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You can see the market’s mood in a single Reuters clip: equities ticked up even as strong Consumer Price Index (CPI) data reinforced expectations the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates next week, and oil’s retreat softened the blow. That combination matters because it shows markets are balancing headline inflation against commodity moves and positioning, not simply reacting to a single data point. The GDELT story 'All eyes on US Fed to tackle high inflation' is right: next week’s decision is the test of whether the Fed can convince markets inflation is beaten without tipping growth into recession.