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Dow Rallies 500 Points as Oil Prices Slide Despite Rising Fed Rate-Hike Bets

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Core inflation rose 0.3% in August, slightly more than expected.

Rate-hike odds jumped to 86.7% Friday. The Dow rose 500 points on the same news. Go figure.

The latest consumer price index data showed inflation rose in August, nearly solidifying the odds of an interest-rate hike from the Federal Reserve next week. Yet, stocks are rallying. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.

All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Friday, as oil prices fell and the

A record jump in the price of cellular phone services helped tip a key measure of US inflation above forecasts, likely sealing the deal for a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase next week.

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U.S. stock investors should look to the other side of the world for guidance next week.

JPMorgan Chase analysts expect eight of the world's nine developed-market central banks to lift interest rates before the end of the year in efforts to tame sticky inflation and commodity price pressures. In a research note published Thursday, the analysts said they expect rate hikes from the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan and European Central Bank, as well as from central banks in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Norway and Sweden. JPMorgan said its base case was for the Fed to hold rates next week and lift them in December.

The central bank lifted rates another 25 basis points as the Middle East energy shock keeps inflation elevated, forcing European markets to rethink how high borrowing costs may have to go.

We're now looking at a 200 bps margin on PPI-CPI headlines, 240 bps on core.

Here's a check of the markets in the first few minutes of trading.

September Federal Reserve rate-hike odds surged to around 80% Friday after core inflation came in hotter than expected, leaving Chair Kevin Warsh with less room to wait even as the economy absorbs an oil-driven supply shock. Polymarket traders now put...

The consumer price index rose 0.4% in August and 3.4% year-over-year, matching forecasts but keeping inflation well above the Fed's 2% target

Stock indexes advanced after Friday's inflation report, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising more than 1% in early trading. On first glance, that move looks counterintuitive. Higher interest rates aren’t necessarily a good thing for equity prices.

The August CPI will be a key factor ahead of the Fed’s upcoming rate decision.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.8% and the actively trad

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note is holding below 5% after new data showed core consumer prices rising more than expected last month. The report reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates next week, leading to an uptick in short-term Treasury yields, which are especially sensitive to the rate outlook.

Stock futures were roughly unchanged in premarket trading after the latest data report showed a rise in inflation. August's consumer price index rose 0.4% on a month-over-month basis as expected. That brings the annual gain to 3.

The consumer price index climbed 0.4% month over month in August, translating to an annual gain of 3.4% year over year, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. Economists had expected inflation to advance by 0.4% month over month in August, according to FactSet. The consensus call was for the headline CPI to climb 3.3% on an annual basis.

The August consumer price index, out at 8:30 a.m. ET, is the last hope to avoid a Federal Reserve rate hike next week, but the chances appear to be fading with oil prices holding near $100 a barrel. It may take a tepid reading for core CPI inflation to keep the Fed on hold after Thursday's producer price index showed a jump in hospital prices. S&P 500 futures pointed solidly higher early Friday amid a positive reception for Oracle earnings and oil's pullback from above $100 on news that Iran's foreign minister will meeting with Gulf state counterparts to discuss the path to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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US equity markets were tracking in the green before the opening bell Friday as traders brace for a k

Markets are bracing for Friday's CPI data after a brutal week of selling across stocks, bonds, and crypto, and Wall Street analysts are already reshuffling their ratings on names like Dell, Shopify, Novo Nordisk, and Fortinet before the dust settles.