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This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Julie Hyman, anchor and correspondent at Yahoo Finance. Follow Julie on Twitter @juleshyman. Read this and more market news on the go with Yahoo Finance App. At this point, Americans and investors have gotten the message: inflation may be moderating, but it’s still high. Economists predict later… Source link

Inflation is expected to have slowed again last month, though price increases facing U.S. consumers remain near 40-year highs — even as the Federal Reserve raises interest rates at the fastest pace in decades. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ November Consumer Price Index (CPI) is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect headline prices rose 0.3% over the prior month and 7.3% over last year. In October, inflation rose 0.4% over the prior month… Source link

U.S. stocks rallied Monday ahead of a busy week for investors, with key inflation data and the Fed’s last policy meeting of the year on tap over the next two days. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 1.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) increased by 1.5%, or more than 500 points. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) advanced by 1.2%. The rally served as a rebound from stocks’ worst week since September. The S&P 500 dropped 3.4% last week, while the Dow fell 2.8% and the Nasdaq… Source link

U.S. stocks rallied Monday ahead of a busy week for investors, with key inflation data and the Fed’s last policy meeting of the year on tap over the next two days. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 1.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) increased by 1.5%, or more than 500 points. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) advanced by 1.2%. The rally served as a rebound from stocks’ worst week since September. The S&P 500 dropped 3.4% last week, while the Dow fell 2.8% and the Nasdaq… Source link

U.S. stocks rose Monday ahead of a busy week for investors, with key inflation data and the Fed’s last policy meeting of the year serving as highlights. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose by 0.5% during midday trading, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) increased by 0.8%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) advanced by 0.3%. All three major indexes ended with losses during Friday’s trading session, capping the worst week for stocks since September. The S&P 500 dropped 3.4%, while… Source link

Stocks were searching for direction on Friday afternoon, with economic data on inflation and consumer sentiment sending somewhat mixed signals to investors. Near 1:15 p.m. ET on Friday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were unchanged, while the Dow was down 0.2%. All three major averages have spent time on both sides of the flatline during Friday’s session as investors look to build on momentum built Thursday after the S&P 500 snapped a five-day losing streak on Thursday. Data on producer prices out… Source link

Thanksgiving gatherings are back, according to the CEO behind the turkey brand Butterball. In a recent interview with Yahoo Finance, Jay Jandrain said, “We’re seeing larger size gatherings now, we’re seeing a resurgence for people to have that Thanksgiving meal” after COVID-19 impacted the past two years, leading many consumers to have smaller groups for holiday gatherings. “Expectation is very high for participation and they are going to be larger groups … They’ll probably be demand for… Source link

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has been urging the Federal Reserve to get serious on inflation since late last year. Now, he has doubts about the U.S. central bank’s ability to bring price stability down to its target. And thinks stock prices could remain under pressure as rates stay high amid this new environment. The Pershing Square Capital founder and CEO said Thursday in a quarterly call with investors that interest rates are “meaningfully below where they are going to… Source link

Fresh geopolitical tension put a halt to a significant stock rally on Wall Street Tuesday, as investors assessed reports that Russian missiles crossed into Poland. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) pared early morning gains, ticking slightly higher by 0.2% during midday trading, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) slipped by 0.2%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also lost some early gains but remained up 0.7% in the afternoon. Poland Prime Minister Mateusz Morawieck convened a… Source link

Even hip-hop icon Fat Joe is feeling the sting of inflation. “My wife is upset with the economy because everybody’s doing terrible out here — and we have more friends that are middle class to poor than we have rich friends,” the millionaire “Lean Back” singer said in a new edition of Yahoo Finance Presents. “You know, my wife came home from the supermarket. She had one bag. She was like: ‘It was $350… one bag.’ It’s crazy.” While the stock market embraced the latest Consumer Price Index… Source link