What’s next for stocks after SVB collapse and as crucial inflation reading looms

Investors are preparing for the release of a U.S. consumer-price index that may show no meaningful letup in inflation, leaving few safe places to hide just as systemic risks may be growing.Coming just a few days after Silicon Valley Bank’s woes overshadowed Friday’s robust jobs report, the February consumer-price index report on Tuesday will put the focus squarely back on inflation.

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