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The Consumer Price Index rocketed to 332.41 in April 2026, representing a dramatic 2.5σ deviation above the recent mean of 319.88. This marks the sharpest inflationary acceleration since the series began trending upward from 313 in early 2024. The surge coincides with a concerning macro picture: the 10-Year Treasury has hit record yields at 4.46% (+6.7% over 3mo), while unemployment has flatlined at 4.30% despite modest GDP growth of 1.4%. This suggests supply-side pressures rather than demand-driven inflation. With bond markets already pricing in aggressive Fed tightening, the central bank faces a classic stagflationary dilemma. Are we witnessing a structural break in the disinflationary regime that defined the 2010s?