Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Flat as PPI Looms—Will Rate-Cut Hype Hold?

Markets hold their breath ahead of PPI data—another inflation gut-check for the Fed’s fragile rate-cut narrative.

### Flatlining Futures: Indecision Before the Storm

No big moves pre-market as traders wait for Producer Price Index (PPI) numbers to drop. Everyone’s still hooked on hopium for rate cuts, but the Fed’s playing hard to get.

### The PPI Problem: Inflation’s Ghost Still Haunts

Another inflation metric, another chance for Wall Street to pretend it’s not sweating bullets. If PPI comes in hot, kiss those dovish fantasies goodbye.

### Rate-Cut Roulette: Traders Keep Betting Against the House

The Fed says ‘higher for longer,’ but the market’s still pricing in cuts like they’re going out of style. Someone’s gonna get burned—probably the retail guys.

Wake-up call: The market’s pricing in miracles while the Fed’s serving reality. Place your bets—just don’t cry when the house wins *again*.