Peak inflation and the prospects for equities

Although we think this week’s disappointing CPI report in the US is just a bump on the road towards much lower inflation, and that today’s rather disappointing news on retail sales and industrial production remains consistent with the economy bending rather than breaking, we don’t expect the stock market to do an awful lot better while the Fed is still tightening.

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