Rubrics Morning Comment 18.02.22 – Rubrics – Asset Management

18th February 2022

Fed Traders Have Dialed Back Bets on a Supersized March Hike

Market had at one point indicated a half-point was more likely

Prospects for super-sized increase have slipped amid tensions

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/R7GIUJDWRGG1

Lavrov Agrees to Meet Blinken, U.S. Says: Ukraine Update

U.S. Senate passes nonbinding resolution in support of Ukraine

Moscow denies U.S. claim troops added near Ukrainian borders

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/R7H8D2T0AFB4

Mester Backs Faster Fed Rate-Hike Pace If Needed to Tame Prices

Mester supports selling MBS to speed balance-sheet reduction

Says Fed communications need to move from forward guidance

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/R7GVWNDWLU8B

Bullard Says Fed May Need to Raise Rates Above 2% to Curb Prices

Bullard says going beyond neutral would put downward pressure

The Fed official again urges 100 basis points in hikes by July

https://blinks.bloomberg.com/news/stories/R7GNZUDWRGG2

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