If there are any leanings one way or another, one is towards tightening. Another quarter-point hike can't be ruled out. This represents an opportune time for the Fed to tighten for calendar year 1999.
We're 11 months through the year and any measure of core inflation hasn't captured a filtering down of higher commodity or energy prices. That's why we continue to see the 10-year yield under 4.5 percent.