CPI Report: Will Inflation Derail the September Rate Cut?

Will the Fed cut rates? All eyes are on the looming CPI report as investors brace for a potential market shakeup. Despite expectations for a rate cut, a hotter-than-expected inflation report could trigger volatility, disrupt the stock market's calm, and force a rapid readjustment of expectations. With stock and bond market volatility diverging, the narrowest gap since February hints at big moves ahead, making the inflation data a critical factor in determining the pace and size of future rate cuts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.