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  • US Producer Price Index - April 2026

    From bls.gov

    The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 1.4 percent in April, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices advanced 0.7 percent in March and 0.6 percent in February. (See table A.) The April increase is the largest advance since rising 1.7 percent in March 2022. On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand rose 6.0 percent for the 12 months ended in April, the largest 12-month increase since moving up 6.4 percent in December 2022. Nearly 60 percent of the April rise in final demand prices can be attributed to a 1.2-percent advance in the index for ... (full story)

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  • Wholesale prices surged 1.4% in April, much more than expected

    From cnbc.com

    Wholesale prices in April rose the most in three years, signaling more nettlesome inflation as pipeline costs intensify. The producer price index rose a seasonally adjusted 1.4% for the month, much higher than the 0.5% Dow Jones consensus forecast and the upwardly revised 0.7% March increase, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday. This was the largest monthly gain since March 2022. On an annual basis, the index was up 6%, the biggest increase since December 2022. Excluding food and energy, core PPI accelerated 1%, compared to the 0.4% estimate. Excluding food, energy and trade services, PPI rose 0.6 %. ... (full story)

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EventsTrader
May 13, 2026 7:35am
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PPI y/y: 6.0%
Core PPI y/y: 5.2%
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yieldjunkie
May 13, 2026 7:37am
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sheeeesh!!
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yieldjunkie
May 13, 2026 7:37am
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things are about to get very exciting over at the Fed
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DaJoWaBa
May 13, 2026 7:39am
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This reaction is not like you: a quick headline response, rather than a longer analytical summary, which goes to show how much of a "surprise" this datapoint is in context.

Keep up your good work and I look forward to your deeper analysis.
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FlyingTurtle
May 13, 2026 7:42am
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I'm surprised it took so long to go up this high lol
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DaJoWaBa
May 13, 2026 7:46am
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I'd agree to a point.
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ffghost
May 13, 2026 8:10am
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An insane print. But you know what scares me? Not the fact that this was the highest since April of 2022, but that the print, and the pattern of print, looks closer to February 2021. Do we remember what happened then? "Transitory inflation" expectations and another 9 months of market rally.

It's early, but the dip is already being bought. Let's HOPE cooler minds prevail this time and temper this hyperbolic rise in equities (at least for a few days).....because this type of print should absolutely be enough to derail a runup in light of everything else going on in the world.
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FlyingTurtle
May 13, 2026 7:45am
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Trump wants his inflation higher than Biden's!
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AaronWard
May 13, 2026 7:42am
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eur/usd reaction to this is very strange. Just sitting there as if nothing happened. Meanwhile this was probably the most shocking inflation print of the last 2 years.
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Electron12
May 13, 2026 7:44am
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Last 4 years*
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Luxyus
May 13, 2026 7:45am
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wait WS to kick in
FlyingTurtle
May 13, 2026 7:51am
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Inflation means USD is losing value.
Inflation means corporate profits go up.
But inflation also means the fed isn't going to cut, or may hike, so no one knows whether to buy or sell.
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Trader#35E4
May 13, 2026 9:22am
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accumulation!
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Trivion
May 13, 2026 9:55am
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Overall, the forex market has been very sluggish lately. Almost as if everything is already priced in.
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ffghost
May 13, 2026 8:48am — Edited
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15 minutes into the cash open and the market...just....doesn't.....care about this (yet).

You get the feeling that the /es wants to break 7410 and go lower, but the VIX just isn't moving here.

Yesterday we had a 2.5% down move in the /rty and nearly that in the /nq....and the /VX didn't get above 20. Now we sit at 19.1 in the fact of this massive inflation print.

I'm sensing some 2021 vibes vs 2022 scares at this point. Unreal strength. Hard for the markets to fall with NVDA up to 227 (though that has come off a bit from highs). I guess if you "get on the plane", your stock price goes up?

One iota of confidence here....a SLOWER drawdown throughout the day would be MUCH more bearish (IMO) as it shows that the bulls did indeed give up (rather thank just the bears sold a lot before brunch and then left for the day).


UPDATE:
......150 pt 5-min down /nq bar during my typing this.....so maybe it is finally happening? Or, more likely, it's the typical "BTFD" candle and we'll see new ATHs in 20 minutes (my cynical humor....)

UPDATE 2:
And the /nq is up above the start of that 150 pt move down (less than 5 minutes). Go figure. VIX tells the story again. Zero increase in volatility = markets don't care about inflation. Chop is one thing, but when you're moving 150 pts down, then 150 pts up in 10 minutes, you have to think volatility is underpriced.....but hey, markets are "perfectly" priced at every point in time, right?

...oh, and /cl is approaching $103/barrel (June contract)...remember when oil getting up to $70 used to have downward pressure on stocks?
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AaronWard
May 13, 2026 8:57am
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The market response to the PPI is almost as shocking as the PPI itself.
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ffghost
May 13, 2026 10:41am
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The machinery is broken. In 2021, the COIVD issues were present. So, it could be a little understandable that markets didn't know how to react to such a high print. Now, however? We SAW "transitory" inflation.

At this point, I feel like the reaction to these issues will come....but just won't come when I think. So, until we get some catalyst causing a close below the 5-day (1 trading week) MA, I guess this is just a SOXX-driven hyped market.

Fighting it for the past 2 weeks has been extremely incorrect. Expecting the "normal" elevator down (3-7% in 2~3 days) pullback has been thwarted time and again by these 1.5%, 12 hour dips that are bought and then rally 2-5%.

This isn't a "melt up". It's a once in a generation moonshot. Kudos to those who caught the whole thing. I got about half, but since the start of May have been losing battle after battle....there will be a reckoning, but if all this inflation data can't do it, it's going to take a black swan type of event (and good luck timing that).

FWIW, NVDA earnings have a history of popping on the number and then selling off like in the overnight/following day. That could do it....but the way things have been going in the semi space, unless the world just "sells" whatever news comes, I would expect only to see further upside from that 5/20 announcement.

So hard to justify buying the top of markets, but that's probably the prudent play.....as it has been for the past few weeks.
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AaronWard
May 13, 2026 11:43am
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The good/bad news is that we have our black swan event in sight and it is called Nacho.
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The Fool
May 13, 2026 1:04pm
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Actually trading a bull market is hard for a lot of traders. Should be simple - the indices are going up, so you go long. This might mean buying "at the top". But, if you look back on so many bull runs, if you had bought the top, you would've done very well. It's enticing to try to fade bull moves - to try to catch the top. Speaking from experience. But I will generally trade both sides. Why I'm still around...
ffghost
May 13, 2026 1:47pm
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Until 2 weeks ago I was of EXACTLY the same mind. Then I tried to get "cute" with it. Told myself: "once in my life I will NOT get stuck over-levered at the top of a market....this thing has a 5% pullback in it. If not today, then over the next week." Boy, was I wrong.

Turned a great year into a mediocre year. A couple more days in over-levered shorts with this unrelenting upside will turn it into an abysmal year (vs. where the markets are YTD).

This market has shrugged off so much, it's just wild. In years past, these types of collective events would have been grounds for at least SOME type of correction. Now, we get 2.5% down that is then completely reversed, same day (/nq).

The /nq is up 28.75% from the late March lows. That's so strong. Farthest from it's 50dayMA since the COVID rally. And, I STILL think there is upside....I just really hoped to see the 5% downside move before getting back into the long position. The more we go up, the more painful that 5% move down will ultimately be....and that sometimes leads to 10% down moves very quickly.
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Electron12
May 13, 2026 7:33am
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RIP bull run 2026. Wow this is a big miss.
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Trader#31CB
May 13, 2026 7:38am
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louisfx
May 13, 2026 8:46am
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How? Market will focus on the war news. Once it ends, gold will go above 5k.
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HarpexMars
May 13, 2026 7:50am
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Finally the correction, after all capital is depleted
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Trader#BC29
May 13, 2026 7:32am
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hahahahah we´re fuc*ed
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Luxyus
May 13, 2026 7:31am
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oh boy
louisfx
May 13, 2026 9:00am
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Buy gold and EuroUsd now
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kidiM
May 13, 2026 9:27am
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calm down the market is consolidating bro
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Eddy001
May 13, 2026 9:42am
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DwnUndrTrdr
May 13, 2026 9:50am
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“I am highly confident that the core inflation ... which is quite under control and actually dropping in many categories, will continue to go down,” Bessent said, according to CNBC. “I believe rates should be cut, but that if they want to wait for some clarity, I understand that.”
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent 14 April 2026
Momofrmnyc
May 13, 2026 7:33am
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My God......that's absolutely terrible.

The markets will still try to look through and target new highs though.
Habeel.
May 13, 2026 7:33am
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Hmmm
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RexTitan
May 13, 2026 7:33am
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Dump full margin
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Sandman79
May 13, 2026 8:04am
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This is how manipulation actually works. Make ppl dump their margins on an obvious side and then manipulate to send margin calls. Generate liquidity and then move where they actually intended to move.
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Ashok1983
May 13, 2026 7:35am
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USD sell right?
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Electron12
May 13, 2026 7:36am
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lol no sell risk assets buy dollar
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Ashok1983
May 13, 2026 7:38am
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I am sorry, I wanted to say Buy, Actually I am trading with GBPUSD
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Electron12
May 13, 2026 7:43am
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Gotcha. Best of luck today!
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Cofx2
May 13, 2026 7:38am
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Trader#A49D
May 13, 2026 7:37am
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LOL!!! I KNEW THOSE NUMBERS WOULD BE DIABOLICAL. They pumped everything in the premarket, they only do that for one of 2 reasons. Either it's TACO preperation for a big pump, or pumping for a big dump..
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IVoidI
May 13, 2026 11:48am
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im confused about this thing, can anybody help? i dont understand what are the correlations between PPI and CPI and why is it bad for price that it is that high or that different from each other (as in percentage) , and how does it affect people.
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The Fool
May 13, 2026 12:16pm
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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/c...priceindex.asp
IVoidI
May 13, 2026 1:22pm
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appreciate it kind sir
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cco1569474
May 13, 2026 3:26pm
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Inserted Video
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yudis07
May 13, 2026 10:44am
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HOLD USDCHF
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RexTitan
May 13, 2026 7:33am
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Sell
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markoseji
May 13, 2026 7:38am
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Sell gold
But buy dollar base pair like usdjpy
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Trader#1871
May 13, 2026 7:33am
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what will be impact on gold?
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markoseji
May 13, 2026 7:39am
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Sell cos the dollar just gained strength
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Cofx2
May 13, 2026 7:35am
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XAUUSD get some SELL
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markoseji
May 13, 2026 7:37am
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Good news for dollar
Bad news for gold
More dump to come
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Bigmona
May 13, 2026 7:40am
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Still holding buy
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leijose254
May 13, 2026 8:33am
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BUY OF WHAT
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america43
May 13, 2026 7:45am
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Fucking idiots fuck you
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Trader#5CCD
May 13, 2026 7:34am
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lets see 80k btc reation
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Menace13
May 13, 2026 7:37am
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Btc nosedived i don't trade it but i see for reference
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Trader#6C94
May 13, 2026 8:29am
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what you mean?
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Trader#78F5
May 13, 2026 7:34am
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This is "INFLATION SHOCK" !!
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S3Btrading
May 13, 2026 7:36am
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Still no hikes ?
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Zeen11223
May 13, 2026 7:36am
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Nq is making another ATH
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Trader#C4DC
May 13, 2026 7:36am
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BUY GOLD
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Menace13
May 13, 2026 7:37am
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Why?
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Trader#BF27
May 13, 2026 7:36am
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SELL
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Juan.394
May 13, 2026 7:38am
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Wait for sales confirmation
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hzpsx2002
May 13, 2026 7:39am
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zelsma
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Trader#DBD2
May 13, 2026 7:49am
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Holy im new to looking at news and how it affects the market. Nasdaq just had a huge sell at 8:30 and i happened to be in a short. What caused that
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Skaibluee
May 13, 2026 8:07am
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The PPI News
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Eddy001
May 13, 2026 8:05am
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Wait for confirmation, sell Gold buy Dollar
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Sandman79
May 13, 2026 8:10am
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Silver buy or sell?
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Modibkl
May 13, 2026 8:21am
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Hey can anyone tell me whats the impact of this news and how its worked....
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Benve
May 13, 2026 8:43am
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Trump should worry of his country instead of others
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Trader#9D83
May 13, 2026 8:44am
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Can anyone explain to me how are people still buying US100. AI wants to push it to 30K
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Trader#76B0
May 13, 2026 7:32am
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Sell
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Trader#5EBA
May 13, 2026 7:33am
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I hope we a eur/usd sell
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Trader#8852
May 13, 2026 7:34am
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Trader#78F5
May 13, 2026 7:35am
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We're cooked guys
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Trader#5F50
May 13, 2026 7:36am
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Sell every time Gold nears 4700
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Trader#4C27
May 13, 2026 7:38am
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Market xauusd buy or sell
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Trader#D7C6
May 13, 2026 7:40am
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Wow... Thats One of Spike in PPI, Cost of Production Sky Rocketing... Buy Dollar... Sell everything else
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Trader#B903
May 13, 2026 7:42am
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SELL GOLD NOW. Usd getting stronger
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Trader#5B2F
May 13, 2026 7:43am
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Ok
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Dipeshraj
May 13, 2026 7:46am
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I'm shock
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nate35
May 13, 2026 7:48am
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what's funny about Eurusd ?
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Trader#3B05
May 13, 2026 7:53am
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What an absolute sh*t show of an administration. Worst president ever.
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Trader#A4E2
May 13, 2026 7:54am
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Sell dollar, young blood think it's a bullish - bs, it's a stagflation flag and start of the crisis - so long live dollar.
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Trader#0203
May 13, 2026 7:57am
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Just more orchestrated nonsense from DJT appointees
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Trader#20C3
May 13, 2026 8:15am
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WHAT US WANT TO DO TO MARKET
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Trader#01DA
May 13, 2026 8:16am
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Buy Gold
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Trader#15A5
May 13, 2026 8:44am
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Worst ppi print ever. Trump making bad moves when we are already in a recession lol.
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Trader#5F05
May 13, 2026 9:30am
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Btc bullish or bearish
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Trader#8C0A
May 13, 2026 11:47am
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Buy Gold ...
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Trader#15B0
May 13, 2026 12:55pm
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Trump: I did that ^^^^
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Trader#7D83
May 15, 2026 4:31am
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lol
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