All eyes turn to this week’s dual inflation reports—the Producer Price Index (Wednesday) and Consumer Price Index (Thursday)—which will help determine whether hopes for Fed rate cuts hold up amid persistent price pressures. Stock markets are just below all-time highs, but cracks in the US and global jobs engine demand caution. If wage or inflation numbers come in hot, could the Fed slow its rate-cut plans and send markets into a tailspin? Stay tuned: with political storm clouds gathering at home and abroad, the stakes have rarely been higher.
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