Less Demand, Less Supply: Fed Gov Waller Pushes for Half-Point Rate Cut

Waller is looking past the headlines, spotting May–June job revisions (with more likely ahead) and pushing for a 50bp cut in rates. Oh, and by the way… he’s also the frontrunner for the next Fed Chair.

PCE rose 0.2% in July, year-over-year held steady at 2.6%, and Core ticked up to 2.9%, all exactly as expected.

Catch my drift? Everything came in as expected… and the bond market’s reaction was, well, no reaction.

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