Issue No. XXII  · 

The Fed's hawks are fighting a supply shock the rate tool cannot reach

With core CPI at 2.5% and decelerating while payrolls and retail sales crack, a September hike would tighten into demand weakness to fight an energy price set in the Strait of Hormuz.

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