@chf1961 Sorry, appreciate you may be busy with other things, but given this string of positive data and only Iran to spoil the party (?): do you think we’re in a place in the front-end where dips will be shallow? Possible to see 4-4.05% in 2s? Big level
@CharityHedge In hindsight, do you think it was a funny reaction in reals after Warsh's first press conference? Was there ever a path to 2% inflation that did not have reals rise like we are seeing now?
@CharityHedge If he is happy to let the long end go (or the put is very far otm), does this change your view on 2s? Can the long end bully the 2s higher or are odds of that lower now?
@CharityHedge Do you think this is a good performance if he can hold the short end in and talk the long end higher? Do you think this is his goal? Almost seems like he's found a very narrow corridor between pleasing Trump and combating inflation...
@CharityHedge close to 50/50 for you? Because Warsh can (maybe) buy himself some time by pointing to the data/developments you mention? And odds are markets will price in a longer hiking cycle should he go?
@CharityHedge Sorry, just for my understanding: I had noted down probabilities at 25/70/5. To me, hiking seems the only sensible thing to do. What do you think is the danger of doing just 25? It seems like cheap 'insurance' to me. What more precisely is it that makes the odds for unch vs 25