It’s amusing how pee-wee small the rates are compared to the scorching-hot inflation (which is, oh, two to three times bigger than the governments care to admit).

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The PPI! My dumb guess? That people will react bullishly to it. Why? Because the last inflation data freaked people out. This market seems to toggle in all respects! We’ll know in a few minutes……