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Crypto, Crude, & Crap Stocks Rally As Yield Curve Steepens, Rate-Cut Hopes Soar
A weird week of macro data - strong jobless claims but weak labor market data from UMich; housing starts soared but new home sales crashed; rapidly slowing inflation all driven by goods deflation (as crude prices begin rising again). So macro surprises have flatlined for a week or two - even as financial conditions continue to loosen dramatically... chart As Goldman's Chris Hussey notes, "This week we got further data suggesting that we have not only landed softly, but that the principal concern of a successfully soft landing economy -- that growth takes off again, triggering renewed inflation, and prolonging the ... (full story)