Just a few months ago...
The conversation was all about rate cuts.
Soft landing.
Lower borrowing costs.
More liquidity.
More risk-taking.
Now?
After today's PPI report, the probability of a #Fed rate hike in 2026 has jumped close to 70%.
And suddenly the market is asking a very different question.
What if inflation isn't finished yet?
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History has a strange habit of embarrassing consensus.
In late 2021, many believed inflation was "transitory."
Then came one of the most aggressive tightening cycles in decades.
The crowd was looking one way.
Reality arrived from the other direction.
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It reminds me a little of the 1970s.
Every time inflation appeared defeated, it found a way back into the conversation.
Markets wanted certainty.
The economy delivered complexity.
And policymakers were forced to react.
Not because they wanted to.
Because they had to.
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What's interesting isn't the PPI number itself.
It's how quickly expectations can flip.
The market often behaves like a pendulum.
First too optimistic.
Then too pessimistic.
Rarely comfortable in the middle.
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A few months ago, traders were debating how many cuts would arrive.
Today, some are debating whether the next move could actually be higher.
That shift alone tells a story.
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Human psychology never changes.
People anchor themselves to the most recent trend.
When inflation falls, everyone expects it to keep falling.
When rates stop rising, everyone assumes cuts are next.
The future starts to look obvious.
Right before it doesn't.
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Smart money usually pays attention to probabilities.
The crowd often focuses on narratives.
One group asks:
"What could happen?"
The other asks:
"What do I already believe?"
Those are very different questions.
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Of course, there's another side to this.
One PPI report doesn't rewrite the entire macro picture.
Economic growth can slow.
Consumer demand can weaken.
Future inflation data could cool again.
The Fed has changed course before.
So treating a 70% probability as a certainty may be just as dangerous as ignoring it.
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That's what makes this moment fascinating.
Not because a rate hike is guaranteed.
But because the market has gone from confidently pricing cuts...
To seriously discussing hikes again.
The biggest moves often begin when certainty starts to crack.
So here's the real question...
Are we witnessing the return of inflation fears...
Or is this another example of markets overreacting to the latest data point?
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