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Consumer prices expected to have cooled further in June, bolstering hopes for Fed rate cuts

Consumer prices expected to have cooled further in June, bolstering hopes for Fed rate cuts

Business
Jessica Roberts

On Thursday, investors will digest one of the most important data points that will shape future Federal Reserve interest rate policy: June’s ...

Here’s what Wall Street sees for Fed rate cuts after May inflation came in cool

Here’s what Wall Street sees for Fed rate cuts after May inflation came in cool

Business
Jessica Roberts

OLIVIER DOULIERY/Getty Images The latest inflation data has bolstered the case for looser monetary policy. Investors cheered a soft May inflation report, ...

US futures tiptoe higher ahead of CPI, Fed double whammy

US futures tiptoe higher ahead of CPI, Fed double whammy

Business
Jessica Roberts

US stock futures trudged higher Wednesday before a significant day for the US economy that will provide the latest snapshot of the ...

Asian Stocks Tread Water Before Inflation Data: Markets Wrap

Asian Stocks Tread Water Before Inflation Data: Markets Wrap

Business
Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks traded in a narrow range on Tuesday ahead of a swath of global inflation prints that’s expected to ...

Glacial Inflation Slowdown Set to Back Fed Rate-Cut Caution

Glacial Inflation Slowdown Set to Back Fed Rate-Cut Caution

Business
Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — US consumer-price data in the coming week, arriving on the heels of surprisingly strong jobs numbers, is projected to show ...

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation

Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. A new study links climate shocks to inflation

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the ...

S&P 500 hits new record high as investors shrug off sticky inflation data

S&P 500 hits new record high as investors shrug off sticky inflation data

Business
Jessica Roberts

A hotter-than-expected February inflation print was largely driven by two components: shelter and gas. The shelter index rose 5.7% on an unadjusted ...

S&P 500 hits new record high as investors shrug off sticky inflation data

US stocks march higher after CPI surprise

Business
Jessica Roberts

US stocks added to gains on Tuesday after key inflation data came in hotter than expected to help set expectations for the ...

US futures slide ahead of key CPI inflation reading

US futures slide ahead of key CPI inflation reading

Business
Jessica Roberts

US stock futures retreated on Tuesday, sliding away from recent highs as investors looked ahead to a crucial inflation update that could ...

Stocks Retreat Before Crucial US Inflation Report: Markets Wrap

Stocks Retreat Before Crucial US Inflation Report: Markets Wrap

Business
Jessica Roberts

(Bloomberg) — US equity futures slipped in cautious trading before the release of keenly awaited inflation data that could provide clues on ...