HSBC says US stocks are moving past the pull back in April:

  • dip in risk assets is increasingly in the rear-view mirror
  • many major equity indices are re-approaching year-to-date highs
  • broad-based gains once again resemble a Goldilocks-style rally

On Wednesday's upcoming CPI report the analysts say that

  • the bar for ever more hawkish surprises is getting higher
  • in-line expectations could be another catalyst for risk assets to move higher

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The focus on Wednesday's data is intense:

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