Several months ago, investors began to think about stagflation, yet only during the past few weeks have they started to discount the potential for such a nasty outcome into the price of stocks and bonds. Equity indices, including the S&P 500, which had exhibited sharp gains at the start of August, fell hard towards the end of the month. After failing to surpass its 200-day moving average to the upside, the 50-day moving average provided no downside support, as the S&P 500 quickly descended towards 3,900. Once again, the catalyst for this volatility was the latest flip-flop by Fed Chair Powell, as his recent remarks made it quite clear there was no ‘Fed put’ on the horizon.