Surveillance:  El-Erian Sees Inflation Stuck at 3%, Challenging Fed

‘We’re already seeing cost-push pressures in the pipeline,’ he says

A US warship launches a missile toward a Houthi rebel target in Yemen overnight — the latest reminder of a fragile geopolitical situation.

Source: US Central Command/US Central Command

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Investors had to digest a bellyful of macro and geopolitical news in the past 24 hours: a slightly hotter-than-expected US inflation print, US-UK airstrikes in Yemen and an uptick in oil, and then a cooler reading on American producer prices. Oh, and big banks’ earnings began, too.