9th February 2023

  • Fed Officials Keep Up Hawkish Calls for Further Rate Increases

Williams says forecasts for 5.1% rate peak still reasonable

Waller cautions that Fed may need rates ‘higher for longer’

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/RPS2UVT0G1KW

  • Dealers Get Lowest Share of Any Treasury Auction at 10-Year Sale

Nearly 95% of the sale was awarded to investor categories

Strong demand reestablishes pattern that emerged in January

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/RPRY0BT1UM0W

  • Traders Are Ramping Up Bets That Fed Will Raise Rates to 6%

$18 million bet nets $135 million if Fed hits 6% by September

Wagers on higher peak rate dominate flow in options Wednesday

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/RPRWA3T0G1KW

  • Pension Funds in Historic Surplus Eye $1 Trillion of Bond-Buying

Corporate plans ending years of shortfalls want to derisk

Funding ratio at biggest US pension plans surges to 110%

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/ROXTOVDWX2PS

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