So as we bring clients back, we are trying to get better quality deposits longer term and stickier, and so this has allowed us to have a lot of great conversations with our client base.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4618246-western-alliance-bancorporation-wal-q2-2023-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

Still, inflation has proven stickier than expected and is currently at 5.3%, nowhere near the ECB’s 2% target.

Source: https://www.marketpulse.com/news-events/central-banks/euro-dips-on-soft-confidence-data/kfisher

The 2020 price movement disparity was significantly stickier than in 2000 because it was backed up by fundamentals.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4589668-a-10-year-misconception-leaves-reits-cheap-like-1999?source=feed_all_articles

The wrinkle, however, are reports like this week’s PCE Price Index that shows stickier inflation than the Fed would prefer.

Source: https://investorplace.com/2023/04/how-the-fed-will-use-the-latest-data/

This is somewhat surprising given that Covid - which remains prevalent - is known to make the blood stickier, increasing the risk of clots.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/23469382.deaths-scotland-rise---cause/?ref=rss

You may notice humidity tick up slightly on Thursday, making the air a little stickier.

Source: https://nj1015.com/a-taste-of-september-for-nj-sunshine-dry-air-below-normal-temps/