"cpi just printed 4.2% yoy, highest since 2023"
Market barely moved and everyone's confused why.
We asked Alva to look under the hood!
1. the 4.2% is basically all energy. Gasoline up 40% on the iran shock, energy up 23%, while everything else is still sitting around 3%.
2. the number the fed actually watches, core inflation, is cooled to 0.2% this month. came in below expectations.
3. This is more of a supply shock, not the economy overheating. that's the whole reason stocks didn't sell off.
4. the fed is stuck. it can't cut rates with inflation at 4%, and it won't hike just because oil got expensive. so it sits and waits.
what to watch next: core inflation & the fed meeting.
- if oil bleeds into airfares and shipping, core jumps and hikes are back on the table.
- if it stays low, today was just an oil story.
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