Big Picture · Week of 17 August 2026
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US inflation has escaped containment as tariffs and the war with Iran revive bond-vigilante pressure, signaling sustained upside risks for prices.
Steve Hanke HIGHER
Johns Hopkins. Money supply, currency regimes and inflation forecasting from monetary aggregates.
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LatestBullish
US inflation has escaped containment as tariffs and the war with Iran revive bond-vigilante pressure, signaling sustained upside risks for prices.
$SBIT is positioned for further near-term gains as semiconductors appear poised to weaken materially, despite expensive options and potential trading volatility.
Inflation and unemployment will both rise if the Fed does nothing, while intervention would produce the same outcome faster and necessary action risks a financial crisis.
Bearish
European central banks are definitely raising rates, signaling a tighter global monetary-policy backdrop that could affect US market trading conditions.
$DJT has broken July lows to its weakest level since May, and closes at or near the lows could bring additional near-term downside.
Yields are rising in a near-term rotation marked by thinning market breadth, creating a bearish technical backdrop for long-duration Treasuries.
1 Week Horizon
Shannon · SBIT
Shannon · MRNA
Shannon · GLD
Shannon · BTC
Shannon · SPY
Shannon · SMH
Hanke · USO
Rosenberg · Positioning & Vol
Newton · DJT
Newton · USO
Keller · TLT
Keller · SPY
Keller · XLU
Keller · XLV
Keller · XLK
Keller · XLE
Snider · SHY
Sonders · USO
Brandt · TLT
McCullough · GS
McCullough · TER
Bianco · USO
Wang · Fed Policy
El-Erian · USO1 Month Horizon
Rosenberg · TLT
McCullough · Fed Policy
Snider · LABOR
Snider · Fed Policy
Snider · TLT
Snider · Positioning & Vol
Elliott · USO
Lee · Fed Policy
Lee · Inflation
Lee · SPY
Roberts · TLT
Dale · SPY
Schiff · TLT
Schiff · Inflation
Schiff · USO
DiMartino Booth · LABOR
Keller · USO
Sonders · Growth
Sonders · LABOR
DiMartino Booth · Growth
DiMartino Booth · Inflation
McCullough · TLT
Bilello · Fed Policy
Boockvar · CPER1 Year Horizon
Hanke · Inflation
Schiff · Inflation
Schiff · LABOR
Snider · Inflation
Snider · Growth
Rosenberg · Positioning & Vol
Snider · LABOR
Karsan · Liquidity
Dale · Fiscal & Treasury
Dale · AI
Dale · TLT
Schiff · TLT
Brandt · USO
Sonders · AI
Bilello · Inflation
Gromen · Liquidity
Keller · TLT
Schiff · Liquidity
Schiff · Fiscal & Treasury
Schiff · Growth
Schiff · GLD
Roberts · Positioning & Vol
Snider · Fed Policy
Bilello · TLT
US inflation has escaped containment as tariffs and the war with Iran revive bond-vigilante pressure, signaling sustained upside risks for prices.
Moved Since Yesterday
Mancini · SPY The S&P remains under bearish control below 7714, with 7649 as support and 7637 then 7628 as downside levels unless 7671 is reclaimed.
Woo · USO Oil prices should decline as the post-ceasefire collapse in U.S. exports signals that markets expect the Strait of Hormuz to reopen rather than remain closed.
Schiff · Fiscal & Treasury Budget deficits will widen as higher interest rates weaken the economy, while continued deficit spending perpetuates excessive Fed money creation and Treasury purchases.
Bianco · TLT Japanese 10-year yields reaching 3% for the first time since 1996 signal upward pressure on global duration, including U.S. Treasury prices.
Snider · Fed Policy Fed policy can remain high or even tighten near term while markets still price much lower rates later, reflecting credit-event risk rather than permanently high rates.
Hanke · USO Oil prices have raised average annual fuel costs by $560 per driver since the Iran war began, creating an affordability crisis.
Kochuba · Positioning & Vol Options positioning shows call skews at highs while put skews sit at lows, signaling unusually bullish and potentially crowded near-term sentiment.
Keller · AMZN $AMZN earnings can create a huge move with dramatic short-term chart implications, making it unsuitable for swing traders to hold through the release.
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