Quiet Day Ahead of Tuesday’s CPI

Have you heard about the Consumer Price Index (CPI)?  We can’t shut up about it, largely because there’s not much to talk about in terms of scheduled data/events save for a few other contenders such as the jobs report or Fed announcements.  But jobs and the Fed are about a month away while CPI pops tomorrow morning.  The timing is interesting considering recent weakness in the bond market.  Yields are right up against 2024’s ceiling, or perhaps it’s a wall?  Either way, it’s the last line of defense against the bad guys and even if the battle looks lost today (i.e. if yields drift up and over 4.19%), it won’t truly be decided until tomorrow.