Comm Serv soared today and is now back in first place YTD (still trailing Energy by 0.1% MTD); Tech did well today, too, but is still down by nearly 4% MTD … NASDAQ’s 2% gain today bumped it to third place YTD; small caps did well but didn’t outpace large caps (and they continue… pic.twitter.com/HAiuVWX0FF

Two different directions of late for prices paid (blue) and prices received (orange) components in Kansas City Fed Manufacturing Index … former has moved higher while latter has eased (and was flat in April) pic.twitter.com/kd4Kv0auAY

From the Bloomberg article, “Fed Rate-Cut Debate Shifts From When Toward If on Inflation Data:” Fed Chair “Powell has kept the committee united in its rate path, with no dissents in nearly two years, but there are some signs of strains. Until recently, Powell had sounded dovish… pic.twitter.com/1wbDAzrrtx

“As the US reported the latest in a string of poor #inflation figures, markets reined in their forecasts for rate cuts by the European Central Bank and the Bank of England, as well as by the Fed itself.” As captured by this @FT quote, the markets’ repricing of central bank cuts… pic.twitter.com/GNDAxFYRKT