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BULLISH STABLE US10Y

The June CPI miss removes a key catalyst that would have justified an immediate Fed rate hike, shifting market expectations lower

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FIRST SEENJul 15, 2026
LAST SEENAug 12, 2026
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Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (2 articles). Watching for it to gain traction.

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⇄ CROSS-ASSET CPI-Driven Fed Dovish Pivot Rally BULLISH SPX ⇄ CROSS-ASSET Fed Rate Hike Repricing Risk BEARISH NDX ⇄ CROSS-ASSET The July CPI matching forecasts at 3.4% removes both hawkish and dovish catalysts, leaving Bitcoin without a clear directional catalyst to break out of its current range. NEUTRAL BTC ≈ RELATED Fed July Hike Odds Collapse BULLISH US10Y ≈ RELATED Fed Rate Cut Delay Expectations BULLISH US10Y ≈ RELATED Fed Tolerance of Transient Inflation BULLISH US10Y
SOURCE EVIDENCE

"Analysts believe that a falling CPI would further ease pressure on the Fed to raise rates in September and the markets would view that positively."

CNBC TV18 mainstream_finance Source article

"Fed Governor Chris Waller yesterday implied he would be in favor of an immediate rate hike were core CPI not to come down in this morning's report. Indeed, July rate hike probabilities yesterday had shot to as high as 42% from just 8% one month ago."

CoinDesk crypto_media Source article