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Why Does One Inflation Report Move Markets So Much?
Eight-thirty a.m., eight times a year, the CPI reprices rate expectations in seconds — the anatomy of the market's most-watched economic release.
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Tomás Ferreira
Tomás Ferreira covers crypto markets and digital assets. He came to crypto through payments infrastructure and still finds the plumbing more interesting than the price — his reporting spans consensus, settlement and custody, the fintech layer above banking, index flows and single-company results, and the cash reserves and savings timelines on the household side.
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What Actually Moves Treasury Yields From Day to Day?
Inflation expectations, growth surprises, Fed policy, and issuance supply — four engines, plus the plumbing, behind every basis point on the curve.
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How Does Sector Rotation Work, and What Actually Drives It?
Money does not leave the market so much as move around it — the mechanics behind why leadership changes hands between tech, energy, and utilities.
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Fed Holds Rates at 3.50 to 3.75 Percent, Pausing Its Cutting Cycle
The January 2026 FOMC meeting kept the target range unchanged after a series of cuts, with the statement citing persistent inflation pressures.
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What Is the VIX and Why Do Traders Call It the Fear Gauge?
The Cboe Volatility Index reads expected S&P 500 movement from live option prices — a forward-looking number most commentary quotes backwards.