Goldman Expects 75bp Rate Hike

From Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius”We have revised our forecast to include 75bp hikes in June and July. This would quickly reset the level of the funds rate at 2.25-2.5%, the FOMC’s median estimate of the neutral rate.”
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Tuesday:
• At 6:00 AM ET, NFIB Small Business Optimism Index for May.

• At 8:30 AM, The Producer Price Index for May from the BLS. The consensus is for a 0.8% increase in PPI, and a 0.6% increase in core PPI.

On COVID (focus on hospitalizations and deaths):

COVID Metrics
 
Now
Week
Ago
Goal

Percent fully Vaccinated
66.8%
—
≥70.0%1

Fully Vaccinated (millions)
221.7
—
≥2321

New Cases per Day3🚩
103,821
99,621
≤5,0002

Hospitalized3

21,746
22,956
≤3,0002

Deaths per Day3🚩
276
266
≤502

1 Minimum to achieve “herd immunity” (estimated between 70% and 85%).
2my goals to stop daily posts,
37-day average for Cases, Currently Hospitalized, and Deaths
🚩 Increasing 7-day average week-over-week for Cases, Hospitalized, and Deaths
✅ Goal met.

Click on graph for larger image.

This graph shows the daily (columns) and 7-day average (line) of deaths reported.

New cases have quadrupled from the recent low.  Deaths are now increasing.