New York Fed President Williams is.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/other\/williams-says-fed-needs-to-go-beyond-june-july-to-get-clearer-outlook\/ar-AA1F4gYq?ocid=BingNewsVerp\">His comments echo those<\/a> of his southerly-based colleague:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cIt\u2019s not going to be that in June we\u2019re going to understand what\u2019s happening here, or in July,\u201d Williams said Monday at a conference organized by the Mortgage Bankers Association. \u201cIt\u2019s going to be a process of collecting data, getting a better picture, and watching things as they develop.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/money\/other\/williams-says-fed-needs-to-go-beyond-june-july-to-get-clearer-outlook\/ar-AA1F4gYq?ocid=BingNewsVerp\">Fed Vice-Chair Jefferson added<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGiven the level of uncertainty that we\u2019re facing right now, I believe that it is appropriate that we wait and see how the policies evolve over time and their impact,\u201d Jefferson said, adding that monetary policy is in a \u201cvery good place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It seems as though markets have gotten those messages.&nbsp; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmegroup.com\/markets\/interest-rates\/cme-fedwatch-tool.html\">CME Fed Watch tool<\/a> shows that futures are not indicating the likelihood of a full cut until October.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/forecasttrader.interactivebrokers.com\/eventtrader\/#\/market-details?id=658663572%7C20250730%7C3.625\">The IBKR ForecastTrader<\/a> broadly agrees, with a 71% chance of a rate cut by September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Herein lies the critical issue for investors.&nbsp; If the consensus among the Federal Reserve is to favor a wait-and-see approach toward cutting rates, they run the risk of moving too late if economic conditions worsen.&nbsp; As of now, neither worrisome price pressures nor weak employment are evident in the data.&nbsp; We have seen awful sentiment data, but that has not yet translated into hard data.&nbsp; But it means that investors need to be highly vigilant about whether either of the dual mandate pillars falter.&nbsp; We can move faster than the FOMC, and if the committee is understandably more concerned about the risk of reigniting inflationary embers than a pullback in the labor force, investors need to be prepared to act &#8212; 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