Higher inflation can lift rate expectations and the cost of capital. Lower inflation can give markets breathing room, but still needs confirmation.
Market topic
Inflation
Inflation as a driver of rates, yields and company margins.
Reports ask whether inflation data changes the scenario or merely confirms earlier assumptions.
Latest Reports
The cautious scenario was confirmed, but the market has not produced a new directional signal.
Oil and geopolitics are lifting inflation risk..
Read reportThe cautious scenario was confirmed, but the market has not produced a new directional signal.
Oil and geopolitics are lifting inflation risk..
Read reportThe cautious scenario was confirmed, but the market has not produced a new directional signal.
The Fed, inflation and yields are setting the cost-of-money debate..
Read reportThe market has not confirmed a new direction; calm observation remains appropriate.
The Fed, inflation and yields are setting the cost-of-money debate..
Read reportThe market has not confirmed a new direction; calm observation remains appropriate.
The Fed, inflation and yields are setting the cost-of-money debate..
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What changed over time
- August 12, 2026The cautious scenario was confirmed, but the market has not produced a new directional signal.
- August 7, 2026The cautious scenario was confirmed, but the market has not produced a new directional signal.
- August 5, 2026The cautious scenario was confirmed, but the market has not produced a new directional signal.
- August 2, 2026The market has not confirmed a new direction; calm observation remains appropriate.
- July 31, 2026The market has not confirmed a new direction; calm observation remains appropriate.
- July 29, 2026The cautious scenario was confirmed, but the market has not produced a new directional signal.