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Fed reaction function after the payroll surprise

Strong activity and oil-linked inflation may keep front-end rates restrictive enough to pressure long-duration equity multiples.

Pending is an editorial evidence assessment. No performance result is implied.

What changed

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Fed path: easing minutes vs Waller hikes

Registered
5 September 2026 · 19:38 Cairo
Horizon
One to three months
Review after
5 October 2026 · 15:00 Cairo
Expires
5 December 2026 · 14:00 Cairo

Next test

Compare CPI composition, inflation expectations and the September FOMC decision with two-year yields and growth-equity breadth.

Invalidation

Disinflation resumes while the Fed rejects further tightening and long-duration equity breadth improves despite lower rate expectations.

Source observations

Evidence updates

Pending · 9 October 2026 · 17:05 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Fed path: easing minutes vs Waller hikes

Fed path: easing minutes vs Waller hikes · research:2026-10-09-1600-research:theme-01

Pending · 7 October 2026 · 09:04 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: NY Fed: 10% Tariff-Driven Import Price Rise Passes Through 5.6% to Consumers; SF Fed's Daly Warns AI Demand Could Extend the Energy Shock; Fed Deputies Cut October Hike Odds to ~25% From 70%

NY Fed: 10% Tariff-Driven Import Price Rise Passes Through 5.6% to Consumers · news:2026-10-07-0751-news:story-22

SF Fed's Daly Warns AI Demand Could Extend the Energy Shock · news:2026-10-07-0751-news:story-10

Fed Deputies Cut October Hike Odds to ~25% From 70% · news:2026-10-07-0751-news:story-02

Pending · 4 October 2026 · 17:04 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: USD strength and the APAC FX differentiation

USD strength and the APAC FX differentiation · research:2026-10-03-1205-research:theme-05

Pending · 4 October 2026 · 12:33 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Fed pause repricing: October hike odds collapse from ~70% to ~28-30%; US labor market: September payrolls as a Fed timing test, not a regime change; Central bank reaction functions: data-dependent and coordinated

Fed pause repricing: October hike odds collapse from ~70% to ~28-30% · research:2026-10-03-1528-research:theme-02

US labor market: September payrolls as a Fed timing test, not a regime change · research:2026-10-03-1207-research:theme-03

Central bank reaction functions: data-dependent and coordinated · research:2026-10-03-1205-research:theme-07

Pending · 4 October 2026 · 09:04 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: September Payrolls at 29,000 vs 84,000 Consensus Slash October Fed Hike Odds to 13.8%; Fed October hike now unlikely; December remains the base case; Weak September payrolls versus a rising long end

September Payrolls at 29,000 vs 84,000 Consensus Slash October Fed Hike Odds to 13.8% · news:2026-10-04-0733-news:story-01

Fed October hike now unlikely; December remains the base case · research:2026-10-04-0246-research:theme-02

Weak September payrolls versus a rising long end · markets:2026-10-03-2346-market-updates:theme-4

Pending · 3 October 2026 · 09:07 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Dollar Slides to 101.7 and Gold Ends Week Down 3.59% as Payrolls Dent Fed Hike Bets; September Payrolls Rise Just 29,000 as Unemployment Hits 4.2%, Slashing October Fed Hike Odds

Dollar Slides to 101.7 and Gold Ends Week Down 3.59% as Payrolls Dent Fed Hike Bets · news:2026-10-03-0738-news:story-02

September Payrolls Rise Just 29,000 as Unemployment Hits 4.2%, Slashing October Fed Hike Odds · news:2026-10-03-0738-news:story-01

Pending · 2 October 2026 · 20:36 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: September payrolls collapse resets the Fed path

September payrolls collapse resets the Fed path · markets:2026-10-02-2031-market-updates:theme-1

Pending · 1 October 2026 · 12:37 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Dollar strength persists despite softer inflation and dovish Fed rhetoric; US core PCE methodology revision cuts inflation but not the long end; Dollar Posts Best Month Since March as Fed Revives Inflation Fight

Dollar strength persists despite softer inflation and dovish Fed rhetoric · research:2026-10-01-1230-research:theme-02

US core PCE methodology revision cuts inflation but not the long end · research:2026-10-01-1230-research:theme-01

Dollar Posts Best Month Since March as Fed Revives Inflation Fight · news:2026-10-01-0738-news:story-03

Pending · 1 October 2026 · 09:05 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Soft PCE and revisions slash October hike odds, but the long end keeps selling off; Goldman Sachs Pushes Fed Rate-Hike Forecast to December as IPO Window Chills; Fed Inspector General Clears Powell of Criminal Wrongdoing, Faults Management

Soft PCE and revisions slash October hike odds, but the long end keeps selling off · markets:2026-10-01-0901-market-updates:theme-1

Goldman Sachs Pushes Fed Rate-Hike Forecast to December as IPO Window Chills · news:2026-10-01-0738-news:story-27

Fed Inspector General Clears Powell of Criminal Wrongdoing, Faults Management · news:2026-10-01-0738-news:story-13

Pending · 27 September 2026 · 20:37 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Long-end Treasury yields at 19-year highs

Long-end Treasury yields at 19-year highs · markets:2026-09-27-2032-market-updates:theme-4

Pending · 26 September 2026 · 17:05 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Diesel supply stress meets a White House signal against an export ban; Long-end Treasuries break to multi-decade highs as Fed officials flag unresolved inflation; Hawkish Fed repricing: credibility, not inflation expectations

Diesel supply stress meets a White House signal against an export ban · markets:2026-09-26-1700-market-updates:theme-6

Long-end Treasuries break to multi-decade highs as Fed officials flag unresolved inflation · markets:2026-09-26-1700-market-updates:theme-2

Hawkish Fed repricing: credibility, not inflation expectations · research:2026-09-26-1201-research:theme-01

Pending · 26 September 2026 · 13:33 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: US flash PMIs: strongest since 2022 with intensifying price pressures; EM rates: Korea 2Y KTB attractive as BOK hike cycle nears end; Rates: extreme flattening with anchored long-end inflation expectations

US flash PMIs: strongest since 2022 with intensifying price pressures · research:2026-09-26-1204-research:theme-02

EM rates: Korea 2Y KTB attractive as BOK hike cycle nears end · research:2026-09-26-1203-research:theme-04

Rates: extreme flattening with anchored long-end inflation expectations · research:2026-09-26-1203-research:theme-02

Pending · 26 September 2026 · 09:10 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Fed weighs raising bank oversight thresholds; Long-end yields break 5.5% as inflation and debt concerns compound; Warsh Marks 127 Days With First Hike Since 2023, Markets Price 70% October Follow-On

Fed weighs raising bank oversight thresholds · markets:2026-09-26-0903-market-updates:theme-13

Long-end yields break 5.5% as inflation and debt concerns compound · markets:2026-09-26-0903-market-updates:theme-1

Warsh Marks 127 Days With First Hike Since 2023, Markets Price 70% October Follow-On · news:2026-09-26-0735-news:story-02

Pending · 25 September 2026 · 23:51 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Fed officials warn inflation isn't fixed

Fed officials warn inflation isn't fixed · markets:2026-09-25-2345-market-updates:theme-2

Pending · 25 September 2026 · 20:35 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: U.S. durable goods unchanged, consumer sentiment slides as inflation expectations rise; Fed proposes raising bank oversight thresholds, potentially unlocking regional-bank M&A; CHF and SEK: low-carry currencies squeezed by wide rate differentials

U.S. durable goods unchanged, consumer sentiment slides as inflation expectations rise · markets:2026-09-25-2031-market-updates:theme-24

Fed proposes raising bank oversight thresholds, potentially unlocking regional-bank M&A · markets:2026-09-25-2031-market-updates:theme-16

CHF and SEK: low-carry currencies squeezed by wide rate differentials · research:2026-09-25-2017-research:theme-03

Pending · 24 September 2026 · 09:04 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: OECD Sees Global Inflation Lingering and Another Fed Hike, as Barr Flags above-Target Prices; US 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.113%, Highest Since July 2007, on Hawkish Fed and Hot PMI

OECD Sees Global Inflation Lingering and Another Fed Hike, as Barr Flags above-Target Prices · news:2026-09-24-0746-news:story-10

US 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits 5.113%, Highest Since July 2007, on Hawkish Fed and Hot PMI · news:2026-09-24-0746-news:story-01

Pending · 21 September 2026 · 09:15 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Basis Points episode: macro backdrop favors cash-flow over high-beta tech; Trump Blames 'Hostile' Fed Board for Interest Rate Hike; Fed's Kashkari Says Inflation Is Still Too High in 'All Aspects' of US Economy

Basis Points episode: macro backdrop favors cash-flow over high-beta tech · markets:2026-09-21-0903-market-updates:theme-5

Trump Blames 'Hostile' Fed Board for Interest Rate Hike · news:2026-09-21-0758-news:story-24

Fed's Kashkari Says Inflation Is Still Too High in 'All Aspects' of US Economy · news:2026-09-21-0758-news:story-13

Pending · 19 September 2026 · 17:07 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Fed's hawkish dot plot anchors a higher-for-longer US rate floor; Dollar and EM carry: a hawkish Fed supports USD, and MXN carry appeal is diminishing; Central banks outside the US: hawkish repricing, and where the cited desks think it is overdone

Fed's hawkish dot plot anchors a higher-for-longer US rate floor · research:2026-09-19-1204-research:theme-01

Dollar and EM carry: a hawkish Fed supports USD, and MXN carry appeal is diminishing · research:2026-09-19-1202-research:theme-05

Central banks outside the US: hawkish repricing, and where the cited desks think it is overdone · research:2026-09-19-1202-research:theme-04

Pending · 17 September 2026 · 17:06 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Saudi East-West pipeline damage and partial restart; Trump pressures Fed, demands 1% rates; Middle East diplomacy: China pressures Iran on Houthis, Trump plans Gulf talks

Saudi East-West pipeline damage and partial restart · markets:2026-09-17-1703-market-updates:theme-4

Trump pressures Fed, demands 1% rates · markets:2026-09-17-1703-market-updates:theme-3

Middle East diplomacy: China pressures Iran on Houthis, Trump plans Gulf talks · markets:2026-09-17-1703-market-updates:theme-11

Pending · 17 September 2026 · 12:39 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: EM: hawkish Fed priced in, dovish surprise is the upside case; Dollar: structurally stronger floor after the FOMC; Fed: hawkish hike, dots say not one-and-done

EM: hawkish Fed priced in, dovish surprise is the upside case · research:2026-09-17-1230-research:theme-08

Dollar: structurally stronger floor after the FOMC · research:2026-09-17-1230-research:theme-04

Fed: hawkish hike, dots say not one-and-done · research:2026-09-17-1230-research:theme-01

Pending · 15 September 2026 · 17:08 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: CTA and positioning fragility: a market living near its stop-outs; Dollar: drivers finally aligning ahead of FOMC; FOMC: hike nearly priced, case contested

CTA and positioning fragility: a market living near its stop-outs · research:2026-09-15-1600-research:theme-07

Dollar: drivers finally aligning ahead of FOMC · research:2026-09-15-1600-research:theme-04

FOMC: hike nearly priced, case contested · research:2026-09-15-1600-research:theme-01

Pending · 15 September 2026 · 12:40 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: US equity earnings: the 2026 boom peaks, the pace moderates — and strategists want a pullback; 5% on the 10Y: pain threshold or tolerable premium?; September FOMC: a credibility test the Fed may not be free to fail

US equity earnings: the 2026 boom peaks, the pace moderates — and strategists want a pullback · research:2026-09-15-1230-research:theme-07

5% on the 10Y: pain threshold or tolerable premium? · research:2026-09-15-1230-research:theme-04

September FOMC: a credibility test the Fed may not be free to fail · research:2026-09-15-1230-research:theme-01

Pending · 12 September 2026 · 23:51 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Fed hike odds jump after firmer CPI

Fed hike odds jump after firmer CPI · markets:2026-09-12-2347-market-updates:theme-1

Pending · 12 September 2026 · 20:32 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Fed hike expectations harden after firmer CPI

Fed hike expectations harden after firmer CPI · markets:2026-09-12-2030-market-updates:theme-1

Pending · 12 September 2026 · 13:49 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: A synchronized tightening scare: Fed on a knife-edge, ECB hiking, RBA pulled forward; Global bond selloff: normalisation, not (yet) a regime shift — but pricing is behind the inflation curve

A synchronized tightening scare: Fed on a knife-edge, ECB hiking, RBA pulled forward · research:2026-09-12-1325-research:theme-02

Global bond selloff: normalisation, not (yet) a regime shift — but pricing is behind the inflation curve · research:2026-09-12-1321-research:theme-01

Pending · 12 September 2026 · 09:06 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Gold Set for Nearly 2% Weekly Loss as Fed-Hike Bets and Oil Surge Bite; Oil Shock Tests Private Credit as US Default Rate Hits Record 6.1%; August CPI at 3.4% Lifts Fed-Hike Odds to About 90% Ahead of September 15-16 Meeting

Gold Set for Nearly 2% Weekly Loss as Fed-Hike Bets and Oil Surge Bite · news:2026-09-12-0738-news:story-22

Oil Shock Tests Private Credit as US Default Rate Hits Record 6.1% · news:2026-09-12-0738-news:story-09

August CPI at 3.4% Lifts Fed-Hike Odds to About 90% Ahead of September 15-16 Meeting · news:2026-09-12-0738-news:story-01

Pending · 11 September 2026 · 17:04 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Core CPI surprise pushes the Fed toward a September hike; Volatility inflection: de-grossing begins as cracks appear in a low-vol regime; Fed at the CPI crossroads: a low bar to cement next week's hike

Core CPI surprise pushes the Fed toward a September hike · markets:2026-09-11-1700-market-updates:theme-1

Volatility inflection: de-grossing begins as cracks appear in a low-vol regime · research:2026-09-11-1600-research:theme-05

Fed at the CPI crossroads: a low bar to cement next week's hike · research:2026-09-11-1600-research:theme-02

Pending · 11 September 2026 · 12:35 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Fed at the CPI crossroads: PPI surge, hike threshold, and the USD's tentative re-coupling to yields; Equity risk premia at 2002 lows: the transmission mechanism for the rates shock; Treasury yields at 2023 highs; Fed hike odds elevated

Fed at the CPI crossroads: PPI surge, hike threshold, and the USD's tentative re-coupling to yields · research:2026-09-11-1230-research:theme-04

Equity risk premia at 2002 lows: the transmission mechanism for the rates shock · research:2026-09-11-1230-research:theme-01

Treasury yields at 2023 highs; Fed hike odds elevated · markets:2026-09-11-1156-market-updates:theme-6

Pending · 10 September 2026 · 20:32 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Fed at the crossroads: CPI is the hike/no-hike coin toss; Fed policy path after Warsh's Jackson Hole: September hike is live, but the terminal may be near; Asia FX: AI Haves vs Have-Nots, With a Hawkish-Fed Speed Bump

Fed at the crossroads: CPI is the hike/no-hike coin toss · research:2026-09-10-1839-research:theme-02

Fed policy path after Warsh's Jackson Hole: September hike is live, but the terminal may be near · research:2026-09-05-2149-research:theme-01

Asia FX: AI Haves vs Have-Nots, With a Hawkish-Fed Speed Bump · research:2026-09-05-2146-research:theme-05

Pending · 10 September 2026 · 17:04 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: US labor surprise meets a CPI-centric Fed: hold-vs-hike now genuinely two-sided; US labor and the Fed: payrolls takes a back seat to CPI; EM rotation: consensus piles into Brazil and China while flows run the other way

US labor surprise meets a CPI-centric Fed: hold-vs-hike now genuinely two-sided · research:2026-09-05-2157-research:theme-01

US labor and the Fed: payrolls takes a back seat to CPI · research:2026-09-05-2154-research:theme-03

EM rotation: consensus piles into Brazil and China while flows run the other way · research:2026-09-05-2149-research:theme-06

Pending · 10 September 2026 · 12:36 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: AI/tech: the macro bar to disruption is high, but hedges are cheap and flows are rotating; Fed at the threshold: CPI as the hike-or-hold decider; Fed on a knife-edge: payrolls surprise rebuilds hike pricing, CPI decides September

AI/tech: the macro bar to disruption is high, but hedges are cheap and flows are rotating · research:2026-09-10-1230-research:theme-06

Fed at the threshold: CPI as the hike-or-hold decider · research:2026-09-10-1230-research:theme-03

Fed on a knife-edge: payrolls surprise rebuilds hike pricing, CPI decides September · research:2026-09-07-1700-research:theme-01

Pending · 10 September 2026 · 09:02 Cairo

New source observation awaiting editorial review: Hawkish convergence: ECB, Fed, RBA and BOJ all repricing toward hikes; The rates dislocation: shallow hiking cycles priced into a hawkish world; Credit caught between all-in yields and rates risk: flows, correlations and the MBS question

Hawkish convergence: ECB, Fed, RBA and BOJ all repricing toward hikes · research:2026-09-09-2356-research:theme-02

The rates dislocation: shallow hiking cycles priced into a hawkish world · research:2026-09-08-1700-research:theme-04

Credit caught between all-in yields and rates risk: flows, correlations and the MBS question · research:2026-09-07-1700-research:theme-05