Notes from Standard Chartered Research: In considering Chair Yellen's likely tone at her semi-annual congressional testimony on 24 February, January's minutes may be misleading as the FOMC did not have the bumper January…
In considering Chair Yellen's likely tone at her semi-annual congressional testimony on 24 February, January's minutes may be misleading as the FOMC did not have the bumper January payroll data on hand.
We think this moves the needle somewhat in terms of the Fed's risk assessment and, therefore, it will be difficult for Yellen to sound as dovish as the minutes were.
We expect (relatively) hawkish testimony from Fed Chair Yellen to Congress
With January's payroll in mind, Yellen could keep an upbeat outlook on the economy
Job growth is no longer the issue; key policy question now is when inflation bottoms
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