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CPI Explodes to 3.3% — The Market Doesn't Care
March CPI surged to 3.3% YoY on a record gasoline spike, confirming the inflation pipeline is poisoned by 40 days of Hormuz closure. But equities rallied anyway — S&P futures pushing toward 6,870 — as traders bet the Islamabad talks and diplomatic momentum outweigh the macro damage. Michigan consumer sentiment plunged to its lowest since December 2025. The market is making a binary bet on peace, and the CPI data says the cost of being wrong just went up.
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