Money Markets Ramp Up Global Rate Hike Bets, Add Pressure on Central Banks

Money Markets Ramp Up Global Rate Hike Bets, Add Pressure on Central Banks
A picture illustration of the U.S. dollar, Swiss Franc, British pound, and Euro banknotes, taken in Warsaw, Poland, on Jan. 26, 2011. Kacper Pempel/Reuters
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LONDON—As inflationary pressures mount worldwide, money markets are charging ahead with pricing aggressive interest rate rises, in most cases betting that policy will be tightened far sooner and at a much faster pace than rate-setters are signalling.

Energy prices at multi-year highs and relentless supply chain snarls have raised fears of a future inflation spike, while Norway and New Zealand have become the first developed countries to lift rates as economies recover from the COVID-19 crisis.