- Brainard's departure from the FED will remove a leading "dove" from the FOMC. The two top candidates currently are Karen Dynan and Janice Eberly. Both are different; Dynan might add to the hawkish voice on the committee, while Eberly would preserve the existing hawk-dove balance.
- Both women are outstanding and will do a great job keeping continuity within the FOMC. Eberly is closer to Brainard in her optimism that the FED can get inflation back to target without generating a significant slowdown in the labor market. Either selection will bring a meticulous, data-oriented approach to the FED board.
- The prospect of sticker inflation necessitating a more persistent monetary policy tightening from the FED continues to influence the markets. Continued Fed rate hikes and personal consumption expenditure numbers being hotter than expected.
- have kept stocks moving down and bond yields up, weighing on the market this week.
- MUNIs are getting cheap again, with credit ratings strong. T bills continue to increase in yield, with the two-year hitting its highest since July 2007, trading at 4.92% as of 3/2/23. The big question on rate moves will be by how much.
- MUNIs gave back overall pricing in February. This trend will continue to be the case in March unless the numbers change or we have revisions in the eco numbers.
- It will be hard for yields to reach 5% in March; however, we could get close to the October lows should the market persist. The DRL Group are heavy buyers at 4.40%+ YTW on AA-rated paper, which is a 7.00%.
- Supply for March is higher than in past months; therefore, this presents an opportunity for buyers looking to add to their MUNI portfolio. As discussed in the webinar last week, we continue to recommend sticking with quality paper.
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