Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures fall as inflation, Fed rate-hike fears persist
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The Fed put itself in a corner and now every jobs or CPI report gets treated like a coin flip for the economy.
Feels like every time inflation data looks even slightly hot, the market just gives up all its gains for the week. Getting old.