Equity markets resumed their selling on Wednesday after comments from Fed chief Jerome Powell and weak earnings from the retail sector put the fear of recession back into the market. Jerome Powell says the FOMC will continue to raise rates until inflation subsides, a stance the committee has not held for many, many years. What this means for investors is that 50 basis point interest rate hikes should be expected through the end of the year and it should be no surprise if inflation lingers into 2023.

Next week, the market may get another shock with the monthly PCE Price Index. The index is the Fed's favored tool for measuring consumer inflation and it is expected to be hot. Regardless of the number, it would take a sustained period of declining and low inflation to get the Fed off the hook in regards to rate hikes.