Inflation Just Hit A Three-Year High. So Why Didn’t Markets Panic?
The latest CPI report delivered exactly the kind of headline investors hate. June 11, 2026
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Date: June 11, 2026
Inflation accelerated again.
Consumer prices rose 4.2% year over year in May, the highest reading in roughly three years. On the surface, it looked like confirmation that inflation is moving in the wrong direction just as investors were hoping the Federal Reserve could begin thinking about rate cuts.
But the market’s reaction told a more complicated story.
Because once investors looked beyond the headline number, they found something important.
The inflation problem is still largely an energy story.
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The Headline Was Ugly
Gasoline prices continue to move higher.
