Fed Funds Futures Priced in a Whole Extra Cut in Just Two Days

(Bloomberg) -- Fed funds futures contracts extended their rally Monday and are now indicating 68 basis points of interest-rate cuts this year by the U.S. central bank.

The January contract is at an implied yield of about 1.72%, compared with the current effective fed funds rate of 2.40%. The implied yield on the same contract was more than 28 basis points higher on Thursday, before U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff threats against Mexico and broader concerns about riskier assets roiled markets.

Historically, the Federal Reserve has often moved in increments of 25 basis points, meaning that the market is now pricing in one more standard-sized cut than it was less than a week ago. Volumes on the contract have also increased in recent days.

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