PANCAKING THE CURVE…

If you’re trying to visualize today’s move from the Fed then look no further than the Fed Funds Futures curve.  Just 24 hours ago the curve was a full 25 bps higher than today.  This move was the equivalent of a rate cut.  Unfortunately, rate cuts stopped working about 2 years ago….

Nonetheless, the change in the curve shows just how much expectations have changed in 24 hours.   The Fed has essentially pancaked the yield curve:

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Cullen Roche

Mr. Roche is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Discipline Funds. Discipline Funds is a low fee financial advisory firm with a focus on helping people be more disciplined with their finances. He is also the author of Pragmatic Capitalism: What Every Investor Needs to Understand About Money and Finance, Understanding the Modern Monetary System and Understanding Modern Portfolio Construction.

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