Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 15, 2023. The simplest conclusion is the Fed will not be able to ease again in anything like the way many had assumed or still think. This will lift the 'term premium' embedded in long-term bond yields, which has been so subdued since Fed balance sheet expansion met the crash of 2008, even if the Fed is done tightening policy rates, he said. Fed policy is more neutral than restrictive "if you believe we've returned to a pre-2008 world", he said, and that limits the scope for rate cuts in future. Writing by Mike Dolan; Editing by Susan FentonOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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Persons: Brendan McDermid, handwringing, Anujeet, we've, Amanda Lynam, Mike Dolan, Susan Fenton Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Reserve, Treasury, U.S, AAA, Atlanta, Deutsche Bank, Vanguard, Federal Reserve, Brandywine Global, BlackRock, Reuters, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S