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Hot inflation report expected Wednesday — short the market if CPI disappoints
The highly anticipated May inflation report comes out Wednesday morning, and experts expect it to show prices rising at a 4.2% annual rate. Even worse, major firms like BlackRock warn that the recent U.S.-Iran conflict is causing an energy shock that could keep prices stubbornly high.
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Wall Street is bracing for stubbornly high inflation, which is expected to cross 4% for the first time in three years. When price data comes in hot, it hurts growth stocks because it forces the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates high. With bond traders already betting on rapid rate hikes, a bad inflation number on Wednesday could trigger an immediate sell-off in tech-heavy index funds as investors flee risky assets.
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