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𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 ⁉️ Yesterday, markets didn’t just dip — they faceplanted 😬 Big Tech? Got clobbered. 🔻Google: -5.04% 🔻Meta: -4.47% 🔻Amazon: -4.58% 🔻Tesla: -4.42% 🔻Even the giants like Microsoft (-3.36%) and Apple (-2.50%) couldn’t escape the damage. What sparked the chaos? 𝙄𝙣𝙛𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝘼𝙜𝙖𝙞𝙣. The Fed’s favourite inflation gauge — core PCE — came in hotter than expected at 2.8% YoY. Translation? Inflation isn’t cooling fast enough, and the dream of early rate cuts might just be… on ice. And just when investors thought they had enough on their plates, Trump-era trade fears decided to make an uninvited return to the party. The major indices didn’t stand a chance: 🔻NASDAQ: -5% (oof) 🔻S&P 500: -2.5% 🔻Dow Jones: -2.2% It was a sea of red — like someone hit "select all" and pressed delete. While the Fed kept rates steady this month, sticky inflation means Powell & co. might need more convincing before cutting. Meanwhile, quietly in the background, gold rallied again 💡 The classic safe haven’s move higher says a lot: investors are nervous, hedging against uncertainty, and possibly questioning how much longer equities can hold up without a policy pivot 🤔 Moral of the story? Markets can dream about rate cuts — but inflation still writes the script. Where do you stand heading into Q2? Staying long, or starting to hedge? Source: Danila Zagoruiko, PGP Investment Group #markets #techselloff #inflation #PCE #FederalReserve #nasdaq #SP500 #investing #macroeconomics #stocks #tradinginsights