June's Inflation Cooled to 3.5%, a Month Before the Blockade Existed

IBM fell 25% and ate the Dow's entire bank-earnings rally by itself. Citi and Wells Fargo beat estimates and fell anyway. A strategist called the good CPI data "temporary relief."

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Issue #273 | July 14, 2026