Financial markets at historic highs, moderate inflation in the US, company news and geopolitics
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• Inflation was not so significant and provoked the purchase of risk, that is, shares. Hedge funds, which played for a fall in small-caps (IWM), were especially pronounced. The dollar weakened. Gold is neutral. US government bonds fell slightly. However, this was a reaction to the growth of the US budget deficit.
• Stock markets around the world, from Wall Street to Japan to Vietnam, are hitting record highs, and stock indexes across Asia are a sea of green. Data from the U.S. and other major markets are falling into the "Goldilocks zone" of not-too-high...