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Account Balance $25,000
Risk per Trade 2.0%
Entry Price 1.08540
Stop Loss 20 pips
Take Profit 40 pips
Lot Size
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Risk:Reward
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CPI Data (YoY)
Thursday Apr 10 · 8:30 AM EST
Previous
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Forecast
2.6%
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WEEK IN REVIEW

WEEK IN REVIEW April 6-10, 2026

📊 MACRO RECAP
🗓️ Monday: ISM Services PMI dropped to 54.8 vs 56.1 prior, showing service sector cooling. Trump speech added market volatility.
🗓️ Tuesday: Durable goods disappointed at -1.1% vs 0.0% prior, though core orders rose 0.5% vs 0.4%.
🗓️ Wednesday: FOMC minutes revealed hawkish undertones on inflation persistence.
🗓️ Thursday: Core PCE held steady at 0.4% m/m. Final GDP confirmed at 0.7% q/q. Jobless claims rose to 210K vs 202K.
🗓️ Friday: Major inflation shock - CPI jumped 1.0% m/m vs 0.3% prior, with core at 0.3% vs 0.2%. Annual CPI spiked to 3.4% vs 2.4%. Consumer sentiment plunged to 51.6 vs 55.5.
📈 MARKETS
📉 S&P 500 fell -2.8% on inflation fears and rate cut hopes fading
📈 VIX surged to 28.5 as volatility returned
💵 DXY strengthened on hawkish Fed expectations
📊 10Y Treasury yield jumped 15bps to 4.85%
💼 EARNINGS
🏦 Major banks reported mixed Q1 results with net interest margin pressure
🛒 Retail sector showed resilient consumer spending despite sentiment decline
⚡ Tech earnings reflected AI investment momentum continuing
🔑 KEY TAKEAWAYS
Inflation resurged - Friday's CPI print demolished rate cut hopes for H1 2026
Fed pivot delayed - FOMC minutes plus hot data suggest prolonged restrictive policy
Consumer confidence cracking - sentiment at multi-month lows despite spending resilience
👀 NEXT WEEK
📊 PPI data, retail sales, and housing starts will test inflation narrative persistence
WEEK AHEAD

US ECONOMIC WEEK AHEAD: April 13-17, 2026 🇺🇸

🏦 CENTRAL BANKS
📅 Friday: FOMC Member Waller Speaks 2:00 PM EST (8:00 PM CET)
📈 US MACRO
📅 Monday-Tuesday: No major releases
🔴 Tuesday: Producer Price Index 8:30 AM EST (2:30 PM CET)
PPI m/m: 1.2% vs 0.7% prior
Core PPI m/m: 0.5% vs 0.5% prior
🟡 Wednesday: Empire State Mfg Index 8:30 AM EST (2:30 PM CET) - 0.6 vs -0.2 prior
🟡 Thursday: Philly Fed Mfg Index & Jobless Claims 8:30 AM EST (2:30 PM CET)
Philly Fed: 10.5 vs 18.1 prior
Unemployment Claims: 215K vs 219K prior
💼 KEY EARNINGS
📅 Tuesday: $NFLX (streaming giant Q1 results)
📅 Wednesday: $TSLA (EV deliveries & margins focus)
📅 Thursday: $AMZN (cloud growth & retail trends)
📈 MARKET CONTEXT
Fed Funds at 3.64%, 10Y Treasury 4.29%, positive yield curve (+0.5%), DXY strengthening at 120.66. S&P 500 near all-time highs with VIX subdued around 12-14 range, reflecting investor complacency.
⚠️ WATCH THIS WEEK
PPI Tuesday is the key event - forecast 1.2% vs 0.7% prior suggests significant inflationary pressure building in the pipeline. A hot reading could reignite Fed hawkishness concerns and pressure risk assets, especially with tech earnings concentrated mid-week.
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