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Fed will Cut 'Transitory' in September

Interest-Rates / US Interest Rates Aug 14, 2015 - 06:00 PM GMT

By: Ashraf_Laidi

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A Russian saying goes "nothing is more permanent than temporary". At the Federal Reserve, "transitory" may mean "permanently", or could also mean "we have no clue". Oil has dropped by 57% since over the last 12 months but the +200 PhDs at the world's biggest central bank continue to describe lower energy prices as "transitory". At the June FOMC, the Fed made some progress and finally dropped its phrase from the FOMC statement that "energy prices have stabilized".


US Crude Oil Weekly Chart

We long asserted that it will be impossible for the Fed to raise rates this year if US crude oil remains below $48.00 -- even if the next non-farm payrolls come in between 200K and 300K. The October-March decline has already triggered a chain reaction of broadening cuts in capital and labour expenditure, which effectively cast a spell on the suppliers of these energy and mining companies. And barely when oil began its spring time recovery, the declines emerged anew.

Yesterday's release of US July import prices contracted (not slowed) by 0.9% m/m and 10.4% y/y, the biggest fall since 2009. We expect oil to inevitably fall below $40, which would be a 60% decline in oil prices, thus, amplifying the impact on the already sub-Fed target inflation readings.

Market-based vs survey-based inflation

Next week's CPI release will be in focus. But the 5-year forward break-even inflation reference (5-year treasury yield minus US inflation-linked bond forward 5 years), has dropped back below 2.0% from last week's 2.4%. More importantly for the Fed, will be the crucial core PCE price index, due later this month, now at 1.3%y/y, below the Fed's 2.0% target.

Jackson Hole will be about inflation

Holding oil and the US dollar constant (if we can realistically do that), the path for a Fed hike this year does make sense. But bringing back reality into the situation, including a disinflationary USD and recessionary oil/mining sector, the question should re-emerge at the Fed's annual Jackson Hole symposium, where unsurprisingly the topic of this year's conference will be "Inflation Dynamics and Monetary Policy".

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By Ashraf Laidi
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Ashraf Laidi CEO of Intermarket Strategy and is the author of "Currency Trading and Intermarket Analysis: How to Profit from the Shifting Currents in Global Markets" Wiley Trading.

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