Rising Vacancies and Falling Payrolls Box in the Fed
High job openings contrast with falling hires, leaving the Fed trapped between rising inflation and cooling job growth.
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Alpine Macro's Chen Zhao says the Treasury's bond buybacks cap long yields near 5% — and that ceiling is unambiguously positive for equities and chipmakers.
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