One Key Signal Says Rate Hikes Could Be Coming
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ZeroHedge/QTR flags that inflation remains stuck at 3.8% — above where Cramer declared victory — and Treasury markets are repricing as Powell exits and Kevin Warsh prepares to take the helm. The setup is a hawkish re-rating risk: if Warsh signals rate hikes rather than cuts, duration assets and rate-sensitive equities face a sharp unwind.
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Wrong ifIf incoming CPI data surprises sharply lower or Warsh pivots dovish in confirmation testimony, the rate-hike narrative collapses and TLT rallies hard, stopping out shorts quickly.
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