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It’s a four-day trading week, but don’t let the calendar fool you.
Markets reopen after Presidents’ Day and immediately face two pressure tests: the FOMC minutes on Wednesday and the Core PCE on Friday. Inflation just printed at 2.4% year over year, the lowest in nearly five years. That changes positioning.
The real story isn’t whether inflation is falling. It’s where money is quietly rotating next.
Early-February flow data show capital tilting toward income and liquidity while trimming some of last year’s hotter trades. Energy supply remains disciplined into March. Dividend equity inflows have picked up.
This week isn’t about big headlines. It’s about whether leadership continues to broaden beyond mega-cap tech.
In today’s issue, I’ll break down:
• The two data prints that matter most
• What flows are signalling beneath the surface
• The sectors quietly gaining institutional sponsorship
• The earnings that function as economic barometers
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