Iran War Keeps Fed’s Inflation Gauge Above Inflation Target - WSJ
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Iran war-driven energy costs are keeping the Fed's preferred inflation gauge above target, with readings hitting their highest levels since 2023, complicating the rate path under new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. Stagflationary pressure — rising prices alongside slowing growth and depleted consumer savings — sets up a prolonged higher-for-longer rates environment that squeezes rate-sensitive equities and supports energy and inflation-hedge trades.
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Wrong ifA ceasefire or negotiated Iran de-escalation would rapidly compress oil prices and flip the inflation narrative, reversing XLE gains and triggering a bond rally that crushes the short-TLT leg; also, if the Fed pivots dovish despite inflation misses (political pressure on Warsh), the rate-sensitive short thesis collapses.
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