--- title: "Bond Traders Bet: U.S. CPI to Surge This Week, Intensifying Pressure on the Fed to Raise Rates" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/288981316.md" description: "U.S. Treasury yields soar and rate hike expectations reignite—the bond market is bracing for an inflation shock. Strong employment data has pushed the 10-Year Treasury Yield to 4.55%, with traders expecting Wednesday's CPI year-over-year increase to reach 4.3%, the largest single increase since 2023. Compounded by rising energy prices driven by the conflict in Iran, the narrative of rate cuts is being completely dismantled by data, and Federal Reserve Board Chair Kevin Warsh's first policy meeting may face pressure to raise rates" datetime: "2026-06-08T01:01:18.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/288981316.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/288981316.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/288981316.md) --- # Bond Traders Bet: U.S. CPI to Surge This Week, Intensifying Pressure on the Fed to Raise Rates The bond market is preparing for an inflation shock. Traders are betting that U.S. consumer price data released this week will record the largest increase in years, further reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will shift toward raising interest rates. Friday’s unexpectedly strong U.S. employment data caused a sharp jump in Treasury yields, with the 10-Year Treasury Yield surging to 4.55%, a two-week high; the 2-year yield, which is particularly sensitive to Federal Reserve policy expectations, touched 4.18%, its highest level since February 2025. Market bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike before December have consequently intensified. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) data scheduled for release on Wednesday has become the next key catalyst. According to Bloomberg, swap contracts linked to the report show that **traders expect the CPI year-over-year increase to be around 4.3%—if realized, it would be the largest single increase since 2023.** Once this figure is confirmed, combined with Thursday’s Producer Price Index data, it could further solidify market expectations that the Federal Reserve will abandon its dovish stance, setting the tone for the first policy meeting chaired by new Chair Kevin Warsh on June 17. ## Employment Data Shatters Rate Cut Narrative, Reigniting Rate Hike Expectations Strong labor market data has become the direct trigger for this round of market repricing. In recent months, U.S. economic activity and labor market data have exceeded expectations. U.S. non-farm payrolls increased by 172,000 in May, nearly double the market expectation of 88,000 and significantly higher than April’s 115,000. Luigi Buttiglione, CEO of consulting firm LB Macro, stated that the narrative that the **Federal Reserve would be forced to cut rates has “disappeared, terminated by the data.” He expects the Federal Reserve to raise rates by a cumulative 50 basis points this year, possibly starting as early as September.** Christophe Boucher, Chief Investment Officer at ABN AMRO Investment Solutions, was more direct: "If Warsh hopes to cut rates at the beginning of his tenure, that now seems impossible. The labor market is currently too strong to justify rate cuts." Major Wall Street banks have withdrawn their previous forecasts for rate cuts in 2026. Economists at BNP Paribas adjusted their forecast on Friday, predicting that the Federal Reserve will raise rates at most three times, most likely starting in December. ## Stalemate in Iran Conflict Pushes Up Energy Prices, Sustaining Inflationary Pressure The rise in inflation expectations is not an isolated event; there is a deeper macroeconomic background behind it. The global bond market has undergone a profound shift since late February this year—when the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran, triggering a sharp surge in oil prices and completely unraveling market bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2026. **Currently, a lasting ceasefire in the Iran conflict remains elusive, energy prices face further upside risks, and inflationary concerns are difficult to dissipate. Meanwhile, the resilient U.S. economy itself constitutes a headwind for the bond market, complicating Warsh’s position—he may face political pressure from the White House to lower borrowing costs.** The market is currently focused on two key data releases this week: Wednesday’s CPI report and Thursday’s Producer Price Index (PPI). If either dataset shows accelerating inflation, it could further solidify market expectations, prompting Federal Reserve officials to remove so-called "dovish tilt" language from their policy statements. Pricing in the swap market already reflects traders’ high alertness to inflation exceeding expectations. 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