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Tiffany Wilding: latest market views
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Managing director and economist at PIMCO who leads the firm's Cyclical Forum, shapes its global economic outlook, and analyzes macro risks for its Investment Committee; she joined in 2016 from Tudor Investment Corp.
Chorus has 11 views from Tiffany Wilding across 3 episodes on Bloomberg Surveillance and Bloomberg Talks since November 10, 2026.
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Fed should reverse last year's cuts with a possible 50bp hike; policy is not behind the curve as in 2022.
Chris Waller's remarks put a 50 basis point hike on the table, and the Fed will discuss it. Wilding thinks some recalibration makes sense, reversing last year's cuts and possibly hiking a total of about three times. Using the Fed's own Taylor rules, policy does not look behind the curve as it did in 2022, so the Fed can watch how financial conditions react. Markets already price a couple more hikes, which she sees as the minimum the Fed wants to deliver so financial conditions do not ease unintentionally, given that inflation is broadening and becoming more persistent.
“taking those back, hiking, you know, maybe a total of three times. Here, see what happens, see how financial conditions are reacting”at 19:30
Bloomberg Surveillance: Bloomberg Surveillance TV: November 10th, 2026 ·
US domestic demand is strong, above 3% in Q3, but likely to cool into early next year.
Third-quarter final domestic demand growth in the US was above 3%, which Wilding calls quite strong. Combined with sticky inflation, this strong demand means the Fed will want to react. She expects demand to cool coming into the fourth quarter and early next year, which is why the Fed has room to wait and watch incoming data.
“if you look at third quarter, you know, final domestic demand growth, United States, you know, above 3%, again, quite strong. We think that probably cools coming into the fourth quarter and early next year”at 22:21
Bloomberg Surveillance: Bloomberg Surveillance TV: November 10th, 2026 ·
October CPI shows inflation broadening beyond energy pass-through, which is disappointing for the Fed.
Wilding argues the October CPI report shows inflation broadening out. She attributes the first-round effects to higher energy costs passing through into diesel and shipping costs, but says core goods prices were unanimously strong and services ex-shelter and recreation services were accelerating, with public transportation increases beyond airfares offsetting energy costs. She concludes this is a print that is disappointing for a central bank that wants price-level adjustments not to spread into broader inflationary pressure.
“It does look like we are seeing a broadening out of inflation. Now we think that it's related to passing through of higher energy costs, diesel, shipping costs, things like that. If you look all across core goods prices, they were just unanimously strong.”at 2:34
Bloomberg Talks: PIMCO's Tiffany Wilding Talks CPI, Rate Hike Debate ·
Waller, not Chair Warsh, now sets the Fed's signalling; a 50bp December hike is on the table.
Wilding says Chair Warsh has stepped back from guidance on the framework or forward path, so Governor Christopher Waller has stepped in to provide a guiding light on what the central bank may do. Waller's pre-CPI warning that a 50 basis point hike in December is on the table is the signal she is watching. She expects other Fed officials to echo his message, so the next thing to watch is whether their language stays consistent with his and how they read the report.
“chair [Warsh] has stepped back from any kind of guidance... that Christopher Waller has sort of stepped in and, you know, provided a bit of a guiding light on what the central bank may do.”at 4:00
Bloomberg Talks: PIMCO's Tiffany Wilding Talks CPI, Rate Hike Debate ·
The Fed is not behind the curve as it was in 2022; policy is near Taylor-rule prescriptions.
Wilding argues the Fed is not behind the curve as it was in 2022. In 2022 the early inflation was more transitory and then broadened, and the simple Taylor rules implied policy was far below where it should have been. Now the Fed's own Taylor rules are not far from what monetary policy rules would prescribe. She therefore sees the current move as an adjustment, while still finding it concerning that inflation is broadening.
“we don't think the Federal Reserve is sort of behind the curve like what it looked like in 2022. ... if we look now, at, you know, the Fed's own Taylor rules, for example, they're not that far away from what monetary policy rules would suggest they should be”at 4:48
Bloomberg Talks: PIMCO's Tiffany Wilding Talks CPI, Rate Hike Debate ·
Higher prices weigh on some consumers; K-shaped economy persists as high earners benefit from equity gains.
Wilding says higher prices are weighing on the consumer, at least certain consumers. She points to the so-called K-shaped economy, in which higher-income households are doing well because they have enjoyed several years of equity market gains. She says this dynamic is still in place, which means the consumer picture is split rather than uniformly weakening.
“higher prices are certainly, you know, weighing on the consumer, at least certain consumers. We've been talking about the so called k shaped economy for quite some time where you have, you know, higher income that's doing quite well because they are enjoying the equity market gains”at 6:00
Bloomberg Talks: PIMCO's Tiffany Wilding Talks CPI, Rate Hike Debate ·
US demand is incredibly strong despite shocks, so the Fed wants to keep financial conditions tight.
Wilding argues US demand is incredibly strong despite the energy shock, tariffs and other headwinds, with consumption and AI-related investment both holding up. Combined with inflation that looks stickier than the Fed would like, she says the central bank is concerned about an economy that looks strong on final domestic demand. That is why the Fed wants to keep financial conditions broadly tight and avoid easing to reduce the risk that inflationary pressures broaden out.
“I think what we're seeing is just that demand in The US economy, you know, is incredibly strong. ... you have an economy that that looks incredibly strong from a demand perspective, final domestic demand, and you have inflation that looks, stickier than they would like here.”at 6:29
Bloomberg Talks: PIMCO's Tiffany Wilding Talks CPI, Rate Hike Debate ·
AI infrastructure & data centers
AI-related investment has been very strong but should cool from Q3's breakneck pace in Q4 and Q1.
Wilding cites investment tied to the AI buildout as one of the pillars of incredibly strong US demand, alongside consumption. She expects some of this investment to cool from the breakneck pace seen in the third quarter, with that cooling happening in the fourth quarter and the first quarter of next year.
“and also, obviously, investment, which is related to the AI build out that's been incredibly strong. Now, we think some of it cools from the the kind of breakneck pace that we saw in the third quarter”at 6:42
Bloomberg Talks: PIMCO's Tiffany Wilding Talks CPI, Rate Hike Debate ·
CPI is broadening beyond energy pass-through, and that is disappointing for a central bank.
Tiffany says inflation looks like it is broadening. Core goods prices were all strong, and services outside shelter and airfares also accelerated. She attributes part of this to energy, diesel and shipping costs passing through. This is disappointing for the Fed, because one-time price-level adjustments should not spread into broader inflation.
“It does look like we are seeing, you know, a broadening out of inflation. Now, we think that it's related to passing through of higher energy costs, diesel shipping costs and things like that. If you look all across core goods prices, they were just unanimously strong.”at 16:17
Bloomberg Surveillance: Stocks, Bonds Fall as CPI Data Fuel Fed-Hike Bets ·
The Fed is not behind the curve as it was in 2022; current policy is close to Taylor-rule levels.
Tiffany says the Fed is not behind the curve as it was in 2022. In 2022, simple Taylor rules showed policy far below where it should have been. Now the Fed's own Taylor rules are not far from what policy rules suggest, so she sees the current move as an adjustment. She still notes that the broadening of inflation is concerning, and that a 50bp hike in December is on the table.
“we don't think the Federal Reserve is sort of behind the curve like what it looked like in 2022.”at 18:24
Bloomberg Surveillance: Stocks, Bonds Fall as CPI Data Fuel Fed-Hike Bets ·
US demand is incredibly strong, led by consumption and AI build-out investment, though it will cool.
Tiffany says US demand has held up through energy shocks, tariffs and other headwinds. Consumption is strong, and investment tied to the AI build-out has been very strong. She expects some cooling from the breakneck third-quarter pace in the fourth quarter and early next year. The Fed is concerned that demand is strong while inflation is stickier than it would like.
“But, you know, I think what we're seeing is just that demand in The US economy, you know, is incredibly strong.”at 20:18
Bloomberg Surveillance: Stocks, Bonds Fall as CPI Data Fuel Fed-Hike Bets ·
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