i'm leigh-ann gerrans.his is bloomberg. ♪ >> there is no question we have huge inflation pressures, that inflation is our top economic problem at this point, and that it is critical we address it. so, i do expect inflation to remain high, although i very much hope it will be coming down now. jonathan: what did paul krugman say? inflation hysteria it is the media. that was secretary ellen there. from new york city, good morning. futures negative on the s&p. on the nasdaq, down .1%. yields higher through 3% on the u.s. 10 year. tom, crude up by about 1%. tom: jon, i think we have to go back to first principles on friday, which is hugely important, look at cpi and say the top line is grim, from a .3% down to a .2%. there is a demonstrable ebbing in core cpi. jonathan: month over month without a doubt for wall street that is going to be the focus. as you have said a million times, you cannot eat or drink core cpi. and you cannot travel on it. tom: let's get to a question that came up over dinner couple of night