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S&P 500 hits highest level in three months after key report shows slowdown in inflati
Stocks rose sharply on Wednesday after a key inflation reading showed a better-than-expected slowdown for rising prices.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 535.10 points, or 1.63%, to close at 33,309.51. The S&P 500 gained 2.13% to 4,210.24, its highest level since early May. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.89% to 12,854.80 for its best close since late April.
The headline consumer price index for July rose 8.5% year over year, and was flat compared to June. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were expecting increases of 8.7% and 0.2%, respectively.
Core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, also saw a smaller-than-expected increase.
The Federal Reserve will weigh the report, along with other key economic data, ahead of its September meeting where it is slated to hike interest rates again.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/sto...vestors-brace-for-july-inflation-report-.html
Stocks rose sharply on Wednesday after a key inflation reading showed a better-than-expected slowdown for rising prices.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 535.10 points, or 1.63%, to close at 33,309.51. The S&P 500 gained 2.13% to 4,210.24, its highest level since early May. The Nasdaq Composite rose 2.89% to 12,854.80 for its best close since late April.
The headline consumer price index for July rose 8.5% year over year, and was flat compared to June. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones were expecting increases of 8.7% and 0.2%, respectively.
Core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, also saw a smaller-than-expected increase.
The Federal Reserve will weigh the report, along with other key economic data, ahead of its September meeting where it is slated to hike interest rates again.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/09/sto...vestors-brace-for-july-inflation-report-.html