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Can you be more dovish? Yes I can!

21 March 2019

Despite our dovish expectations, the FOMC outcome is even more dovish than we expected:

  • Fed forecasts show no rate hikes in 2019 and one in 2020. This is broadly in line with our expectations (one hike in 2019 and no hike in 2020). 
  • The Fed indicated that they will stop shrinking their balance sheet in September, meaning a total balance sheet size of over $3.5 trillion and excess reserves above $1.3 trillion. This is clearly more dovish than market expectations.
  • The committee downgraded its economic forecasts from 2.3% to 2.1% this year and from 2% to 1.9% next year, given external risks (slowing growth in Europe and China, worries over tariffs). Inflation forecasts are unchanged.

Market reaction confirmed the dovish interpretation with lower yields and a weaker US dollar.

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