June 17: Repricing After a Hawkish Fed

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June 17: Repricing After a Hawkish Fed

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June 17, 2026 11:27 PM GMT

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLCMGlobal Macro Commentary | North America Molly Nickolin

Strategist

June 17: Repricing After a Molly.Nickolin@morganstanley.comLingdi Xu +1 212 761-3592

Economist

Lingdi.Xu@morganstanley.com +1 212 761-2957

Hawkish Fed Sofia Palacios

Sofia.Palacios@morganstanley.com +1 212 761-0428

Fed held but dots shifted higher; USD rallied; front-end USTs

Morgan Stanley Asia Limited+

sold off; US-Iran MOU took effect; EMFX weakened; Brazil cut Gek Teng Khoo

Selic; DXY at 100.39 (+0.9%); US 10y at 4.49 (+4.8bp). StrategistGek.Teng.Khoo@morganstanley.com +852 3963-0303

A hawkish Fed repricing drove a stronger dollar, higher front-end yields, weaker Morgan Stanley MUFG Securities Co., Ltd.+

risk assets, and broad pressure across EM currencies despite softer oil. Hiromu Uezato

Developed Markets Hiromu.Uezato@morganstanleymufg.com +81 3 6836-8431

Morgan Stanley India Company Private Limited+

• US rates bear-flattened after the Fed held the policy range at 3.5-3.75% Nimish M Prabhune

but removed its easing bias and showed nine of 18 participants penciling Strategist

Nimish.Prabhune@morganstanley.com +91 22 6996-1862

in a rate hike this year. The front end led the sell-off as markets repriced

near-term tightening risk, while the long end was comparatively contained Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc+

Maria Chiara Russo (2y: +13bp; 30y: -1bp). Chair Warsh also shortened the policy statement and

signaled a review of the Fed’s balance sheet, inflation framework, Maria.Chiara.Russo@morganstanley.com +44 20 7677-3499

communications, data reliance, and labor/productivity workstreams. The

result was a higher-volatility rates reaction rather than a simple policy-rate

move.