Nestle and other consumer companies report volume drops after trying to raise prices.

Bond markets, swaps, curves and the dollar signal the opposite of the Fed’s inflation narrative. Marketplace sees weakening demand not resilient growth plus energy shock.

Volumes fell when prices went up. That is the opposite of resilience. Curves are screaming no inflation risk. Oil hit a wall because demand dried up. Fed is fighting the last war while the consumer is already folding.