Pimco economists Tiffany Wilding and Allison Boxer, joining their counterparts at Jefferies, said August’s consumer-price index report points in favor of a fed funds rate target that should end up higher than where many expected. They said they expect the Federal Reserve’s forecasts to be adjusted up to a 4.5% terminal fed funds rate next week, and called the August CPI data “scorching.” In particular, they said that “stickier and broader based inflation argues that the Fed has more work to do.” Stocks remained sharply lower after the release, with Dow industrials DJIA,
USDJPY is under pressure amid expectations of a BoJ rate hike
The USDJPY rate is declining for the fourth consecutive trading session, with the price currently at 152.44. Discover more in our analysis for 6 February