Today’s hotter-than-expected CPI print might make the Fed’s path forward a bit murkier, as Powell doubles down on not rushing to cut rates with the economy as strong as it is. Plus, Elon Musk is laying out his vision for DOGE’s cuts to the federal government, as his feud with OpenAI’s Sam Altman continues.

Inflation is stealing the show today with consumers increasingly anxious about tariffs and higher costs. KPMG’s Diane Swonk is now forecasting zero Fed rate cuts this year and joins us to make her case. Plus, we’ll speak with the Frontier CEO as the stock soars on the back of earnings and on the heels of making another offer to buy Spirit. And the U.S. unit of Belgian cement producer, Titan America, is going public on the NYSE. The CEO joins us in a First on CNBC interview.