Inflation surge in 2026 stays a long shot, market unconvinced

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    "Kalshi ladder prices 77% that the inflation surge metric stays below 4.5%, with only 3% at the 7.0% strike, tail risk seen as minimal.",
    "The news flags a new PCE methodology expected to shave the measured core rate lower, which is consistent with a market that is not pricing a severe inflation breakout.",
    "Bond market repricing last week, with the 30-year Treasury at 5.44%, contrasts with the Kalshi ladder's relaxed inflation-surge distribution, rates and inflation markets are telling different stories.",
    "Resolution source unspecified; if tied to CPI-U year-over-year, a 4.5% threshold would require a significant acceleration from current levels, which the market is heavily discounting."
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      "story": "Revised PCE history prints Wednesday under a new method, testing whether the bond selloff last week was driven by economics or a crowded trade.",
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      "published_at": "2026-09-27T00:00:00.000Z",
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      "notes": "Kalshi ladder shows the market is firmly in the low-inflation camp even as bond yields spike; the divergence between rates and inflation prediction markets is the key read."
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      "label": "FinancialMarkets.com: The Fed's Favorite Inflation Gauge Gets Rewritten Wednesday. Payrolls",
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