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Inflation Plateaus, but Now Markets Fear Recession

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Is the Fed Really Trying to Catch Up With Its Inflation Rates?

The next big, key makrol moment would be when the april inflation numbers came out. Inflation was up in april, eight point 3 % on an annualized basis, year over year and zero point three % on a month over month basis. That is below marches eight point five % year over year inflation, but importantly, above the medium eight point one % inflation expectations going into the report. If it came in much lower than expected, it could give markets hope that the fed would be able to be more dubbish.

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