Weekly Roundup 1. The Real Focus of the FOMC Isn't the Rate Move. It's the Treasury Yield Curve. Markets have largely priced in a 25-basis-point hike, so whether asset prices reprice sharply in the near term will hinge on how the Fed frames its future rate path and inflation outlook. The 10-year Treasury yield is closing in on 5%, and a decisive break above that level would weigh on both stocks and gold through three channels: valuation discounting, funding costs and risk appetite. What markets are really waiting on is whether long-term yields have peaked. 2. Beneath a Calm Surface, US Stocks Show Signs of Technical Fatigue. Market breadth is fading fast: only about 28% of NYSE-listed stocks are trading above their 20-day moving average, and the equal-weight S&P 500 has slipped be
Fed Rate Decision Due: Can Markets Absorb a 25 bps Hike?
Indexes closed lower again Tuesday: QQQ −0.65% to $704.54, SPY −0.46% to $757.39, S&P 500 −0.45% to 7,585.73. Everything waits on 2 a.m. Beijing Wednesday, when the Fed is expected to hike 25bp to 3.75%–4.00% with oil and yields climbing. Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan and Goldman all argue the turn is priced and that earnings and growth still carry equities, so one hike does not redirect the move. The tape agrees for now — indexes down under 1%, VIX at 17.20, no panic. But "already priced in" is a calculation, and it gets redone the moment the path is redrawn. Have the big banks called this right?
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