BULLISH: U.S. INFLATION DROPS TO 2.4%, BELOW EXPECTATIONS Inflation came in below forecasts across the board, the first meaningful cooldown in months. CPI dropped to 2.4% YoY, beating the 2.5% expectation and down sharply from December's 2.7% Core CPI (ex-food & energy) hit

NEW: CHAINLINK CO-FOUNDER APPOINTED TO CFTC INNOVATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has named the @Chainlink co-founder, @SergeyNazarov, to its Innovation Advisory Committee. The committee was launched and sponsored by Chairman Michael S. Selig.