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Newsfeed: US Consumer Prices Blow Away Expectations, Rise For 27th Straight Month

Newsfeed: US Consumer Prices Blow Away Expectations, Rise For 27th Straight Month

Expectations for a 0.1% MoM drop in CPI has set the squeeze-algos on fire in recent days as the small drop signals ‘peak inflation’ and goldilocks and a unicorn-filled Fed will step back and declare victory (with a lag). Short-term interest-rates – however – have not been buying that dovish story, so how the market reacts to today’s print will be fascinating given the technical background of extreme negative delta and positioning, and now momentum. The market was pricing in a 90% chance of a 75bps hike by The Fed next week ahead of the CPI print.

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Newsfeed: Europe’s Natural Gas Shortage Could Trigger A Food Crisis

Newsfeed: Europe’s Natural Gas Shortage Could Trigger A Food Crisis

The problem with an energy crisis is that it’s actually an everything crisis. In a world where virtually every industry relies on energy in some form, runaway inflation is an inevitability. This phenomenon is not news – you’ve been experiencing it for the better part of two years now. But while global governments are using every tool in their kits to curb the rising inflation rates, there’s far less they can do about the coming food shortage.

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Newsfeed: Yellen pledges to target high-earning Americans in bid to keep U.S. finances on ‘sound footing’

Newsfeed: Yellen pledges to target high-earning Americans in bid to keep U.S. finances on ‘sound footing’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday pledged to pursue tax increases for high-earning Americans in a bid to keep U.S. finances sound, as she gave a speech in Michigan on the Biden administration’s economic policies.

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Newsfeed: Nervous about recession layoffs, employees are toning down remote work and higher pay demands

Newsfeed: Nervous about recession layoffs, employees are toning down remote work and higher pay demands

After several months of workers feeling more powerful than their bosses, the tides are turning. More than half of employees (58%) believe their bosses have the higher ground in the workplace, finds a new survey conducted by the Harris Poll for Bloomberg. That’s a 5% jump since January.

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