<figure> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://mishtalk.com/.image/c_fit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MTkwMTgxNzAwNTQ4OTYxNTYx/traget-rate-probability-for-june-15-fomc.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" height="508" width="620" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://mishtalk.com/.image/c_fit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MTkwMTgxNzAwNTQ4OTYxNTYx/traget-rate-probability-for-june-15-fomc.png"/> <figcaption>Rate hike odds from CME Fedwatch</figcaption> </figure>What Happened?That's an enormous jump from 23.2% yesterday to 95.5% today.The jump on June 10 from June 6 is understandable given the horrific CPI report. But that only took the odds to 23.2%. Given this is a Fed quiet period it's not due to official Fed yapping. A leak? JPMorgan yapping? Regardless, here we are at +0.75 percentage points with the Fed having penciled in +0.50 percentage points. Target Rates Probabilities for July <figure> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://mishtalk.com/.image/c_fit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MTkwMTgxOTMwMDYxMjc2NDQx/target-rate-probabilities-for-july---2022-06-13.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" height="518" width="620" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://mishtalk.com/.image/c_fit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MTkwMTgxOTMwMDYxMjc2NDQx/target-rate-probabilities-for-july---2022-06-13.png"/> <figcaption>Rate hike odds from CME Fedwatch</figcaption> </figure>Looking ahead, the market bumped up the odds of a 75 basis point hike in July as well. Let's look even further ahead.Target Rate Probabilities December<figure> <img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://mishtalk.com/.image/c_fit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MTkwMTgyMDI1MDg3NDI4MjU0/target-rate-probabilities-for-2022-12-as-of-2022-03-13.png?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" height="622" width="620" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://mishtalk.com/.image/c_fit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620/MTkwMTgyMDI1MDg3NDI4MjU0/target-rate-probabilities-for-2022-12-as-of-2022-03-13.png"/> <figcaption>Rate hike odds from CME Fedwatch</figcaption> </figure>The median expectation is for the Fed Funds rate to be 3.75-4.00% in December.Wow. It will be massive stagflation and stock market carnage if that is even in the ballpark. Over Twenty Million Households Struggle to Pay Energy BillsMeanwhile, Over Twenty Million Households Struggle to Pay Energy Bills, and it will get worse. If we even get to 3.0% I think the Fed will already overshot neutral. 4.0% could start a second &#34;Great Recession&#34;. Where's Neutral? <div><blockquote></blockquote></div>In Search of NeutralFor discussion of &#34;neutral&#34; please see The Fed Searches For the Neutral Interest Rate, Where the Heck Is It? Based on the CPI and Fed recent talk, I now expect that rarest of rare Fed policy error, tightening too much. This post originated at MishTalk.Com.Thanks for Tuning In!Please Subscribe to MishTalk Email Alerts.Subscribers get an email alert of each post as they happen. Read the ones you like and you can unsubscribe at any time.If you have subscribed and do not get email alerts, please check your spam folder.Mish

What Happened? That's an enormous jump from 23.2% yesterday to 95.5% today. The jump on June 10 from June 6 is understandable given the horrific CPI report. But that only took the odds to 23.2%. Given this is a Fed quiet period it's not due to official Fed yapping. A leak? JPMorgan ...

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