Helious Squawk - FED Hammock Speech:
Hammock is a massive hawk, she is one of the most hawkish members on the board, she would rather hike to get to 2% target than use other tools the FED has at their disposal. She was one of the 3 members that voted against the FED to stay unchanged in the previous meeting. Now knowing the recent data points with a miss in NFP, miss in CPI and PPI, and energy inflation trending downards, the FED is vindicated in their decision. To check the lean of each board member, go to FED SPEAK in the calendar widget of the terminal.
- US Bond Selloff Drives 30-Year Yields to Highest Since 2007, 10s +5bp · desk brief, Mon 17 Aug 2026
- Total Net TIC Flows: 133.5B
- Net Long-Term TIC Flows: 172.7B
- 26-Week (6-month) Bill auction — IN LINE
- 13-Week (3-month) Bill auction — IN LINE
- Cleveland Fed inflation nowcast: Q3 CPI 1.1% · core CPI 1.9% · PCE 2.3% · core PCE 2.9%
- NAHB Housing Market Index: 35
- NY Empire State Manufacturing Index: 20.6
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