☢️Investors Beware: The Fed Might Toughen Up This Week

Good morning. Friday's inflation read of 8.6 percent took some by surprise. While some early data...

It's the monthly jobs numbers today and they're not going to be pretty and will be possibly the tip of the iceberg as we head into May.

Good morning. Friday's inflation read of 8.6 percent took some by surprise. While some early data has shown a significant slowdown in the growth of inflation, it's still high enough to be a concern. The good news? The job market is strong. And as long as employment is high, any significant drop in inflation rates will likely prove a boon to consumers. The bad news is that the continued high inflation may push the Federal Reserve to raise its interest rates at an even faster rate. A few hours after Friday's data dropped, Barclay's Bank became the first to state that the Fed may raise rates 0.75 percent this week – with the goal of shocking the market and driving inflation lower. Whatever happens, uncertainty remains high, so investors will still want to stay cautious and employ some short-side and hedging trades against their long positions. 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While the job market is strong, consumers are frustrated over high rates of inflation. • Union Membership Rises Public-sector union membership levels have been on a stark decline for decades. However, that trend has started to slightly tick higher, as workers at many big-name companies like Amazon (AMZN) and Starbucks (SBUX) have been pushing to unionize their workforce. • US Drops Covid Testing Requirement for International Travelers The United States is dropping its requirement that international travelers show proof of a negative Covid test a day before travelling to the country. The move comes as the travel industry has been pushing to drop the requirement, citing a slow recovery in air travel from the pandemic. • Disney+ Rolls Out Streaming Service Globally Streaming service Disney+, part of the Walt Disney Company (DIS), is rolling out internationally. 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