Banks are getting hit hard, CPI figures hotter than expected. Pressure for rate hike is back.

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So some major financial institutions in the US kicked off the final earnings season for 2026, and it did not start well. $Wells Fargo(WFC)$ $Bank of America(BAC)$ $Morgan Stanley(MS)$ all got hit hard after earnings announcement, fueling it further downside in the financial sector. Coupled with CPI Y/Y reported @ 3.7%, compared to estimate of 3.6%, further fueling the fed to raise interest rate further to curb hotter than expected inflation, which is definitely not optimistic for the whole market outlook.

The instrinsic bulls of majority stocks that did a great run is definitely not broken yet. However, will take a precautionary measure for short to mid term, and position myself with some downside bets to balance off the risk. Will look for opportunities in commodities to diversify my risk as well.[Thinking]

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