⚡️ APRIL CPI DROPS TO 2.3% YoY, MoM +0.3% – BELOW 2.4% FORECAST! ⚡️
🔹 Headline Reads: U.S. consumer prices rose just 0.3% in April (MoM) and 2.3% over the past year—marking the slowest annual pace since Feb. 2021 and undercutting the 2.4% consensus call.
🔹 Market Moves:
• Stocks: S&P 500 futures dipped 0.2% ahead of the print, then rallied back as traders digested the dovish tilt.
• Bonds: 10-year Treasury yields slid to 4.28% (−5 bps) on renewed rate-cut hopes.
• Gold: Bullion jumped +1.3% to $3,350/oz as safe-haven demand surged.
• Bitcoin: BTC briefly fell below $102K but rebounded into the close, ultimately holding near $103K on risk-on flows.
🔍 Why It Matters: Cooler-than-expected inflation keeps the Fed on pause—traders now price in three 25 bp cuts by year-end, lifting appetite for growth assets.
💬 Your Take: Are you loading up on equities, stacking gold, or stacking sats? Drop your move & tag a friend!
🔁 REPOST to blast this through the Square algorithm—let’s ride the reflation wave!
