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Hetts thinks the bull market has legs, the U.S. economy will keep modestly growing in 2026, and that inflation will remain sticky but without a “runaway spike.”

The decline was triggered by commentary from senior Fed officials, who stressed that inflation remained sticky, while the broader economy appeared to be holding up.

Helpful characters appear out of sheer coincidence, the tone shifts abruptly at times, and Ben keeps getting out of sticky situations because of luck rather than ingenuity.

The absence of data due to the government shutdown is one factor—but the real dilemma pits the weakening labor market against stubbornly sticky inflation.

That’s because it’s not a very sticky fault—it moves forward pretty smoothly, without building up too much friction between the plates.