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Yields down, equities firm as Federal Reserve September cut looks certain

Federal Reserve looks set to cut interest rates next month

It seems a given now that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month. This, to be fair, has been well understood by markets for a fair while. But minutes from the Fed’s last meeting in July confirmed the “vast majority” of policymakers are behind cutting in September. Meanwhile the US labour market may not be in such great shape as thought, following a data release from the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS).

The FOMC believes that "if the data continued to come in about as expected, it would likely be appropriate to ease policy at the next meeting”. The minutes also noted how "many" Federal Reserve officials viewed the stance of rates to be restrictive and "a few participants" backed a cut in July.

BLS figures for the labour market showed sharply lower jobs growth, with an adjustment to March 2024 total nonfarm employment of -818,000 (-0.5%). That was a steep correction considering the average of the last 10 years is about –0.1%.

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Markets weighing possibility of Federal Reserve 100bps cut by year-end

So, a cut coming next month and perhaps as much as 100 basis points (bps) of cuts expected by the end of the year. Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell should confirm the first part of this (a September cut) with his speech in Jackson Hole tomorrow. However, he’s hardly going to nail his colours to the mast with the second part (100bps of cuts this year). Caution on cuts could sound like hawkishness; declaring victory over inflation would stoke the fire again.

The narrative is plausible, the market behaved as you might expect — Treasury yields are down, the US dollar extended its run lower towards the Dec ‘23 trough, equities firmed up. Smalls caps rose the most, with the Russell 2000 index up 1% and the broad S&P 500 adding 0.42%.

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European markets firmer amid mixed PMI data

European stock markets also rallied yesterday and are a bit firmer again today amid some mixed PMI data. France’s CAC 40 index added 0.25% on a hot services PMI, whilst Germany’s DAX trimmed gains after a mixed PMI with the manufacturing index down to 42.1 from 43.2, though services were much better. The FTSE 100 struggled to break 8,300 with similar gains. Tokyo led Asian stock markets on a strong services PMI.

The softer dollar saw sterling rise on an air pocket. GBPUSD eased back a touch after breaching 1.31 but bulls look determined to push on through the July ‘23 peak at 1.3140. Watch for flows reversal should Powell sound more hawkish tomorrow. US PMIs and weekly unemployment figures are due later.

EURUSD also broken free and eyeing the Jul ‘23 high at 1.1275 to take out 1.13 eventually — the ECB today publishes accounts of its last monetary policy meeting in July, when it cut rates by 25bps to 3.75%.

WTI futures slip to lowest since February despite bullish EIA inventory data

WTI front month futures fell despite bullish EIA inventory data, slipping to the lowest level since February. Crude inventories fell by 4.6 million barrels, but this big draw did little to assuage concerns that the US and Chinese economies are in a funk. Meanwhile more oil is coming on the market.

BofA suggests non-OPEC+ oil production, particularly from Brazil, Guyana, Canada, and the US, is expected to rise by 1 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2024 and a further 1.6m bpd day in 2025. With OPEC+ also looking to reintroduce barrels to the market and lacklustre demand growth of about 1 million bpd, the BofA's report suggests that the market could see a surplus of 700,000 bpd in 2025, leading to a significant build-up in both commercial and strategic oil inventories.



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