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The Second Derivative of Vibes

inflation, businesses, oil, and the expectations

kyla scanlon
Jul 14, 2022
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Note: somehow, I have developed a Recession series, so please read these works - if you feel like I haven’t addressed something, I likely addressed it in one of these!

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Let’s discuss the vibes.

The inflation report came in super hot yesterday.

  • It was 9.1% headline inflation, which is psychologically a tough level - it’s also *very* high (remember, the Fed targets 2%) with a 1.2% print for June

  • It was also a broad-based increase - meaning that inflation is coming from everywhere, and doesn’t seem to have peaked yet.

  • It was also after a big 75 bps hike (now everyone is like !100bps!) which definitely takes it time to slow down …

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