Positive growth / inflation friction / fiscal pressure
Prior view: Resilient nominal growth / rising fiscal gravity (August 21). Current view: Positive activity, headline inflation friction and substantial financing needs. This is a more explicit conditional-hedge framework, not a declaration that bonds are broken or fiscal dominance is established.
The August baseline is preserved. Later official releases refresh growth and inflation; credit now has a dated spread observation. Bond defense is separated by shock and maturity. Liquidity, breadth and positioning await current confirmation instead of carrying August claims forward.
Counter-evidence: Core CPI eased, payrolls grew and the checked credit spread narrowed. Liquidity, breadth and positioning remain pending. Observation periods are listed in the snapshot; September 14 is the review date, not a common market close.
Machine-readable snapshotThe Bond Hedge Is Changing