Happy CPI Day!

Good morning!

We’re minutes away from the December CPI report. I’ll be on Bloomberg TV to talk about inflation, the Fed, and the macro outlook at 12:10 p.m. ET today. As I wrote last week, the December jobs report was full of good news. Let’s hope the CPI report delivers more positive news about the pace at which inflation is receding.

This evening, at 8:00 pm ET, I’ll be on The Mehdi Hassan Show. We’ll be talking about the debt ceiling and the growing concern that some House members won’t rule out the possibility of a voluntary default on US government debt.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar

Scalise won't promise that the US won't default on its debt

And speaking of the debt ceiling, I’ll be doing a live event at Columbia Law School on January 23 to talk about one of the potential solutions to the problem. And, yes, it involves platinum. If you’d like to attend in person—in New York or Oregon—you’ll need to register at least 24 hours in advance. You can do that here. If you can’t attend live, but you’d like to hear the conversation, you can watch the livestream.

Joe Weisenthal @TheStalwart

REALLLY excited about this. January 23, I'll be participating in a discussion with @rohangrey @StephanieKelton and the living legend himself The Real Deal @PhilipNDiehl, the 35th director of the US Mint, on the Trillion Dollar Coin. mintthecoin.org

OK, here come the numbers!