Mars Finance News, June 11 — The US May CPI year-over-year increase rose to 4.2%, reaching a nearly three-year high, with energy prices up 23.5% annually, and gasoline prices surging by 40.5%, contributing over 60% of the monthly inflation increase. This data again proves that the Middle East situation and the supply risks in the Strait of Hormuz have become the main sources of current global inflation pressure, with energy prices gradually affecting economic activity through transportation and corporate costs. However, the market is more focused on another set of data. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI monthly increase was only 0.2%, below market expectations, indicating that energy shocks have not yet fully spread to services and consumption. Housing, medical, and entertainment prices remain moderately rising, but auto insurance, new cars, and household goods prices have fallen back, reflecting that domestic demand has not experienced runaway inflation. This has also led the market to reevaluate policy paths. Although overall CPI continues to rise, the cooling of core inflation makes the Federal Reserve lack an immediate need to raise interest rates in the short term. The market is currently more concerned about whether next week’s meeting will shift toward a neutral or slightly hawkish stance, rather than directly implementing rate hikes. For financial markets, this report signals an important message: the current risk has shifted from demand overheating to supply shocks. If energy prices remain high due to geopolitical influences, the world will face pressure of "high inflation but slowing economic momentum"; conversely, if energy supply normalizes, core inflation still has the chance to return to a downward trajectory. For the crypto market, the key short-term concern is no longer just whether the Federal Reserve will raise rates, but whether global liquidity can continue to expand. If energy-driven inflation further pushes up real funding costs, risk asset valuations will be suppressed; but if core inflation remains controlled, market concerns about liquidity may ease.

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