美聯儲加息至6%?這一前景正變得足夠現實
一系列強勁的就業、通脹和經濟數據以及鮑威爾等美聯儲官員的鷹派言論讓聯邦基金利率觸及6%的前景突然之間變得足夠現實,這足以讓投資者重新思考他們的策略。
貝萊德和施羅德等資管公司都在討論,如果聯邦基金利率峯值達到6%將會發生什麼。直到2月底,債券、股票和外匯市場的投資者都仍在押注加息結束,並預計下半年將出現全面反彈。
然而,美聯儲主席鮑威爾週二在美國參議院銀行委員會的聽證會上發表的鷹派言論令投資者的加息預期進一步升溫。交易員對利率峯值的預期已從去年年底的不足5%升至5.6%。美債交易員正加倍押注經濟衰退,美元反彈至近三個月來高位,而從標普500指數到摩根士丹利資本國際(MSCI)亞太指數等股市均回吐漲幅。
貝萊德全球固定收益部門首席投資官Rick Rieder週二表示,鑑於就業市場強勁、通脹仍居高不下,“我們認爲,美聯儲很有可能不得不將聯邦基金利率上調至6%,然後在較長時間內保持這一水平以減緩經濟增長,令通脹降至接近2%的水平。”
鮑威爾週二表示:“最新的經濟數據比預期的要強,這表明最終的利率水平可能會比之前預期的要高。如果全部數據表明有必要加快緊縮,我們將準備加快加息的步伐。”這些言論有兩層含義,一是聯邦基金利率的峯值或最終水平,可能高於美聯儲官員此前所暗示的水平;二是由於通脹數據繼續走高,上月小幅加息25個基點可能是短暫的舉措。
這番言論爲美聯儲在3月恢復50個基點的加息步伐敞開了大門。與此同時,債券市場顯示美國經濟衰退的可能性越來越大,2/10年期美債收益率倒掛幅度自1981年以來首次超過100個基點,這加劇了人們對美國經濟將“硬着陸”的擔憂。
在加息預期升溫下,截至發稿,美元指數(DXY)攀升至105.82,並導致其他貨幣紛紛走軟。澳元兌美元匯率一度下跌近2%,美元兌日元匯率也再次逼近140。澳新銀行貨幣策略師John Bromhead表示:“在昨晚鮑威爾的講話之前,我們更傾向於在137-138水平附近做空美元兌日元。不過,我們認爲我們可能會推遲,因爲美聯儲的終端利率可能會上升到6%。”
美聯儲的強硬立場可能會給新興市場資產帶來壓力。富國銀行新興市場策略師Brendan McKenna表示:“聯邦基金利率長時間高企正在成本基本情形,如果這種情況成爲現實,新興市場可能受挫。”“市場真的希望美聯儲今年儘早暫停加息,到目前爲止,這種情況還沒有出現。”
不過,也有一些投資者看到了機會。Janus Henderson Investors基金經理Sat Duhra表示:“我們預計,更具週期性、成本更低的北亞市場將受到青睞,投資者將繼續從南亞市場撤出。北亞地區質量較高的科技股,尤其是半導體股,在估值方面開始顯得有吸引力,是一個應該將充分參與盈利復甦的行業。”
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