What a unique situation we get to witness over the next two days. The market assumes that the FOMC meeting is being held early. And that is largely true. With the one caveat that if the reaction of asset prices isn't to their liking they will get a second bite at the apple to adjust the message. Which is one big reason, even among those who fear Fed Chairman Jerome Powell just might be less dovish than expected [ZH: he wasn't!], there remains a strong buy the dip mentality.

All eyes, as they say, will be on the gaps to lower yields from the end of May.

Whether the gaps get filled at all, or hold if tested, will tell you a lot about market dynamics. The real answer comes down to whether investors conclude prices got too far ahead of the economic data or have faith that the year-long trend will continue.

What happens in the very short-term is anyone's guess, and largely irrelevant. But it will take a lot, lot, lot to turn long-term bond bulls into anything else. And that certainly won't be his, or any other central banker's, intention. If anything, willing to openly concede that supporting financial conditions is part of the game plan has fully emerged into the mainstream. The practice of doing so no longer has to be a poorly kept secret.

With fewer monetary resources at their disposal than they would like, they need the market to continue doing a chunk of their work for them. Which is understandable given the lack of faith that effective fiscal policy will be on hand.

There are a couple of things to keep in mind.

Should we come out of the testimony with the 25 basis point cut, or even a bigger one, seemingly baked in the cake, assume that the chances of them taking it back in the foreseeable future are exceedingly small. That is true whatever the explanation for the move. And no talk of data-dependence is going to change that.

Take it as confirmation that, whatever the projected pace of rate changes, the market correctly understands, and will continue to price this, as merely the prelude of things to come. Talk of inflation is a red herring. The subtext of all of this is how to ward off a potential recession.