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They're at it again... buying votes and ignoring the underlying problems. But they're politicians, and they know better, right? Don't get mad... don't try to get even. Just get equal on inflation.

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Garrett Baldwin
Apr 08, 2024
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Market Update: It’s a pretty muted day as markets remain on edge ahead of this week’s release of the Consumer Price Index. Not a lot is happening, but it is good to see that volatility is currently dropping. The Russell 2000 is back in positive territory after a slight move above its 20-day moving average. The markets are playing the deviation band game today on extremely low volumes. Relative volume on the S&P 500 SPDR ETF (SPY) was at just 50% at 1:45 pm.

Notably, it has been a positive day for real estate and utilities, both interest-rate-sensitive sectors that could face notable swings based on the CPI and PPI readings this week. We’re still being cautious, especially after last Thursday’s decline.

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