🚨 **Hot Inflation. Slowing Growth. Is Stagflation Coming?**
Fresh U.S. data just dropped — and it’s sending mixed signals to the market.
📌 **Core PCE (Fed’s favorite inflation gauge):**
→ 3.0% YoY (Expected: 2.9%)
→ Highest level since Feb 2025
📌 **Q4 Real GDP (Preliminary):**
→ 1.4% annualized
→ Way below 3.0% expectations
→ Weakest growth since early 2025
📌 **2025 GDP Forecast:**
→ 2.2% (down from 2.8% in 2024)
So what do we have?
🔥 Inflation running hotter than expected
🐢 Economic growth slowing sharply
That’s the exact mix markets fear most.
If inflation stays sticky:
➡️ Rate cuts may get delayed
➡️ Yields could stay elevated
➡️ Risk assets feel pressure
But if growth keeps weakening:
➡️ The Fed may be forced to cut anyway
➡️ Liquidity narrative returns
➡️ Crypto volatility explodes
This is a macro crossroads.
For crypto in 2026, what matters more?
A) Sticky inflation delays cuts 📉
B) Slowing GDP forces easing 🚀
C) Volatility in both directions ⚡
Comment A, B, or C 👇
Macro is heating up — and crypto always reacts.
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