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Is this what Stagflation looks like ?? Employment Firm and GDP growth slows ...

The U.S GDP Data released overnight showed Q1 GDP grew at an annualized 1.60% qoq while Core PCE Q1 prices rose an annual 3.70%, sharply higher from consensus expectations of 3.40% and was up 2.90% from a year ago. Nick Timiraos makes an interesting point - The GDP report implies that without upward revisions to Jan (0.45%) or Feb (+0.26%), March would be at 0.48%

Massive shift in interest rate pricing with 24 bps of rate cuts implied by the November Policy which is a day after the November Elections and 34 bps of rate cuts in 2024. 

The initial jobless claims data showed employment numbers remain firm. 



We square our USD shorts ahead of the weekend and release of the US PCE Report.

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