The Fed's Patience Pays Off: Contained Inflation, Resilient Labor, and What Comes Next
The Federal Reserve's decision to hold the federal funds rate at 3.63% for a third consecutive month looks increasingly justified by the data.
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The July CPI reading (FRED CPIAUCSL) rose a mere 0.07% month-over-month, while core PCE advanced only 0.16%, both well within the central bank's comfort zone.
The unemployment rate ticked down to 4.1% from 4.2%, signaling that the labor market remains resilient despite two years of tightening.
This combination of contained inflation and steady employment validates the Fed's patient approach, even as quantitative tightening continues to drain liquidity from the system.
Yield curve dynamics warrant…
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