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Dow soars as investors welcome surprising inflation data

Stocks rallied to close Friday after a pair of lackluster sessions as a weaker-than-expected inflation report and comments from Federal Reserve officials eased concerns about the future of interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 498 points, or 1.2%, to 42,840.26. The blue-chip index was up more than 800 points early Friday. The S&P […]

Stocks have wild week after Fed move, inflation data

Bob Dole, CEO and CIO of Crossmark Global Investments, joined Craman Countdown to explain how he thinks the incoming Trump administration will impact the market. . -Stock prices have finished a volatile week ahead of the Christmas holidays. -Federal Reserve conducts silly holiday interest rate cuts -President-elect scores major investments in the US -Cryptocurrency elites […]

Key Inflation Gauge Rises Slightly in November, Offering Mixed Signals for the Fed

The Fed's recommended inflation measure rose less than expected in November, providing a glimmer of relief amid persistent price pressures that called into question the central bank's recent interest rate cuts. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index rose just 0.1% last month, the Commerce Department said Friday. The figure was lower than the 0.2% […]

Fed’s preferred inflation gauge came in less than expected

Kenny Porcari, chief market strategist at Slate Stone Wealth, talks about his “anxiety” over President Trump's anticipated Bernie & Co. tax cuts. The Fed's gauge of inflation fell below expectations in November but remains above the central bank's target level as it continues its efforts to rein in inflation. The Commerce Department said Friday that […]

Fed cuts interest rates by quarter point despite firmer inflation

The Fed cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, in line with market expectations, even as inflation has accelerated again over the past two months. Fed officials have been trying to find the right tempo of rate cuts since they began cutting rates by a deep half-point in September, but […]

Stocks Tank As Fed Sees Fewer Rate Cuts, More Inflation Ahead

Major stock indexes fell sharply on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but officials said future rate cuts would be narrower and inflation would persist further. showed the outlook. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 500 points, or 1.2%. The Nasdaq Composite fell […]