Macro and Rates
Inflation
Not on the starting list: Claude named it and a second pass merged look-alike labels into it.
- Episodes
- 65
- Share
- 6.6%
- Shows
- 52
- Net sentiment
- −0.80
Down from 7.6% of episodes in the weeks before; net sentiment was −0.79.
3 weeks
Share of each week's episodes, and net sentiment.
Net sentiment
The episodes behind it
Why each one was bullish, bearish or in between. Most time on the theme first.
Bullish 2
- Core PCE cooled and revisions lowered year-over-year inflation, a positive though inflation remains too high.Top of the Morning: CIO Strategy Snapshot - Wash, rinse, repeat · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 5
- Inflation-sensitive assets around 20% of the portfolio provide protection against inflation shocks hurting equity and bonds.Building the Total Portfolio at Ontario Teachers – Stephen McLennan (EP.518) · Capital Allocators – Inside the Institutional Investment Industry · Oct 5
Bearish 45
- Inflation is framed as a structural threat that steadily erodes purchasing power and wealth over time.CG ASSET MANAGEMENT - CGAM: All you need to know about Index-Linked Bonds · Investor Meet Podcast - AI · Oct 8
- Rising prices erode purchasing power, which the host says requires income and savings growth to offset.#88: How Fed Interest Rates Affect Your Mortgage, Credit Cards, and Savings—and How to Prepare · Wealth Para Todos: Financial Security through Self-Care · Oct 11
- Host expects hidden inflation from oil shocks and debt-driven money printing to erode savings.Rate Hikes And Oil Shocks: Why Central Banks Are Buying Gold · Felix Nikolas Prehn's Podcast · Oct 10
- Headline US CPI expected to rise to 3.6% on higher oil and fuel prices, pressuring rate expectations.ep 402 | The week ahead - Another cracking earnings season expected · On Point · Oct 10
- Tariffs and energy price shocks are driving inflation and rising inflation expectations, hurting consumers and markets.8: Trump's Huge Problem: Voters Don't Buy His Economic Spin (w/JVL) · Receipts with Catherine Rampell · Oct 9
- Hot inflation readings and rising consumer inflation expectations threaten the Fed's target and raise hike risk.A Fête Sans Tech (E280) · DoubleLine Minutes · Oct 9
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- Host argues inflation will stay elevated and be understated by changed official measures.Dollar Reset: How Inflation Is Being Quietly Recalibrated · Felix Nikolas Prehn's Podcast · Oct 9
- Dimon warns inflation could stay sticky, but host says markets do not price a sustained breakout.Jamie Dimon Just Made A Shocking Interest Rate Prediction (Not What You Think) · Eurodollar University · Oct 7
- Core PCE still around 3 percent and above target, keeping pressure on the Fed to tighten.Top of the Morning: State of the US economy & Fed outlook · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 7
- Inflation running above target for years, energy prices rising, and upside risks widely seen by policymakers.Fed on Hold, Inflation Rising: What the FOMC Minutes Really Revealed · LiveSquawk Market Talk · Oct 9
- Hot producer and consumer prints recall 2021 pressures, though shelter distortions and energy shock drive the readings.How Much Longer Can This Cycle Run? w/ Andreas & Mikkel | Macro Mondays Oct. 5, 2026 · Real Vision · Oct 5
- Host expects rising fuel, food and energy costs to keep prices climbing.CHEVRON JUST GAVE AMERICA A WARNING · IAllegedly · Oct 11
- Host expects energy and fertilizer shortages to push food and transport prices higher.Sulphuric Acid Ban And Dollar Crisis: What Comes Next · Felix Nikolas Prehn's Podcast · Oct 10
- Regulatory fee increases feed into wireless CPI, drawing affordability scrutiny that could pressure carriers.This Week: AT&T/T-Mobile/Verizon Satellite JV, Panasonic, and T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Lawsuit · The Week with Roger · Oct 5
- Inflation stuck above target from tariffs, deglobalization and war costs, pressuring bonds and consumers.#143 - Jeffrey Sherman: Preparing for a New Regime · Insightful Investor · Oct 6
- Inflation driven by fuel costs, AI investment and tariffs keeps the Fed reluctant to ease.Starbucks Rumors, Google Bets On Nuclear Energy, & Ray Dalio · Rich Habits Podcast · Oct 9
- Inflation expectations are rising and energy costs are feeding prices, keeping pressure on rates.126: Saying It Out Loud · This Week in Bitcoin · Oct 7
- Oil-driven headline inflation and rising food prices keep pressure on central banks to hike.Asia Faces a New Rates Reality · Market Watch · Oct 6
- Persistent or rising inflation is the main risk to fixed income, especially a bear steepening led by the long end.Fixed Income Conversation Corner with Mike Cudzil (PIMCO) and Leslie Falconio (UBS CIO) · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 6
- Weak payrolls lift stocks, but yields stay elevated · Moving Markets · Oct 5
- Persistent inflation erodes dollar purchasing power and keeps prices rising for households.Jim Rickards: Washington Needs Inflation, Here's Who Pays · Kitco NEWS · Oct 5
- Inflation hurts carriers through claims costs, while brokers benefit, so it shifts positioning.Insurance, AI, and the Search for Quality With Piper Sandler's Paul Newsome · What's Next For Markets · Oct 9
- Rising material, labor, shipping, and energy costs squeeze margins and competitiveness.Manufacturing a Stronger Connecticut · CBIA BizCast · Oct 9
- Diesel costs feed into food, freight and services inflation over months, keeping pressure on prices.Trump strikes Russian diesel deal... And Apple’s latest iPhone woes 10/9/26 · CNBC's "Fast Money" · Oct 9
- Strong economy, persistent oil prices and rising rates point to inflation pressure.10.06.26 Ask An Advisor With Wes Moss · The Clark Howard Podcast · Oct 6
- Real inflation is seen as understated and debasement is expected to be the government's escape valve.Harley Bassman, The Convexity Maven · Alpha Exchange · Oct 6
- Fuel-driven inflation may keep rising, forcing rates to stay high and risking recession.Behind America’s jobs report is a labor market being reshaped · AMERICA OUT LOUD PODCAST NETWORK · Oct 6
- Core PCE near 3% and energy shocks keep inflation elevated relative to target.Signal over Noise: The 1999 analogue through the fixed income lens · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 5
- Nominal GDP, import and producer prices and fuel costs are rising, threatening renewed inflation.Higher Rates Could Burst the AI Bubble — Here’s What to Own Instead · Wealthion · Oct 5
- Inflation is stuck near 3% as goods disinflation from globalization has reversed.The Bond Pivot: Jim Bianco On Why It’s Time To Start Buying Bonds · The Master Investor Podcast with Wilfred Frost · Oct 5
- Host expects debt-driven inflation to erode savings, as in the 1940s.Gold And The Financial Reset: Why Central Banks Are Buying · Felix Nikolas Prehn's Podcast · Oct 11
- Cost of living pressures dominate voter concerns in the US, Quebec and BC elections.Could U.S. Elections Slow the AI Data Centre Buildout? + Millennial Moron on Housing & Population Growth · The Canadian Investor · Oct 10
- Hosts see persistent inflation from oil, tanker costs and deficits forcing more rate hikes.9AM HOUR: AI Trade Rebounds, Telecom Tumbles on SpaceX Spectrum Deal, Apple Slides 10/9/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 9
- Speaker argues inflation is the lever used to service debt, hurting the middle class.Bitcoin Is Headed to $300K and Nobody's Ready | Bill Barhydt · The Pomp Podcast · Oct 8
- ECB hiked on inflation concerns and energy shock effects have yet to fully play out.Meanwhile, back in the Gulf · NAB Morning Call · Oct 8
- Money printing erodes cash value through inflation, making holding cash a poor choice.Money Supply Growth And Stock Markets: Where The Cash Flows · Felix Nikolas Prehn's Podcast · Oct 8
- Rising everyday essentials costs and fuel prices are pushing inflation back up.Global Economy Faces New Test with $100 Crude · Global Business insights · Oct 7
- One-year inflation expectations rose to their highest since May 2023, keeping the Fed on edge.11AM Hour: Sequoia Capital Partner Shaun Maguire, Webull Shares Tumble & Apple's Smart Home Ambitions 10/7/26 · Squawk on the Street · Oct 7
- Inflation running above the 2% target with questionable data quality keeps pressure on yields and the Fed.Bitcoin DUMPS To $83K As Bond Yields Break 24 - Year Highs · The Wolf Of All Streets · Oct 7
- Hosts argue officials' claims that prices are cheap or temporary are false and affordability is worsening.Dawn of the Trend 10/06: GTA 6, Markwayne Mullin, Dr. Oz, Walmart, Sam Altman · The Daily Zeitgeist · Oct 6
- Felder sees broad price pressures building in producer, import and food prices.10 02 2026 Jesse x Maggie · Wealthion · Oct 5
- The Reserve Bank signals further rate hikes as fuel and onion prices push up costs.From just R15k to 6 million SA socks. Plus: A storm at Afrimat · Bruce Whitfield’s Business Week · Oct 8
- Oil prices from the Iran war keep inflation high, forcing central banks to hike rates.The French Bond Market Is on Fire · Patrick Boyle On Finance · Oct 11
- Energy and fertilizer price spikes from the Iran war are squeezing farmers and voters.The Trump Tornado and Danger in the Dust Bowl · Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen · Oct 8
- Inflation at 3.4% versus a 2% target is described as sticky and a risk to markets.5 Stocks Are Carrying The Market — Here's How To Protect Yourself · Prof G Markets · Oct 5
Mixed 7
- Core inflation persistently near 3% in the US, while energy shock adds headline pressure.Q4 U.S. and Canada rates outlook · Scotiabank Market Points · Oct 9
- Wage growth near zero after inflation, but cost pressures persist in the US and affordability is strained.UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Revisions, resilience, and affordability' · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 5
- Cumulative price level increases weigh on sentiment, and wages are roughly keeping pace with inflation near the edge.Consumers Feel Awful But Keep Spending with Mastercard's Chief Economist Michelle Meyer · RiskReversal Pod · Oct 5
- Oil-driven inflation is debated; the panel doubts a 1970s-style stagflation repeat.The Strategy That Can Win When Stocks Crash · Money Tree Investing · Oct 9
- Core PCE cooled to 3% from 3.3%, though still above target.America's Truckin' Network 10/9/26 · America's Truckin' Network · Oct 9
- Inflation has eased but remains above target, and real wage declines are squeezing workers.What 26 Million Paychecks Reveal About the Economy (With Nela Richardson) · On Investing · Oct 9
Neutral 11
- Donovan argues inflation expectations matter little without behavioral change, so inflation impact is downplayed.UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Managing expectations' · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 7
- Consumer inflation perceptions are high due to beef, gasoline and electricity prices, but seen as political noise.UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Worrying about the cost of war' · UBS On-Air: Market Moves · Oct 9
- Host argues tariff and oil price effects are supply shocks, not embedded inflation, and breakevens barely moved.What to Make of Rising Bond Yields? · The Dividend Cafe · Oct 9
- Inflation returned this year, creating conditions that help reduce the real value of debt.Ep 91 - Beijing’s quiet deleveraging push · The Trivium China Podcast · Oct 9
- Host notes headline inflation at 3.4% but argues core consumer spending inflation is nearer 2%.America's Truckin' Network -- 10/6/26 · America's Truckin' Network · Oct 6
- Services price data and upcoming PPI and PCE reports will shape expectations for Fed action.Treasury Auctions Next After New Highs for Nasdaq · Schwab Market Update Audio · Oct 6
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- Guha expects inflation to gradually decline as tariff effects roll off, though oil adds upward pressure.5% Rates, Bessent's Failed Gamble & What Comes Next w/ Krishna Guha | The Real Eisman Playbook Ep 78 · The Real Eisman Playbook · Oct 5
- Core inflation fell recently and the energy shock has not spread, though some Fed views worry him.Scott Bessent on Trump Accounts, China Risk and the Fight to Stabilize the Economy · Greta Wire · Oct 9
- Discussed as the Fed's core mandate and as a possible tool for reducing real debt burden.The American Idea: Money and Politics: The National Bank, the Federal Reserve, and America’s Finances · The Ricochet Superfeed · Oct 7
- Inflation remains well above target, driven by oil prices, tariffs and national debt.Ray Dalio Says Higher Interest Rates Will Break The Economy · The Minority Mindset Show · Oct 6
- Inflation-sensitive assets (commodities, gold, natural resources) are held as a hedge against a more volatile inflation regime.Building the Total Portfolio at Ontario Teachers – Stephen McLennan (EP.518) · Capital Allocators · Oct 5
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Companies named
Shows that covered it most
- UBS On-Air: Market Moves7
- Felix Nikolas Prehn's Podcast5
- Wealthion2
- America's Truckin' Network2
- Squawk on the Street2
- Capital Allocators1
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