Bonds point to only one Fed hike this year – Danske Bank

FXStreet (Edinburgh) - According to Senior Analyst at Danske Bank Christin Tuxen, fixed income markets could now be pricing in just one rate hike by the Fed this year.

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“With the US employment report being on the weak side, the market declined the probability for a September hike to an even greater degree and the October Fed Funds contracts (in our view the best measure of a September hike) now pricing around 25% chance of a hike (was 60% less than a month ago)”.

“Thus it seems like the market is settling for a maximum of one hike this year.