Wall Street’s Fed Call Flipped — An 87% Hike Bet Is Now the Base Case
Goldman Sachs joined the tightening camp and markets price an 87% chance of a quarter-point increase as oil above $100 and hotter producer prices revive inflation risk.
What changed, why it matters, and what most people may be overlooking.
Goldman Sachs joined the tightening camp and markets price an 87% chance of a quarter-point increase as oil above $100 and hotter producer prices revive inflation risk.
August payrolls nearly tripled the consensus estimate, pushing two-year yields to 4.37% and lifting the implied probability of a September rate increase to roughly 62% before inflation data.
The notable change is not simply the amount raised; it is that ten-year and longer money has become attractive to both issuers and long-horizon buyers.