A Slowing Economy? Perception or Reality

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So suddenly inflation is evaporating, what a shock! If you are surprised you shouldn’t be.

Cpi and ppi vs wti oil

It is likely that inflation will continue to fall as well.

The oil rebound was what fueled the “inflation spike.”

Cpi ex food and energy

Which caused the 10 year to fall.
^TNX Chart

^TNX data by YCharts

But the Fed raised rates. Causing the yield to continue to flatten more.

So as this continue to happen, this could be the one of the major overhang for the markets currently on the horizon. The perception the Fed is tightening into a slowing economy.

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But it is ok the Fed will now start “unwinding” the balance sheet creating Inverse QE. Helping to push rates higher still.

But alas, Atlanta Fed GDPNow came in today at 3.2 percent. More tomorrow….

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