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Macro Markets

Fed Rate Hike Odds Hit 12% as Oil Shock Triggers Stagflation Repricing

Markets reverse six weeks of rate-cut expectations as Brent crude surges past $112 and core inflation holds at 2.7%—testing Powell's final months before transition.

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Macro Markets

Bond Market Replaces Fed as Trump’s Primary Policy Constraint

Executive tariffs and energy directives now move 10-year yields 40+ basis points in weeks, creating a hidden fiscal cliff that constrains White House flexibility more than monetary policy.

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Energy Markets

Brent’s $119 Spike Erases Fed Cut Bets as Traders Reprice 2026 Inflation Path

Oil shock triggers wholesale reset of rate expectations, collapsing market odds of two Fed cuts to near-zero while crushing airline margins and rotating capital out of duration-sensitive equities.

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Breaking Macro Markets

Powell’s Hawkish Pivot Erases $1.2 Trillion in Market Value as Fed-Wall Street Disconnect Widens

Fed chair's rejection of near-term rate cuts triggers 775-point Dow selloff, forcing repricing across equities, bonds, and corporate debt as inflation persistence trumps growth concerns.

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Macro Markets

Core PCE Stuck at 3.1% as Markets Abandon Hope for Fed Rate Cuts

January inflation data forces traders to reprice from six cuts in December to maybe one by year-end, triggering Treasury selloff and equity volatility.

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Macro Markets

GDP Collapse to 0.7% and Core PCE at 3.1% Trap Fed in Stagflation Vise

Downward GDP revision and sticky inflation eliminate policy flexibility as markets push first rate cut to September.

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Macro Markets

Treasury Selloff Exposes War-Era Fiscal Trap

Long-term yields surge past 4.27% as markets reprice defense spending and deficit sustainability, constraining Fed policy and reshaping capital allocation.

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